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How can i purify NH4NO3 fertilizer?

idrbur - 4-3-2019 at 22:47

I got some NH4NO3 fertilizer from store to make rocket fuel by mixing it with sugar but the fertilizer seems to mixed with something else as it didn't burned when i tried to ignite the mix, i also tried mixing it with Al powder but it also didn't worked. I tries to recrystallize it but again it doesn't seems to work at all. So can someone tell me how can i get pure NH4NO3 out of that fertilizer.
Thanks in advance.

morganbw - 5-3-2019 at 01:39

What this gentleman did should be a good start.
After doing as he did it might be a good idea to recrystallize from methanol.
Recystallization of Ammonium Nitrate.