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Author Topic: Beirut Explosion. Can Ammonium Nitrate, an oxidiser, behave like that?  (Read 2269 times)

Paul-R

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Beirut Explosion. Can Ammonium Nitrate, an oxidiser, behave like that?
« on: August 09, 2020, 11:27:06 PM »
Ammonium Nitrate, NH4NO3, can be unstable and "go off", turning from a heavy dense powder into gases of considerable volume, thereby having some explosive force..
To be used as an explosive, it needs a fuel, carbon, sugar, oil etc., to convert into vast quantities of CO2, producing massive pressure. In the (apparent) absense of such fuel, could ammonium nitrate on its own produce the effect we see?
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MasterPlaster

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Re: Beirut Explosion. Can Ammonium Nitrate, an oxidiser, behave like that?
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2020, 08:35:23 AM »
This was an act of terrorism and long in planning. Ammonium Nitrate is just as responsible as the planes were in 9/11.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8noI6JOOSZI&feature=youtu.be&t=128
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sm0ky2

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Re: Beirut Explosion. Can Ammonium Nitrate, an oxidiser, behave like that?
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2020, 05:20:53 AM »
When mixed with a Borohydrate and dry-ice,
Large quantities of Hydrogen gas are released
That is what is responsible for the filmed explosion.
Not just hydrogen, but there must also have been a large supply of oxygen

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Paul-R

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Re: Beirut Explosion. Can Ammonium Nitrate, an oxidiser, behave like that?
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2020, 12:20:28 PM »
Quote from: sm0ky2 on August 13, 2020, 05:20:53 AM
When mixed with a Borohydrate and dry-ice,
Large quantities of Hydrogen gas are released
That is what is responsible for the filmed explosion.
How do you know this?
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