Fertilizer Manual

1998
ISBN: 978-0-7923-5032-3
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 616 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 257 mm, Gewicht: 1247 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Abfallbeseitigung, Abfallentsorgung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Wasserversorgung
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau Düngemittel, Gründünger
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Umweltrecht Abfall- und Bodenschutzrecht
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Verfahrenstechnik, Chemieingenieurwesen
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Bodenkunde, Sedimentologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltverschmutzung, Umweltkriminalität, Umweltrecht
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Abfallwirtschaft, Abfallentsorgung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. General Concepts, Classification, Terminology, and Definitions. 2. The Role of Fertilizers in Agriculture. 3. Status of the Fertilizer Industry. 4. Outlook for the Fertilizer Industry, 1995-2005. 5. Fertilizer Raw Materials and Reserves. 6. Production of Ammonia. 7. Transportation and Storage of Ammonia. 8. Nitric Acid, Nitrates, and Ammonium Salts. 9. Urea. 10. Liquid Fertilizers and Nitrogen Solutions. 11. Sulfuric and Phosphoric Acids. 12. Fertilizers Derived from Phosphoric Acid. 13. Nitrophosphate Fertilizers. 14. Other Phosphate Fertilizers. 15. Potash Fertilizers. 16. Compound Fertilizers. 17. Secondary Nutrients and Micronutrients. 18. Physical Properties of Fertilizers. 19. Environmental Protection and Pollution Prevention. 20. Planning for the Development of a Fertilizer Industry. 21. Economics of Fertilizer Manufacture. 22. Challenges Facing the Fertilizer Industry.