Product Overview

• Guanidine Nitrate is the nitrate salt of guanidine, a strongly basic nitrogen-rich organic compound, appearing as a white, crystalline, odorless solid with good water solubility. It is chemically stable under normal ambient storage conditions but is classified as an oxidizer due to its nitrate content, requiring appropriate handling precautions. Procorbay International supplies industrial-grade Guanidine Nitrate serving as a key raw material in gas-generant and airbag propellant formulations, as well as a chemical intermediate in the synthesis of various nitrogen-containing specialty compounds.
• Guanidine Nitrate is manufactured through the reaction of guanidine (typically derived from cyanamide or dicyandiamide precursors) with nitric acid, followed by crystallization and drying to achieve the required industrial purity. Procorbay sources Guanidine Nitrate from established specialty nitrogen chemical manufacturers with consistent quality control over purity, moisture content, and particle size specifications.
• Industrially, Guanidine Nitrate's most significant application is as a fuel component in gas-generant compositions used in automotive airbag inflator systems, where its controlled, rapid combustion characteristics upon ignition make it valuable for generating the gas volume needed for rapid airbag deployment. It also serves as a raw material in the synthesis of various guanidine-derivative specialty chemicals, including certain pharmaceutical intermediates and flame-retardant compounds, leveraging the reactivity of its guanidine functional group. Additionally, it has historical and niche application in certain propellant and pyrotechnic formulations, given its favorable nitrogen content and combustion characteristics.
• Given its specialized but consistent demand from the automotive safety component and specialty chemical synthesis sectors, Procorbay maintains dependable Guanidine Nitrate supply, with appropriate attention to its oxidizer classification throughout the supply chain.