Applications in Various Industries:
- Agricultural Use: Used as a nitrogen-rich fertilizer to promote plant growth.
- Industrial Use: Employed in the production of urea-formaldehyde resins, adhesives, and plastics.
- Environmental Use: Used in diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems to reduce NOx emissions.
Where is Urea Prilled Found?
- Natural Sources: Found in trace amounts in animal urine and other biological sources.
- Industrial Production: Produced by the reaction of ammonia with carbon dioxide in the Bosch-Meiser urea process, followed by prilling to form granules.
- Consumer Products: Found in fertilizers, resins, and diesel exhaust fluid.