Urea (Granular) - Egypt
- IUPAC Name
- urea
- Molecular Formula
- CH4N2O
- Molecular Weight (g/mol)
- 60.0560
- InChIKey
- XSQUKJJJFZCRTK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- InChI
- InChI=1S/CH4N2O/c2-1(3)4/h(H4,2,3,4)
- Synonyms & Trade Names
- urea; 57-13-6; carbamide; Carbonyldiamide; Ureophil; Carbonyldiamine; Ureaphil; Keratinamin; Urevert; Alphadrate; Aquadrate; Carbaderm; Pastaron; Urepearl; Carbonyl diamide; Carbamide resin; Ultra Mide; Varioform ii; Aqua Care; Harnstoff
Categories
Technical Document
About Urea
Urea, also called carbamide, appears as white granules and has a chemical formula of CO(NH). It is highly soluble in water and produces a neutral solution when dissolved. It is widely used the agricultural and chemical industry as fertilizers and raw materials respectively.
Manufacturing Processes
The manufacturing process of urea involves the synthesis of this organic compound through a chemical reaction known as the urea synthesis or Haber-Bosch process. In the industrial scale, urea is produced from synthetic ammonia and carbon dioxide. The process consists of two main reactions: the first reaction leads to carbamate formation and the second reaction is the urea conversion. In the first reaction, liquid ammonia is made to react with gaseous carbon dioxide at high temperature and pressure, and ammonium carbamate is formed.