Fertilizer ManualUN Industrial Development Organization, Int'l Fertilizer Development Center The Fertilizer Manual, 3rd Edition, is a new, fully updated, comprehensive reference on the technology of fertilizer production. The manual contains engineering flow diagrams and process requirements for all major fertilizer processes including ammonia, urea, phosphates, potassium products and many others. Environmental considerations are addressed clearly. Equally important, the manual includes chapters on fertilizer use, production and distribution economics, raw materials, and the status of the fertilizer industry with demand-supply projections. Professionals involved with any phase of fertilizer production, use, marketing, or distribution will find this book valuable. |
Common terms and phrases
acid plant agricultural ammonia plants ammonium nitrate ammonium phosphate ammonium sulfate amount apatite application byproduct calcium calcium nitrate capacity carbonate carnallite catalyst cess chemical chloride compound fertilizers concentration consumption contains cooler cooling countries crop crystals deposits developed economic emissions equipment evaporation feedstock Fertilizer Industry fertilizer production Figure filter flotation fluorine francolite grade Granular granulation gypsum heat impurities increase izer liquid magnesium methods micronutrients million tonnes minerals mining mixed mixture moisture monoammonium phosphate natural gas nitric acid nitrogen Nitrophosphate nutrients operation oxide particles phate phos phosphate rock phosphogypsum phosphoric acid pipe reactor potash potassium potassium chloride potassium sulfate pressure prilling pump ratio raw materials reaction recovery recycled reforming salts screen scrubber slurry sodium soil soluble solution sources steam storage sulfuric acid superphosphate Table tank Technology temperature tion United urea