{"id":90397,"date":"2026-05-02T05:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T05:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/?post_type=product&#038;p=90397"},"modified":"2026-05-02T05:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T05:00:36","slug":"nitric-acid-60-tech-grade","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/?product=nitric-acid-60-tech-grade","title":{"rendered":"Nitric Acid 60% Tech Grade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nitric Acid 60% Tech Grade<\/p>\n<p>Technical Grade 60% Nitric Acid is a versatile industrial chemical used heavily in fertilizer production (ammonium nitrate), making explosives, and metal processing (etching, cleaning, purification), as well as in synthesizing dyes, plastics, pharmaceuticals, and as a general oxidizer\/cleaning agent in various industries like electronics and construction. <\/p>\n<p>It\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds essential for creating nitrogen-based products and performing surface treatments. <\/p>\n<p>Key Uses:<br \/> Agriculture: Production of ammonium nitrate for fertilizers.<br \/> Explosives: Manufacturing nitroglycerin, TNT, and other explosives.<br \/> Metal Industry: Etching, pickling stainless steel, metal purification, and ore leaching.<br \/> Chemical Synthesis: Intermediate for dyes, plastics, pharmaceuticals, and other organic compounds.<br \/> Cleaning: Industrial cleaning, surface treatment, and pH regulation.<br \/> Electronics: Making circuit boards and semiconductors.<br \/> Laboratory: As an analytical reagent and oxidizing agent. <\/p>\n<p>Industries:<br \/> Fertilizers &amp; Agriculture<br \/> Mining &amp; Metallurgy<br \/> Pharmaceuticals &amp; Chemicals<br \/> Electronics &amp; Semiconductors<br \/> Paints &amp; Coatings <\/p>\n<p>Properties:<br \/> A strong, corrosive acid.<br \/> Acts as a powerful oxidizing agent.<br \/> Typically a clear to light yellow liquid with a pungent odor.<br \/> Safety Note: Due to its corrosive nature, technical grade nitric acid requires strict handling with appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and engineering controls, as outlined in safety data sheets (SDS). <\/p>\n<p>Nitric Acid 60% Tech Grade<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nitric acid is used for <b>the production of ammonium nitrate<\/b>, a major component of fertilizers.<\/li>\n<li>It is also used for producing explosives like nitroglycerin and trinitrotoluene (TNT) and for oxidizing metals<\/li>\n<li>Nitric acid salts are used in agriculture, most of all in the form of <b>ammonium nitrate<\/b> produced by neutralizing nitric acid with ammonia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Nitric Acid 60% Tech Grade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Nitric Acid 60% Tech Grade<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nitric Acid, CP, 60%, 2.5L<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[35335],"product_tag":[30045],"class_list":["post-90397","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-other-miscellaneous-other-disposable-consumables-items","product_tag-nitric-acid-60-tech-grade","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/90397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=90397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=90397"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=90397"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=90397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}