Introduction: Plant nutrients, different types of fertilizers and their production in India.
Units: II
Nitrogenous Fertilizers: Different feed stocks, synthesis gas production by steamnaptha
reforming and gas purification. Ammonia synthesis, Urea manufacturing processes.
Manufacture of sulphuric acid and ammonium sulphate. Nitric acid and ammonium nitrate
manufacture.
Units: III
Phosphatic Fertilizers : Availability and grinding of rock phosphate, manufacturing
processes for single and triple super-phosphate and phosphoric acid.
Units: IV
Mixed fertilizers: Availability and manufacture of muriate of potash.
Mixed Fertilizers: Mono and di-ammonium phosphate, ure ammonium phosphates, NPK
complex fertilizers, granulation techniques.
Units: V
Engineering Problems: Fertilizers Storage and handling. Corrosion problems in fertilizers
industries. Fertilizer plant effluent treatment and disposal.
Text/ Reference Books
1. Slack A.V. “Chemistry and Technology of Fertilizers”, Wiley linter science
Publishers.
2. Waggaman W.H., “Phosphoric Acid, Phosphates and Phosphatic Fertilizers”
Hafner Pub.
3. Austin G.T., “Shreve’s Chemical Processes Industries”, 5th Ed. McGraw Hill.
4. Rao M.G. and Sittig M., “Dryden’s Outlines of Chemical Technology”,
Affiliated East West Press, Delhi.