Currently, nitric acid—a crucial chemical for weapons production—must be synthesized from ammonia, tying the United States to foreign exporters and presenting a supply chain risk in a future war.

Russian troops appear to have hit a nitric acid tank in Ukraine, according to a statement made by Luhansk regional administrator Serhiy Haidai on Telegram. Haidai warned that Russian forces hit the ...

Because nitric acid is stable, long-lived, and not photochemically reactive, it’s long been thought to be the final destination for reactive nitrogen species in the atmosphere. But those assumptions ...

Nitric acid and ammonia are the two important reactive forms of nitrogen, which are widely used in human life and production. In 2017, the worldwide production of HNO3 and NH3 was estimated to be 50 ...

The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has released an update on its investigations into incidents ...

Thousands of gallons of nitric acid spilled in Buckeye Thursday afternoon at Thatcher Company near Rainbow Road between Southern Avenue and Broadway Road. The National Library of Medicine describes ...

A-1 Ltd has signed a tri-party deal to supply 10,000 tonnes of nitric acid and secured a ₹127-cr industrial urea order, ...

Refining precious metals is not as simple as polishing rocks that have been dug out of the ground. Often, complex chemical processes are needed to process the materials properly or in high quantities, ...

Acids are commonly known for their sour taste and corrosive nature, but in chemistry, their strength is defined a bit differently. A strong acid isn’t about how dangerous it is, it’s about how ...

A university building was evacuated following a chemical leak involving a laboratory oven, a fire service has said. Dozens of firefighters were deployed to the incident at the University of Plymouth's ...