Urea is an organic compound with the chemical formula 2CO(NH2). This compound is colorless, odorless, and relatively non-toxic and has a high solubility in water. Urea is widely used in chemical fertilizers as a rich and suitable nitrogen source.
More than 90% of urea production in the world contains nitrogen for use as chemical fertilizers. In general applications, urea has the highest amount of nitrogen among all solid nitrogenous fertilizers. Based on this, urea brings the lowest transportation costs per unit of nitrogen feed. Urea is hydrolyzed in the soil and turns into ammonia and carbon dioxide.
Ammonia resulting from this process is oxidized to nitrate by the bacteria in the soil and, as a result, can be absorbed by the plant.
Urea is also one of the essential raw materials in the chemical industry and is used in the production of all kinds of plastics, especially urea-formaldehyde resins, adhesives such as urea formaldehyde and urea melamine formaldehyde, potassium cyanate, and urea nitrate.
Maccoran Petroleum Company supplies three types of Urea: Prilled Urea (Grade A), Technical Prilled Urea (Grade B), and Granular Urea.
| # | Property | Units | Test Method | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nitrogen Content | wt % | ISO 5315 | MJN. 46 |
| 2 | Moisture | wt % | ISO 2753 | 0.3 MAX. |
| 3 | Biuert | wt % | ISO 2754 | 1 MAX. |
| 4 | Particle Size (l-2.84 111111) | % | ISO 8397 | 90 MlN. |
| 5 | Conditioning Agent | Anti-Cake or formaldehyde Treated | ||
| # | Property | Units | Test Method | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| l | Nitrogen Content | wt % | ISO 5315 | 46 MIN. |
| 2 | Moisture | wt % | ISO 2753 | 0.3 MAX. |
| 3 | Biuert | wt % | ISO 2754 | 1 MAX. |
| 4 | Particle Size (l-2.84 MM) | % | ISO 8397 | 90 MIN. |
| # | Property | Units | Test Method | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nitrogen Content | wt % | ISO 5315 | 46 MJN. |
| 2 | Moisture | wt % | ISO 2753 | 0.5 MAX . |
| 3 | Biuert | wt % | ISO 2754 | 1 MAX. |
| 4 | Particle Size (2-4 mm) | % | ISO 8397 | 90 MIN. |
| 5 | Formaldehyde | wt % | BS 6806-1 | 0.55 MAX. |
