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<p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Low-density ammonium nitrate (LDAN), also known as porous prilled ammonium nitrate, is</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;</span><mark class="QVRyCf" style="background-size: 200% 100%; border-radius: 4px; padding: 0px 2px; animation: 0.75s cubic-bezier(0.05, 0.7, 0.1, 1) 0.25s 1 normal forwards running highlight-animation; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">a specialised&nbsp;industrial grade of ammonium nitrate designed for use in the explosives industry, primarily in ANFO (ammonium nitrate fuel oil) blends</span></mark><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;</span></p>






















<p><span data-huuid="4621075848041947594" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 14px;">Its low density and high porosity allow it to readily absorb fuel oil, which is crucial for creating a stable and effective explosive mixture.</span><br /></p>






















<p><span data-huuid="4621075848041947594" style="text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); color: rgb(0, 29, 53); font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(84, 93, 126); color: rgb(84, 93, 126); letter-spacing: 0.1px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">LDAN is intentionally manufactured with micropores and a highly crystalline structure, creating a porous pril.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>














<p><span data-huuid="4621075848041947594" style="text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); color: rgb(0, 29, 53); font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(84, 93, 126); color: rgb(84, 93, 126); letter-spacing: 0.1px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(84, 93, 126); color: rgb(84, 93, 126); letter-spacing: 0.1px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 14px;">The porous nature facilitates the rapid and homogeneous absorption of liquid fuel oil, a critical component of ANFO.&nbsp;</span><span style="text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(84, 93, 126); letter-spacing: 0.1px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 14px;">It is designed to be free-flowing, making it suitable for bulk and pneumatic charging methods in blasting applications</span></span></span></span><br /></span></p>