UREA

UREA

About

Urea is the most popular nitrogen fertilizer. It contains 46% of nitrogen, which makes it the most concentrated nitrogen fertilizer and therefore the most effective. In addition, urea is used for cleaning diesel engine exhaust gases, synthesizing resins for the woodworking industry, melamine production and in the food industry.

Process features

Urea is synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide at high pressure (up to 20MPa) and temperature (up to +200C). The process of urea production is accompanied by intensive corrosive activity of working media. In order to ensure sufficient durability of the equipment, special constructional steels of the “urea” class are used.

Technology Providers

  • Stamicarbon: Complete liquid recycle, URECON2006, Stripping in a CO2 stream
  • Saipem: Stripping in NH3 stream
  • Casale: Split-flow circuit
  • Toyo Engineering: Advanced full liquid recycling

Main Challenge

  • High pressure
  • Corrosive Medium
  • Crystallizing medium properties