Fertilizer Technology Syllabus for B.Tech Seventh sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Fertilizer Technology B.Tech 2016-2017 (R13) seventhsem is as follows
OBJECTIVE:
To enable the students to learn the fertilizer manufacturing including new or modified fertilizer products and new techniques.
UNIT I : NITROGENOUS FERTILISERS [9 Hours]
Methods of production of nitrogenous fertilizer-ammonium sulphate, nitrate, urea and calcium ammonium nitrate; ammonium chloride and their methods of production, characteristics and specifications, storage and handling.
UNIT II : PHOSPHATIC FERTILISERS [9 Hours]
Raw materials; phosphate rock, sulphur; pyrites etc., processes for the production of sulphuric and phosphoric acids; phosphates fertilizers – ground rock phosphate; bone meal-single superphosphate, triple superphosphate, triple superphosphate, thermal phosphates and their methods of production, characteristics and specifications.
UNIT III: POTASSIC FERTILISERS [9 Hours]
Methods of production of potassium chloride, potassium schoenite, their characteristics and specifications.
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
OUTCOME:
At the end of this course, the students would know about the manufacturing techniques of fertilizers and design the equipments in fertilizer industry
TEXT BOOKS:
- “Handbook of fertilizer technology”, Association of India, New Delhi, 1977.
- Menno, M.G.; “Fertilizer Industry – An Introductory Survey”, Higginbothams Pvt. Ltd., 1973.
REFERENCES:
- Sauchelli, V.; “The Chemistry and Technology of Fertilizers”, ACS MONOGRAPH No. 148, Reinhold Publishing Cor. New York, 1980.
- Fertiliser Manual, “United Nations Industrial Development Organisation”, United Nations, New York, 1967.
- Slack, A.V.; Chemistry and Technology of Fertilisers, Interscience, New York, 1966.
For all other B.Tech CH 7th sem syllabus go to Anna University B.Tech CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (CH) 7th Sem Course Structure for (R13) Batch. All details and yearly new syllabus will be updated here time to time.
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