Hydrazine Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Trends and Forecast 2014 - 2020

Albany, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/24/2014 -- Hydrazine is a colorless liquid with ammonia like odor and is highly toxic and unstable. Hydrazine is primarily used in water treatment, agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, polymerization and blowing agents and various other chemical applications. Commercially hydrazine is produced by Raschig process, Olin-Raschig process, Ketazine process, UREA process, Fisons process and Peroxide process. Raschig process is one of the most common process used for the production of hydrazine, however the process is characterized by lower yields. Exposure of hydrazine may lead to irritation of eyes, throat, nose, headache, nausea etc. Acute exposure may also lead to kidney, liver and central nervous system damage. The preliminary use of hydrazine was its use as rocket fuel, where hydrazine was used as fuel in numerous rockets used in space missions. Hydrazine can be used in fuel cells, which might offer benefits such as being cost effective and more power