Currently, nitric acid—a crucial chemical for weapons production—must be synthesized from ammonia, tying the United States to foreign exporters and presenting a supply chain risk in a future war.

Refining precious metals is not as simple as polishing rocks that have been dug out of the ground. Often, complex chemical processes are needed to process the materials properly or in high quantities, ...

Russian troops appear to have hit a nitric acid tank in Ukraine, according to a statement made by Luhansk regional administrator Serhiy Haidai on Telegram. Haidai warned that Russian forces hit the ...

Because nitric acid is stable, long-lived, and not photochemically reactive, it’s long been thought to be the final destination for reactive nitrogen species in the atmosphere. But those assumptions ...

Nitric acid and ammonia are the two important reactive forms of nitrogen, which are widely used in human life and production. In 2017, the worldwide production of HNO3 and NH3 was estimated to be 50 ...

Thousands of gallons of nitric acid spilled in Buckeye Thursday afternoon at Thatcher Company near Rainbow Road between Southern Avenue and Broadway Road. The National Library of Medicine describes ...

The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has released an update on its investigations into incidents ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — A deadly crash of a commercial tanker truck caused hazardous material to leak onto Interstate 10 outside Tucson on Tuesday, shutting down the key highway through Arizona and forcing ...

Acids are commonly known for their sour taste and corrosive nature, but in chemistry, their strength is defined a bit differently. A strong acid isn’t about how dangerous it is, it’s about how ...

Titanium has high resistance to oxidizing acids over a broad range of temperatures and concentrations. Standard acids in this group include nitric, perchloric, chromic, and hypochlorous (wet Cl 2) ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — A portion of the main freeway that runs through the southern Arizona desert and links the state's two largest cities remains closed outside Tucson on Wednesday morning, a day after a ...