AKTU Fertilizer Technology (BCH072) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech 4th Year
Fertilizer Technology BCH072
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Syllabus — Fertilizer Technology
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Course Objectives
To provide comprehensive understanding of essential ingredients of fertilizers and the production processes of different fertilizers.
Course Outcome: On successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
CO 1: Use reactions and unit operations steps in manufacturing of various fertilizers.
CO 2: Select the relevant manufacturing process for different fertilizers.
CO 3: Identify engineering problems in fertilizer manufacturing.
CO 4: Select appropriate fertilizer on the basis of properties.
CO 5: Understand the different forms of fertilizer CO 6: Understand environment need to maintain in fertilizer industry
Reference Books
| SN | Name of Authors/Books/Publisher | Year of Publication/ Reprints |
| 1 | M. Gopala Rao & Marshall Sittig, Dryden's Outlines of Chemical Technology, East-West Press, 3rd Edition, New Delhi. | 2015 |
| 2 | Austin G. T, Shreve’s Chemical Process Industries, 6th edition, Mc. Graw Hill Publications. | 2023 |
| 3 | Pandey & Shukla, Chemical Technology, Volume I & II, 2nd Edition, Vani Books Company. | 2018 |
| 4 | John J. Mortvedt, Roy H. Follett, Larry S. Murphy, Fertilizer Technology and Application, Meister Publishing Company. | 1999 |
| 5 | Deepak Rajan Biswas, A textbook of fertilizer technology, New India Age Publishing, New Delhi | 2021 |
| CO/PO | PO- 1 | PO- 2 | PO- 3 | PO- 4 | PO- 5 | PO- 6 | PO- 7 PO- 8 PO-9 PO- 10 PO- 11 |
| CO-1 | 3 | 1 | - | ||||
| CO-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | |||
| CO-3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| CO-4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | ||
| CO-5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| CO-6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Avg | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | - |
Course Details
| Units | Contents | Lecture Hours |
|---|---|---|
| I | Introduction to fertilizers: Introduction to Plant nutrients, Fertilizer specifications, Terminology and Definitions, Classifications of Soil nutrients, Fundamentals of Soil Nitrogen, Soil Phosphorus, Soil Potassium and Soil Sulfur. | 7 |
| II | Nitrogenous Fertilizers: Methods of production, characteristics, storage and handling specifications of Ammonium Nitrate, Calcium Ammonium Nitrate, Ammonium Chloride, Ammonium Sulphate, Urea. | 8 |
| III | Phosphatic Fertilizers: Raw materials: Phosphate rock, Sulphur pyrites, Sulphuric acid and Phosphoric acid, Methods of production, characteristics and specifications of Single Super Phosphate, Triple Super phosphate, Ammonium Phosphates: SAP, DAP. | 8 |
| IV | Potassic Fertilizers: Methods of production, specification, characteristics of Potassium Sulphate, Potassium Chloride, Potassium Nitrate Compound Fertilizers, NPK Fertilizers, Complex Fertilizers. | 8 |
| V | Fertilizers and Environment: Environmental issues related to the use of fertilizers, impact of fertilizers on the environment, Solid, Liquid and Gaseous pollution from fertilizer industries, Bio fertilizers, Green fertilizers. Total 40 | 9 |
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