Urea

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Urea is a nitrogenous compound that contains a carbonyl group attached to two amine groups. Urea is produced from the reaction of ammonia and carbon dioxide in solid form. This solid substance is soluble in water and is neither acidic nor alkaline. Urea is also known as carbamide. Urea is used as a source of nitrogen in fertilizers and is an important raw material for agricultural industries. Iran is one of the largest exporters of urea in the world. Urea is available in the market in two forms: prill or granule. The technical specifications of urea are given in the following table:

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Packing

It is supplied in bulk or 50 kg bags.

Application

As a raw material for the production of urea-formaldehyde and urea-melamine-formaldehyde resins
Fertilizer
As stabilizer of nitrocellulose explosives
One of the components of animal feed
A main ingredient in the formulation of hair removal compounds
An ingredient in some skin creams, moisturizers, hair conditioners
A flame retardant
Yeast nutrient for fermentation of sugars to ethanol
Nutrient used by plankton
As an optical parametric oscillator in nonlinear optics

Other Names

Carbamide
Carbonyl diamide
Carbonyl diamine

Chemical Formula

CO(NH ₂) ₂