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REFRIGERATION AMMONIA

REFRIGERATION AMMONIA is a colorless gas shipped under pressure as a liquid. It has a pungent characteristic odor that is highly irritating to the mucosal membranes of the eyes and lungs. Contact with the liquid can cause frostbite. It absorbs readily into water to form alkaline ammonium hydroxide solution which is corrosive to bodily tissue.

REFRIGERATION AMMONIA
REFRIGERATION AMMONIA is a colorless gas shipped under pressure as a liquid. It has a pungent characteristic odor that is highly irritating to the mucosal membranes of the eyes and lungs. Contact with the liquid can cause frostbite. It absorbs readily into water to form alkaline ammonium hydroxide solution which is corrosive to bodily tissue.
 
Application Recommendations
 
• REFRIGERATION AMMONIA is used as a refrigerant.
• With a boiling point of –28oF, ammonia can be easily compressed into a liquid and vaporized back to a gas.
• REFRIGERATION AMMONIA is corrosive to aluminum, tin, copper, lead, silver, zinc and their alloys.
 
Transportation, Storage and Handling
 
• There are extensive documents that discuss all the procedures for the transportation, storage and safe handling of ammonia. Some of these publications include the following:
• American National Standard Institute ANSI/CGA G-2.1 Safety Requirements for the Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia
• Compressed Gas Association G-2 Anhydrous Ammonia
• Consult the Compressed Gas Association (www.cganet.com) for publications.
• Ammonia trailers may only be filled to 82% of capacity to meet the DOT transportation standards.
• A spill of 100 pounds or more is a reportable release pursuant to CERCLA Section 311(b) (4) of the Clean Water Act.
 
Conforms to the following specifications:
 
• American National Standards Institute/International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration - ANSI/IIAR-2-1984
• 1.4.2 Refrigeration grade REFRIGERATION AMMONIA shall contain 99.95 percent minimum pure ammonia and shall equal or exceed the minimum requirements of Federal Specification OA445b, Ammonia, Technical.
• NSF InternationalStandard 60: DrinkingWaterAdditives. Material/IngredientTrade Designation = Refrigeration Grade REFRIGERATION AMMONIA. Material/Ingredient ID = I11911001. MUL 5 mg/L