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Ammonia is used as a nitrifier...generally in the anhydrous form.

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Q: What is the role of ammonia in the production of fertilizer?
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The uses of ammonia?

Ammonia is a strong base compound. It is used in fertilizer industries for the production of UREA. In laboratory it is used as base reagent and as refrigerant in cooling systems.


Which should heavy water plants be near to fertilizer industry?

This is not a general rule; both fertilizers industry and heavy water production (by the exchange ammonia-water) use ammonia.


Solute and solvent in liquid fertilizer?

The solute is Urea, and one of the solvents would be alkali metal nitrates


What does a dream about a fertilizer factory hauling ammonia mean?

It means that you are obsessed with ammonia factories.


How does ammonia affect plant growth?

Ammonia affects plant growth. Ammonia is a plant fertilizer which helps it grow better.


What is the chemical formula for ammonia fertilizer?

Formula: NH4NO3


What is sulphate of ammonia?

sulphate of ammonia is fertilizer which is applied applied to leafy vegetables to grow more.


What are the uses of ammonium?

83% of ammonia is used as fertilizer on farms.


Why is ammonia itself not used as a fertilizer?

In some parts of the US, it is used as a common fertilizer material. Anhydrous ammonia (ammonia with all the water removed) is delivered in pressure tanks to the farmer, who then uses an implement behind a tractor to inject the ammonia about eight to ten inches deep into the soil.


Is hydrogen used in the manufacture of fertilizer?

Yes, indirectly, but not as a separate element. Hydrogen is used in the Haber process to manufacture ammonia. This is then used directly as a fertilizer or used to create other ammonia based compounds e.g ammonium salts for use as fertilizer.


Why is ammonia not used as a fertilizer?

because ammonia is nitrogen and nitrogen is gas and gas is not solid so it cannot fertilize


What is chief source for the production of nitrogeneous fertilizer?

Nitric acid is the chief source for the production of nitrogenous fertilizers.Specifically, vaporized ammonia from natural gas can be mixed with air and then burned over a platinum/rhodium catalyst. It cools as nitric oxide. It oxidizes with the remaining oxygen to nitrogen dioxide. It produces nitric acid when absorbed in water.