The sugar-phosphate backbone forms the structural framework of nucleic acids, including DNA and RNA. This backbone is composed of alternating sugar and phosphate groups, and defines directionality ...

Ammonia, NH 3, is an alkaline gas and so turns damp red litmus paper blue. Ammonium ions (NH 4 +) – found in ammonium compounds such as ammonium chloride, ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulfate ...

The lab preparation of ammonium sulfate happens on a small scale, but its industrial production happens on a much larger scale in several stages.

However, ammonia- and nitrite-oxidizers also play a very important role in wastewater treatment facilities by removing potentially harmful levels of ammonium that could lead to the pollution of ...

The MV Rhosus arrived at the port in 2013 carrying 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate Lebanon's government has blamed the huge blast that devastated parts of Beirut on the detonation of 2,750 tonnes ...

Norge Mining have revised their statement, saying the desposit found in Norway allows for a supply of phosphate rock for at least 50 years, not 100 years as they had stated previously. Corrections: ...

The ship, which has 20,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate on board, was previously damaged but deemed seaworthy by authorities in Norway. HM Coastguard is in contact with the vessel, which according ...

A damaged Malta-flagged cargo ship carrying 20,000 tons of ammonium nitrate has not been allowed to port in Malta, a transport ministry spokesperson has confirmed with MaltaToday. The Malta-flagged ...

The prices of imported urea, diammonium phosphate (DAP) and muriate of potash (MoP), currently at about $350, $560 and $280 per tonne, respectively, have fallen by more than half in the last 12-18 ...