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Non-fertilizer uses of ammonia.
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Nitrogen & Methanol
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March 1, 2000
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Although demand for ammonia is predominantly based around nitrogen as a plant nutrient, it is also an important and versatile industrial chemical. Nitrogen & Methanol looks at the various uses to which it is put, and the prospects for future demand in this sector.
Of the approximately 125m tonnes of ammonia that are produced worldwide every year, around 85% is employed for agricultural use, either directly applied to fields, or applied after it has been converted either to urea, ammonium sulphate or nitric acid, and thence to ammonium nitrate, CAN, UAN and NPK compounds.
Of the remaining 20m tonnes or so, some ammonia is used directly, as a refrigerant or in paper and ...
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