The oxidative power enables nitrate and NOx-free underground construction, mining, and extraction with a low CO2 footprint
Emulsion based on Hydrogen Peroxide avoids harmful nitrogen oxides (NOx) and nitrates, reduces the mining downtime, and costly ventilation.
Ammonium Nitrate Emulsion (ANE) is the most commonly used substance in mining and civil construction, with 2023 demand at 17 million tons.
Stricter global regulations address these emissions. By using Hydrogen peroxide emulsion (HPE) the CO₂ emissions can be reduced, and additionally Nouryon can provide a secure supply chain.
Hypex Bio, has developed the first commercially available, nitrate-free emulsion. A new sustainable concept is available for mining, civil and underground construction. This technology is achieved by replacing ammonium nitrate with hydrogen peroxide as the primary oxidizer.
HPE has major advantages over the current ammonium nitrate emulsion, both economically and environmentally:
Hydrogen Peroxide Emulsion technology is an efficient and flexible concept ready to be used in existing infrastructure of mining, civil, and underground construction. A challenge in the past has been to form an emulsion of hydrogen peroxide that remains stable over time in the demanding environment of drilling. This challenge was solved by scientific efforts by Hypex Bio and their partners, including Nouryon.
The solution is a proprietary technology in which a specially developed recipe of emulsifiers, in combination with an optimized cold emulsification process, uses pumping and mixing techniques to allow for small droplet formation.
The technology has been successfully proven at full scale at a Boliden mine in Sweden with results demonstrating:
Nouryon is a leading global supplier of chemicals with a long history of R&D focused on new sustainable technologies to support our customers' endeavors to optimize production and cut costs. Developing innovative and cost-efficient solutions for our customers to abate pollution is one of our core focus areas.
In cooperation with Hypex Bio, Nouryon is offering a safe, reliable, and high quality supply of Hydrogen Peroxidealong with decades of expertise and various optional services and offeringsto the next generation of demolition and extraction professionals: