Nitration: An overview of recent developments and processes

Although many chemists and chemical engineers consider nitration processes as mature, if not ancient, considerable new information has been obtained in the last 10-15 years that clarifies the chemistry and indicates methods to obtain previously unattainable or hard to attain nitration products. New and improved nitration processes have also been developed that minimize production costs and promise reduced safety hazards. Even more information pertaining to the nitrations can be expected in the near future.