
Lead Nitrate
The use of lead nitrate has become widespread in gold cyanidation to improve leaching kinetics and increase gold recovery since the 1990s.
Lead nitrate is also widely used in flotation of rare earth metals, manufacture of detonators, pyrotechnics and in laboratory applications.
Aerocell is the largest manufacturer of lead nitrate in the Southern Hemisphere as well as on the African continent.
Our focus on customer service and quality enables us to supply lead nitrate according to individual needs.
Various packaging options are available to suit the required application.
Specification
Appearance: | The material shall be fine, white to Off-white crystals, virtually free from Grit and visible impurities |
Purity on Dry basis: | 99.5 % (m/m) min as Pb(NO3 )2 |
Loss @ 105°C: | 1.5 % (m/m) max |
Lead Nitrate: | 98.0 % (m/m) min as Pb(NO3 )2 |
Water insolubles: | 0.05 % (m/m) max |
Acidity: | 0.3 % (m/m) max (3000ppm) as HNO3 |
Copper: | 0.0015 % (m/m) max |
Iron: | 0.0005 % (m/m) max |
Contact Us
Address:
4 Boniface Road, Selection Park Industrial Sites, Springs, 1559
Postal Address:
PO Box 1001, Springs, 1560, South Africa

– Aerocell Is A Subsidiary Of Clyde Industrial Corporation (Pty) Ltd