GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT

COURSE CURRICULUM
Course Title: FERTILIER TECHNOLOGY
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Se%ester i) *+i,+ o--ere"
Diploma in Chemical Engineering Se%ester:VI
1. RATIONALE
The importance of this subject arises from the need of providing comprehensive and
balanced understanding of essential link between chemistry and the chemical industry. It
is vital to develop simple but meaningful flow diagram for each Fertilizer product which a
student can understand. This course develops skill for arranging and understanding
treatment, reaction and separation steps in a flow diagram for variety of Fertilizer
including Nitrogenous fertilizers , hosphatic fertilizer, otassic Fertilizer, !omple" fertilizer,
#io fertilizer and many other products. $iploma holders utilize this skill to read and
recognize each steps of process flow diagrams during their job. The area of job may be
production, % and $, design, technical services, project development, sales and
marketing etc.
./ COM'ETENCY
The course content should be taught and implemented with the aim to develop
different types of skills leading to the achievement of the following competencies:
Synthesise reactions and unit operations steps to develop and operate a
fertilizer plant to manufacture important fertilizer.
3. COURSE OUTCOMES
&t the end of the course, a student will able to'
&pply reactions and unit operations steps to manufacture various nitrogenous fertilizers ,
phosphatic fertilizer, potassic fertilizer, comple" fertilizer, bio fertilizer and many other
products
4. TEACHING AND EXAMINATION SCHEME
Te&,+i)( S,+e%e
!I) Hours#
Tot&l Cre"its
(L+T+P)
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Theory Mar! 'r&,ti,&l M&r1s Tot&l
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1emester 3"amination. PA 2rogressive &ssessment
No)e' It is the responsibility of the institute heads that marks for PA o* )heory4ESE a%& PA
o* +ra,)-,a. for each student are entered online into the 0T5 ortal at the end of each
semester within the dates specified by0T5.
". COURSE DETAILS
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U)it 5 I
O/ER/IE0 O1
1ERTILI2ERS
6a. 3"plain need of fertilizer 1.1 Need for fertilizers
6b 3"plain roll of essential
elements
1.2 Roll of essential Elements
(i) Macro elements
(ii) Micro elements
Classify of fertilizers 1.3 Classification of fertilizers
U%-) 3 II
NITROGENEOUS
1ERTILI2ERS
(.6a. $escribe physical,
chemical properties and
uses
(.6 hysical , chemical properties
and uses of Nitrogen
(.(.6a.$escribe physical,
chemical properties and
uses
(.(.(b repare flow
diagram and 3"plain
manufacture
".".#c. E$plain and %repare
neat sketch
(.(.7d. repare flow
diagram and 3"plain
manufacture
".".&e.E$plain ma'or
engineering problems
2.2 Ammonia
2.2.1 physical and chemical
properties and uses
2.2.2 Manufacturing of synthesis gas
production by
(i) Catalytic partial oxidation
(ii) Steam Hydrocarbon
2.2.3 Different types of converters
(i) Udha converter
(ii) Fouser Montacatani converter
(iii) Mordern converter
2.2.4 Manufacturing by
(i) The Claude process.
(ii) The M. W. Kellogg process.
(iii) Foster-Montacatani Process
2.2.5 Major Engineering Problems of
manufacturing
2.2.6 Storage, Handling and
Transportation of ammonia
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(.(.*f.$escribe Storage,
Handling and Transportation
".#.(a Describe physical)
chemical properties and uses
".#."b. %repare flow diagram
and E$plain manufacture
2.3 Nitric acid
2.3.1 Chemical & physical properties
and uses
2.3.2 Manufacturing of by
(i) Pressure ammonia oxidation
process
(ii) Inter mediate pressure ammonia
oxidation
(.,.,c.$escribe
concentration of Nitric acid
2.3.3. Concentration of Nitric acid
by Mg(No3)2
(.,.7d.3"plain factors
affecting on production.
2.3.4. Factors affecting the
production of nitric acid.
".#.&e.E$plain ma'or
engineering problems
2.3.5. Major engineering problems of
manufacturing
(.7.6a $escribe physical,
chemical properties and
uses
2.4. Urea
2.4.1. Physical and chemical
properties and uses of Urea.
".."b. %repare flow diagram
and E$plain manufacture
2.4.2 Manufacturing of Urea by
(i) Partial recycle process
(ii) Solution recyle process
(iii) Total recycle process.
(.7.,c. $escribe factors
affecting
2.4.3. Factors affecting urea
production
"..d. E$plain ma'or
engineering problems
2.4.4 Major engineering problems of
manufacturing
".&a. %repare flow diagram and
E$plain manufacture
2.5 Ammonium nitrate Manufacturing
by prilling process
".*b. %repare flow diagram and
E$plain manufacture
2.6. Ammonium sulphate
Manufacturing by ammonium
carbonate and gypsum.
".+c %repare flow diagram and
E$plain manufacture
2.7 Ammonium chloride
manufacturing dual-sol process.
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U%-) 3III
PHOSPHATIC
1ERTILLI2ER
,.6a. $escribe physical,
chemical properties and
uses
3.1 Physical, chemical properties
and uses of phosphorus.
,.(b. repare flow diagram
and 3"plain manufacture
3.2 Manufacturing elemental
phosphorous by electric furnace
method
,.,c. $escribe physical,
chemical properties and
uses
3.3 Physical, chemical properties
and uses of phosphoric acid
,.7d. repare flow diagram
and e"plain manufacture
3.4 Manufacturing phosphoric acid
by
(i) Wet Process
(a) strong sulphuric acid process
(b) hydrochloric acid leaching
(ii) Electric furnace process
(a) Direct conversion at plant site
(b) Oxidation and hydration of
elemental phosphorus
#.&e. E$plain ma'or
engineering problems
3.5 Major engineering problems
phosphoric acid manufacturing
,.8f. repare flow diagram
and 3"plain manufacture
3.6. Manufacturing of Normal and
Triple super phosphate
U%-) 3I/
POTASSIC
1ERTILLI2ER
.(a. Describe physical and
chemical properties
4.1 Physical and chemical properties
of potash
."b. %repare flow diagram and
E$plain manufacture
4.2. Manufacturing of potassium
chloride from sylinite.
.#c. E$plain manufacture 4.3. Preparation of
(I) potassium nitrate
(II) potassium sulphate
(III) potassium carbonate
U%-) 3/
COMPLEX
1ERTILLI2ER
&.(a. %repare flow diagram and
E$plain manufacture
5.1 Normal and Di-anmonium
phosphate Manufacturing.
5.2 Manufacturing of Nitophosphate
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5.3. Manufacturing of ammonium
sulphate phosphate (ASP)
U%-) 3/I
4IO AND
MICRONUTRIENT
1ERTILI2ER
*.6a. $escribe biofertilizer 6.1 Biofertilizer
*.(b. $escribe types *.(. D-**ere%) )y+e! o* 5-o*er)-.-6er!
*.#c. E$plain manufacture
process
*.,. manufacturing process of
biofertilizer
*.7e. $escribe nitrogen -fixing
and Phosphate-solubilizing
biofertilizers
6.4.1 Nitrogen-fixing biofertilizers
(I) Rhizobium
(II) Azotobacter
(III) Blue green algae
(IV) Azolla
6.4.2. Phosphate-solubilizing
biofertilizers
*.8f. $escribe advantages of
biofertilizer
*.8.advantages of biofertilizer over
conventional fertilizer
*.*g. $escribe micronutrient
fertilizers
6.6. Micronutrient fertilizers
(I)Boron fertilizers
(II)Chlorine fertilizers
(III) Copper fertilizers
(IV) Iron fertilizers
(V) Manganese fertilizer
(VI) Molyb Zinc fertilizers denum
fertilizers
6/ SUGGESTED S'ECIFICATION TABLE 7ITH HOURS 8 MAR9S !THEORY#
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Mar!
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To)a.
6. O/ER/IE0 O1 1ERTILI2ERS )7 )6 )( )6 )7
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NITROGENEOUS
1ERTILI2ERS
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,. PHOSPHATIC 1ERTILLI2ER 6( ), )* ), 6(
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7. POTASSIC 1ERTILLI2ER )9 )( )7 )( )9
8. COMPLEX
1ERTILLI2ER
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*. 4IO AND MICRONUTRIENT
1ERTILI2ER
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+.
Tot&l ": ;# 3< 13 <#
Le$e%&!'
% : %emembrance. 5: 5nderstanding. &: &pplication and above levels ;%evised #loom<s
ta"omonoy
<. SUGGESTED LIST O1 EXPERIMENTS
The practical,e$ercises should be properly designed and implemented with an attempt to develop
different types of cognitive and practical skills !Out,o%es i) ,o()iti:e, $s;,+o%otor &)"
&--e,ti:e "o%&i)# so that students are able to ac-uire the competencies.
.ollowing is the list of practical e$ercises for guidance.
Note: Here only outcomes in psychomotor domain are listed as practical/exercises.
However, if these practical/exercises are completed appropriately, they would also lead
to development of Programme Outcomes/Course Outcomes in affective domain as
given in a common list at the beginning of curriculum document for this programme.
Faculty should refer to that common list and should ensure that students also acquire
those Programme utcomes/!ourse utcomes related to affective domain
S. No. U%-)
No.
E=+er->e%) A$$r0/ Hrs/
Re?7-re&

1
I
Calculate percentage of N, P
2
and !
2
in gi"en fertilizer
<.

(
II Estimation of /itrogen content in 0mmonium chloride by
back titration.
)(
, II
Estimation of /itrogen content in ammonium
sulfate by back titration. .
!"

7
II Estimation 1 of /itrogen in 0mmonium chloride by back
titration distillation method
)(

8
II Estimation 1 of /itrogen in ammonium sulfate by back
titration distillation method.
#;
* II To find biuret content in 2rea sample by colour comparison #;
+ III
Preparation of phosphoric acid
#;
9 I= reparation of potassium nitrate #;
> I= preparation of potassium sulphate #;
6
)
= Estimation ratio of 0mmonia to phosphoric acid in D0% . #;
6
6
= Estimation 1 of /itrogen in D0% by 3'eldhal4s method #;

6(
=I preparation of biofertilizer )(
6
,
=I
Preparation of Micronutrient fertilizers
)(
6
7
III
Preparation of phosphoric acid
)(
Total (9
@. SUGGESTED LIST O1 STUDENT ACTI/ITIES
Following is the list of proposed student activities like' course/topic based presentations,
internet based assignments, teacher guided self learning activities, and ?!@/@uiz. These
could be individual or group2based.
=/ S'ECIAL INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY ! IF ANY#
Class work
E$perimental work
5ndustrial 6isit
1#. SUGGESTED LEARNING RESOURCES
A. L-!) o* 4oo!
S.No. Aut+or Title o- Boo1s 'u3li,&tio)
( 7. 8opala 9ao)
7arshall Sittig
:utlines of Chemical
Technology) #rd edition
0ffiliated East ;est %ress <%vt=
>td?/ew Delhi) #rd edition
" 0ustin 8.T. Shreve@s Chemical
%rocess 5ndustries) &th
edition
7c8raw Aill publication B/ew
Delhi) &th edition
S.No. Aut+or Title o- Boo1s 'u3li,&tio)
# 8./. %andey and
Shukla
Chemical Technology
?6ol. 5 and 55) "nd edition
6ani Cooks Company
?Ayderabad "nd edition
Cy 6incent
sanachelliand
technology
.ertilizer /itrogen its
chemistry
& 55 Cy D.6enketes
warln
Chemtech Chemtech
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;8ACeating and cooling bath
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11. COURSE CURRICULUM DE/ELOPMENT COMMITTEE
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6. ?r. % Cadiya, -ecturer, !hemical 3ngg $ept. 0ovt..olytechnic2 %ajkot
(. ?r. ?. %. &acharya, -ecturer, !hemical 3ngg $ept. 0ovt..olytechnic2
0andhinagar
,. ?r. %akeshkumar =asava, -ecturer, !hemical 3ngg $ept. D.E. olytechnic2
#haruch
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