Manual of Fertilizer Processing

Content: Cover
 Half Title
 Title Page
 Copyright Page
 Foreword
 Preface
 Contributors
 Table of Contents
 1: Outlook, Concepts, Definitions, and Scientific Organizations for the Fertilizer Industry
 Outlook for the Fertilizer Industry
 General Concepts and Definitions
 Fertilizer Technology-Related Organizations
 References
 2: Nitrogen
 Naphtha as a Feedstock for Ammonia
 Nitrogen Solutions
 3: Phosphate Rock
 Introduction
 Geology and Rock Characteristics
 World Phosphate Rock Supply-Demand
 Major Producers
 Resources
 Mining and Beneficiation Methods
 References
 4: Potash Mining and Refining. Historical BackgroundMining
 Refining
 Analytical Methods
 References
 Additional Reading
 5: Thermal Phosphate
 General Description
 Fused Magnesium Phosphate (FMP)
 Calcined Phosphate
 References
 6: Production of Single Superphosphate with a TVA Cone Mixer and Belt Den
 Preparation of Raw Materials
 Conditioning of Raw Materials
 Material Metering
 TVA Mixing Cone
 7: The Sackett Super-Flo Process
 Development of Super-Flo Process
 Sackett Super-Flo Today
 8: Wet-Process Phosphoric Acid Production
 Dihydrate Process for Producing WPA
 Chemical Nature of WPA. Effects of WPA Impurities on Fertilizer GradeAppendix: Further Reading
 9: Granulation
 Formulation
 Mixer Reactions
 Nutrient and Material Balances
 Appendix: Equipment Specifications: Granulation Unit-Typical Medium-Sized Plant
 10: Diammonium Phosphate Plants and Processes
 Plants and Processes
 TVA Process for Production of DAP from Wet Process Phosphoric Acid and Ammonia
 Preneutralization
 Ammoniator-Granulators
 Drying
 Cooling
 Sizing
 Refinements and Variations in the Production of Diammonium Phosphate
 115-Ton-Per-Hour DAP Plant. Modern, Flexible DAP-NPK Combination Granulation Plant11: Review of the Production of Monoammonium Phosphate
 Processes for Production of Granular MAP
 Processes for Production of Nongranular MAP
 Use of MAP in the Production of Granular NPK Fertilizer
 Formation of Citrate-Insoluble P2O5
 References
 12: Granulation Using the Pipe-Cross Reactor
 Production of NPKS Grades
 Production of Monoammonium Phosphate
 Production of Diammonium Phosphate
 Summary
 References
 13: Bulk Blending
 Background
 Plant Design
 Quality Control
 Outlook
 References
 14: Dry Bulk Blending in the Americas. HistoryAcceptance
 Raw Materials
 Mixing
 Bagging
 Production Planning
 Ferquido-A Case History
 References
 15: The Norsk Hydro Nitrophosphate Process
 Introduction
 The Norsk Hydro NPK-Process
 Process Control
 Materials of Construction
 Product Quality with Particular Reference to Bulk Transportation
 Self-Sustaining Decomposition
 The Production Cost of Nitrophosphate NPK
 References
 16: Controlled Release Nitrogen Fertilizers
 Introduction
 Ureaform
 Sulfur-Coated Urea
 Isobutylidenediurea (IBDU)
 Polymer-Coated Fertilizers
 Processed Natural Organic Fertilizers.