Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid blend of urea based and ammonium nitrate based particles, the blend comprising ammonium nitrate based particles with salts able to bind crystallization water and urea particles with ammonium sulphate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid blend of urea based and ammonium nitrate based particles, the blend comprising ammonium nitrate based particles with salts able to bind crystallization water and urea particles with ammonium sulphate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fertilizer composition comprising solution or dispersion of nutrient compounds and method for its manufacture. The solution/dispersion constitutes the discontinuous phase of a water-in-oil type (w-i-o) emulsion having a volume phase ratio, discontinuous phase: total volume in the range of 0.80-0.95. The fertilizer composition may additionally contain 0-60 weight % solid nutrient salts and/or urea. The oil or hydrocarbon component of the w-i-o emulsion comprises mineral, vegetable or animal oils, wax or mixture of these, and the emulsion comprises at least one w-i-o emulsifier. The hydrocarbon component may also contain 0.5-6 weight % of elastomer, preferably polyisobutylene. The method comprises dissolving or dispersing the nutrient compounds at a temperature of 5.degree.-15.degree. C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a HANFO explosive consisting of a mixture of at least one nitrate-oil explosive (ANFO-type) and at least one water-in-oil explosive, and a method for its manufacture. The oil of the ANFO part contains 0.3-7.0 weight % based on the weight of the oil component of the oilsoluble elastomer having a viscosity average molecular weight of 30,000-5 million, preferably 900,000-2.5 million. The manufacture of the HANFO explosive can be carried out by first adding an oilsoluble elastomer to the oil of the ANFO-type explosive, then mixing the oil with sodium-, ammonium- and/or calcium nitrate and then mixing this mixture together with a water-in-oil emulsion explosive. The HANFO explosive can be applied both in bulk and cartridged form.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an emulsion explosive of the water-in-oil type having resistance against dissolution in water, and application of said emulsion in explosive mixtures. The emulsion explosive is non cap-sensitive and can be cartridged alone or in mixture with ANFO. It can also be used in bulk systems. The explosive contains 60-90 percent by weight of ammonium nitrate and calcium nitrate, 4-15 percent by weight of a crystallization temperature lowering agent, preferably urea, and 2-6% wax and/or a wax/oil mixture. The content of water consists essentially of water of crystallization bound to the calcium nitrate. Further, the explosive contains emulsifier and density reducing agents such as sodium nitrite/thiourea or hollow microspheres.