Applications in Various Industries:
- Chemical Industry: Used as a curing agent in epoxy resins and as a flame retardant in textiles and plastics.
- Agricultural Use: Used as a slow-release nitrogen fertilizer and nitrification inhibitor in soil.
- Pharmaceutical Industry: Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of certain medications, such as metformin.
Where is Dicyandiamide Found?
- Natural Sources: Not naturally occurring; it is a synthetic compound.
- Industrial Production: Produced by the dimerization of cyanamide or the reaction of calcium cyanamide with carbon dioxide.
- Consumer Products: Found in fertilizers, epoxy resins, and pharmaceutical intermediates.