Biessikirski Andrzej, Kaczmarczyk Grzegorz Piotr, Kuterasiński Łukasz, Kolano Malwina, Pytlik Mateusz
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Resource Management, AGH University of Krakow, 30-059 Krakow, Poland.
Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 30-239 Krakow, Poland.
Materials (Basel). 2024 Jun 27;17(13):3156. doi: 10.3390/ma17133156.
This paper presents an evaluation of the morphology of fertilizer-grade and prill-grade ammonium nitrate(V). All samples were analyzed using X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and tomography techniques. The XRD results revealed that despite various provenances, all samples exhibited similar P symmetry and diffraction patterns. SEM images indicated that prill ammonium nitrate(V) showed a more complex external and internal crystal structure than fertilizer-grade counterparts. Furthermore, tomography analysis revealed that each prill ammonium nitrate(V) sample demonstrated distinct porosity characteristics, including varying pore sizes and distribution patterns. Both methods confirmed that fertilizer-grade ammonium nitrate(V) in the cross-section had a pumice structure, and porous prill ammonium nitrate(V) had a rather complex structure, with a central cavity observed only in the case of Sample 4. The appearance of a central cavity can be explained by the different conditions or manufacturing processes of porous prill ammonium nitrate(V). Moreover, the fertilizer-type ammonium nitrate(V) exhibited the lowest surface-to-volume ratio of ca. 21% compared to the porous-type ammonium nitrate(V). This, together with the lowest surface area of ca. 116 mm, confirmed the lowest absorption capacity of the fertilizer-grade ammonium nitrate(V) disclosed by the ammonium nitrate(V) producer.
本文对肥料级和造粒级硝酸铵(V)的形态进行了评估。所有样品均采用X射线粉末衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和断层扫描技术进行分析。XRD结果表明,尽管来源各异,但所有样品均呈现出相似的P对称性和衍射图谱。SEM图像显示,造粒硝酸铵(V)的外部和内部晶体结构比肥料级硝酸铵更为复杂。此外,断层扫描分析表明,每个造粒硝酸铵(V)样品都表现出独特的孔隙特征,包括不同的孔径和分布模式。两种方法均证实,肥料级硝酸铵(V)的横截面具有浮石结构,多孔造粒硝酸铵(V)具有相当复杂的结构,仅在样品4的情况下观察到中心腔。中心腔的出现可以用多孔造粒硝酸铵(V)的不同条件或制造工艺来解释。此外,肥料型硝酸铵(V)的表面积与体积比最低,约为21%,相比之下,多孔型硝酸铵(V)的表面积最低,约为116平方毫米,这证实了硝酸铵(V)生产商披露的肥料级硝酸铵(V)的吸收能力最低。