Ammonium Nitrate

1. Q: What is CPAN?

    A: CPAN stands for Chemical Pure Ammonium Nitrate. It is high-purity dense prilled ammonium nitrate with NH₄NO₃ ≥99.5%, white granular solid and strong oxidizer, mainly used as raw material for emulsion explosives.

2. Q: What is the key difference between CPAN and porous prilled ammonium nitrate (PPAN)?

    A: CPAN has dense prills with almost no oil absorption, suitable for emulsion explosives. PPAN is porous and can absorb diesel oil for ANFO.

3. Q: Can CPAN explode by itself?

    A: Pure CPAN at ambient temperature is not easy to detonate on its own. It is a strong oxidizer. Violent decomposition and explosion hazard will occur under high temperature, heavy impact or contamination with combustibles/organics.