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Calcium ammonium nitrate

Nitrogen fertiliser: ammonium nitrate granulated with ground dolomite, limestone or calcium carbonate, below 28 % N (LVIC-AAF BREF 2007, section 9.1). CAS 15245-12-2 (PubChem CID 3080697, checked 2026-11-05) names a calcium ammonium nitrate salt, not this physical mixture of AN and carbonate, so no CAS or InChIKey is given. No composition recorded: it depends on the grade; ammonium-nitrate-1 models about 27 % N.

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Made by

Ammonium nitrate and calcium ammonium nitrate by neutralisation of nitric acid with ammoniaMain productConcept · not reviewed

Used by

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Routes compared

One route in the Atlas makes Calcium ammonium nitrate: nothing to compare yet. A comparison appears when a second route is added.

Per 1 kg of Calcium ammonium nitrate: inventory from each route's LCI dataset, unallocated; footprints per the functional unit of their own LCA.

Route	Tier, design maturity, review status	Geography, year	Energy	Feedstocks	Key emissions	Footprint	Comparability
Ammonium nitrate and calcium ammonium nitrate by neutralisation of nitric acid with ammoniacontinuous neutralisation of 60 wt% nitric acid with gaseous ammonia, evaporation, mixing with ground limestone, drum or pugmill granulation, drying and fluid bed cooling	Tier 1 (sourced conceptual)Design maturity: Concept (research)Not independently reviewedDataset review: unreviewed	RER, 2001	Electricity: 0.03 kWh	Ammonia, anhydrous (vaporised on site): 0.164 kg Nitric acid, 60 wt% (weak acid): 1.01 kg Limestone, ground (filler): 0.227 kg Steam imported, by mass: 0.175 kg	Water of the acid, as vapour to air (vented process steam, prilling and cooling air): 0.227 kg Ammonia to air (after the scrubbers): 0.00003 kg Dust to air (after the scrubbers, filters and cyclones): 0.0000648 kg	no footprint	–

ISO 14044 requires a critical review (by a panel of interested parties, ISO/TS 14071) of a comparative assertion intended to be disclosed to the public. These routes are listed side by side for screening; a statement that one is better than another needs that review. None of these routes has had such a review.