Chemistry GCSE
Ammonia as a feedstock
What Ammonia as a feedstock means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A versatile starting material because it is a base and a source of nitrogen, used to manufacture ammonium salts and nitric acid.
Topics that use Ammonia as a feedstock
- Production and uses of NPK fertilisers (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Catalytic oxidation
- Fertiliser specification and quality control
- Formulation
- Industrial versus laboratory processes
- Integrated industrial chemistry
- Neutralisation and salt formation
- NPK fertilisers
- Salt formation from acids
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