Common Uses<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agriculture: The majority of global nitric acid is used to create ammonium nitrate for agricultural fertilizers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chemical Manufacturing: It is a core precursor in the production of synthetic fibers (like nylon), dyes, and pharmaceuticals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Metal Processing: Widely used in metallurgy for cleaning, etching, and purifying metal surfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hazards & Safety<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nitric acid is extremely hazardous and must be handled with specialized protective equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Contact: It causes severe, deep burns to the skin and eyes. A notable characteristic is that it stains human skin yellow upon contact through a reaction known as the xanthoproteic test.Inhalation: Fumes contain highly toxic nitrogen oxides that can cause severe lung damage or pulmonary edema.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Common Uses Agriculture: The majority of global nitric acid is used to create ammonium nitrate for agricultural fertilizers. Chemical Manufacturing: It is a core precursor in the production of synthetic fibers (like nylon), dyes, and pharmaceuticals. Metal Processing: Widely used in metallurgy for cleaning, etching, and purifying metal surfaces. Hazards & Safety Nitric acid is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[27,26,25],"class_list":["post-387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-product-introduction","tag-acid","tag-hno3","tag-nitric"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"\n