Table of Contents

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.

Reviews

`This book is essential reading for those involved in chemical engineering and technology, mining and fertilizer industries, marketing use and distribution of fertilizers.'
Agrochimica, XLII:5 (1998)