Keywords: Nitric acid, Designs of nitric acid plants.

Contents:
Introduction.
Outline of the process.
Gas preparation.
The ammonia burner.
The absorption section.
The variations in design of nitric acid plants.
The atmospheric pressure plant.
The high pressure plant.
The combined type of plant.
Design of the most economical plant.
Discussion.

D A Spratt DIC, PhD, Imperial Chemical Industries, Billingham, UK

40 Pages, 16 Figures.