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The interaction of gaseous ammonia with potassium superperoxide begins at temperatures above 200°, and is accompanied by the formation of potassium nitrate, the hydroxide, and elementary nitrogen.
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The basic reaction of the process is the oxidation of ammonia to the nitrate.
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Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 461–466, March, 1968.
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Firsova, T.P., Mokhov, L.A., Molodkina, A.N. et al. Investigation of the interaction of potassium superperoxide with ammonia. Russ Chem Bull 17, 452–457 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00911590
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