How do nitrogen fertilizers and products for industry get produced?
Nitrogen products are manufactured from feedstock ammonia synthesized from natural gas, steam and air. Ammonia is the most concentrated nitrogen fertilizer, and is upgraded to produce other nitrogen products. Urea, a solid nitrogen fertilizer product that is popular due to its high nitrogen content and excellent handling properties, is the major fertilizer source of nitrogen. The solid fertilizer ammonium nitrate is made from ammonia and nitric acid. Liquid forms of urea and ammonium nitrate are combined into nitrogen solutions.
