I know there are many threads on the production of nitric acid, http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=13090 and many disagree with each other so here is my question, what is the product when
distilling a potassium nitrate for example and sulfuric acid. Lot's of threads give the equation of KNO3 + H2SO4 --> HNO3 + KHSO4, but wouldn't
this reaction work with half the amount of sulfuric acid by the following equation KHSO4 + KNO3 --> HNO3 + K2SO4. Also, I have read that adding
aluminum metal rids the solution of dissolved nitrogen oxides, what does this reaction proceed by. Doesn't this contaminate the solution with
aluminum salts?hissingnoise - 9-4-2014 at 06:35
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. . . wouldn't this reaction work with half the amount of sulfuric acid by the following equation KHSO4 + KNO3 --> HNO3 + K2SO4.
It does work but conversion is slow and higher temp.s are required, leading to a much increased decomp. rate of NHO3!
gdflp - 10-4-2014 at 17:04
Does anyone know of any other way to remove the dissolved nitrogen oxides from solution. I have also read on this site that simply leaving the HNO3
in open air will let them dissipate, but won't this dilute the acid due to the volatility of HNO3?hissingnoise - 11-4-2014 at 01:27
