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Storage of a small quantity of anhydrous liquid ammonia?

JefferyH - 25-8-2014 at 16:23

I am keen on condensing some ammonia gas on a dry ice bath and storing it as a solvent for use in various reactions, but I would want to do this properly. I only want to store 1L of ammonia at the most. Should be extremely easy to recover after reactions.

I've seen in videos that when in a compressed tank, it can be poured out as liquid, which I think means it doesn't have a huge vapor pressure, but I have not been able to find any information on the vapor pressure of ammonia. What sort of pressure-rated tank would I need to store a liter or 2?

A small 1 liter tank could be chilled on an ice bath and have the ammonia condensed directly into it and then sealed following a reaction. Then I would slightly chill it before reuse and pour the ammonia out into my reaction flask.


HgDinis25 - 25-8-2014 at 16:27

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonia_%28data_page%29#Vapor.E...

I think you've got all you need there. Anyway, about 10 Bars at 25ÂșC is required to keep Ammonia as a liquid.

Ammonia Vapor Pressure Chart

cal - 26-8-2014 at 01:59

Here is the vapor pressure chart for Ammonia

http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/ammonia-pressure-temperatu...