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IIAR Ammonia PCree eM ell Cot and Training Program LTor te UTM cute IsLiCedl Module 1 - Introduction to Ammonia Refrigeration Basic Ammonia » Refrigeration Module 1 - Introduction to Ammonia Refrigeration Lesson 1 Ammonia is all around us. Ids a natural part of life. Irs in the air that we breathe and in an infant's soiled diaper. ‘There are about 2 billion metric tons of ammonia Natural Ammonia present in plants, animals and in the atmosphere around us, most of which occurs naturally I’ even AH , sede tert cewicsorns 1) AL A TES Of chat 2 billion metric tons, only about 100 million metric cons, or 5% percent, is man-made, About 18% ofall the man-made ammonia, or almost 18 million metric tons, is used in North America “©Y Moze than 80 96 of che man-made ammonia used in North America, o about 145 million metic tons, i outinelyceleased into the atmosphere by farmers who use ammonia 252 feriizer (Fig, 2) Another 18% of the man-made ammonia, oF 3.2 million metre tons is used in ‘many different applications including air pollution control systems, waste water treatment facilites, and the production of synthetic tetile fibers and some plastics. Less than 2% of the man-made ammonia used in North America, or about 350,000 metric tons, is used as a reftigerant. Ammonia was first used as a refigerant in the 1850's, Since then, the economic advantage, energy efficiency and environmental friendliness of ammonia has made it the refrigerant of choice for many applications. IU tee ey HN nr

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