Uses of Ammonia Chemistry Notes

Uses of Ammonia :

Some important uses of ammonia are as follows:

Ammonia is used to manufacture nitrogenous fertilizers like ammonium nitrate, urea, ammonium phosphate, ammonium sulphate etc.
Liquid ammonia is used as a refrigerant.
As a cleansing agent for removing grease etc.
In Solvay’s process it is used in manufacture of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate.
It is used in production of artificial silk.
A mixture of ammonium nitrate and aluminium powder is used as explosive under the name Amonal.
A mixture of ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene is used as an explosive under the trade name Amatol.