Two dry solids --- barium hydroxide and ammonium nitrate --- are mixed to produce an endothermic reaction. The temperature of the mixture drops approximately 45oC and is cold enough to freeze the ...

The Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Cyclic saturated hydrocarbons (cycloalkanes) with or without alkyl substituents are common in petroleum (Tissot and Welte, 1984) and refined petroleum products. There are no explicit reports about ...

Fertilizer facility was built before area schools%2C homes Many residents knew the risks of ammonium nitrate Water could have ignited the chemicals WEST, Tex. — When school officials spotted a fire at ...

Makeshift bombs remain the leading cause of U.S. combat casualties in Afghanistan. The U.S. military says that about 85% of Afghan bombs use homemade explosives as their main charge. Explosives can be ...

Liquid urea-ammonium nitrate was being carried in a barge that suffered a tank collapse in Cincinnati early Tuesday morning, spilling into the Ohio River. Kentucky Energy and Environment and ...

Ammonium nitrate, a common agricultural fertilizer, is best known as an ingredient in the explosive that was used in the World Trade Center bombing in 1993 and the Oklahoma City Federal Building ...