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Unexpected Attention of Non-nuclear Blasts in 2020

Ammonium nitrate salt (NH 4 NO 3 ) is a white crystal solid, highly soluble in water. It is predominantly used as a high-nitrogen fertilizer in agriculture and also a component of explosive mixtures in mining, quarrying, and civil construction. Generally, the ammonium nitrate is produced by neutralizing nitric acid (HNO 3 ) with ammonia (NH 3 ) ( Fig ure 1 ). The process involves the various unit process operations including (a) solution formation and concentration, (b) solid formation, (c) finishing, (d) screening and coating, and (e) product bagging or bulk shipping [1] . Figure 1. Synthesis of ammonium nitrate salt and structure. In the early 20 th century, disasters are turned to regular happening in the manufacturing of ammonium nitrate, but more recent. Lebanon’s main capital Beirut was rocked on 4 th August by an explosion that has killed at least 220 people and injured 6000 and 3,00,000 people homeless by using or misusing 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate (Equivalent t