Concentration and Mass Flow Measurement of Concentrated ...
Concentration and Mass Flow Measurement of Concentrated Nitric Acid. The industrial production of nitric acid (HNO 3) is based on the Ostwald is oxidised via a platinum catalyst and the resulting nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) is then absorbed in acqueous solution can only be distilled to a maximum concentration of 68% (azeotropic mixture of nitric acid and water).