Fertilizer Technology
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Fertilizer Technology Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Fertilizer Technology (subject code 3360501) as prescribed for MECHANICAL · Semester 6 divides the course into 5 units, covering 28 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3360501)Unit 1 Overview of Fertilizers
- 1.1. Synthetic fertilizers, Classification of fertilizers
- 1.2. Role of essential Elements in plant Growth,
- 1.3. Macro elements and Micro elements
- 1.4. Application of fertilizers considering Nutrient
- 1.5. Balance and types of crop
Unit 2 Nitrogeneo us Fertilizers
- 2.1. Ammonia: Physical, chemical properties and applications
- 2.2. Synthesis gas by Catalytic partial oxidation Steam Hydrocarbon reforming
- 2.3. Ammonia converters: Single bed and multi-bed converter
- 2.4. Manufacturing of ammonia by Linde Ammonia concept process
- 2.5. M. W. Kellogg process and Haldor Topsoe process
- 2.6. Storage and Transportation of Ammonia
- 2.7. Nitric acid: Chemical, physical properties and applications
- 2.8. Manufacturing of Nitric Acid by Pressure ammonia oxidation process and Intermediate pressure ammonia oxidation process
- 2.9. Concentration of Nitric acid by Mg(NO3)2
- 2.10. Urea : Physical, chemical properties
- 2.11. Manufacturing of Urea by Stamicarbon's CO2 stripping process, Montecatini Solution recycle process Toyo-Koatsu total recycle process
- 2.12. Manufacturing of Ammonium nitrate by Prilling process, Ammonium sulphate from Ammonium carbonate and gypsum Ammonium chloride from Ammonium sulphate and sodium chloride Fertilizer Technology Course Code: 3360501 GTU/NITTTR/Bhopal/14 Gujarat State 3 Unit Major Learning Outcomes (In Cognitive Domain) Topics and Sub-topics
Unit 3 Phosphatic Fertilizer
- 3.1. Physical, chemical properties and applications of Phosphorus and Phosphoric acid
- 3.2. Manufacturing of elemental phosphorous by Electric furnace method
- 3.3. Manufacturing phosphoric acid by Wet Process
- 3.4. Strong Sulphuric Acid Leaching Hydrochloric Acid Leaching Electric Furnace Process
Unit 4 Potassic Fertilizers
- 4.1. Physical, chemical properties and uses of Potassium Chloride, Potassium nitrate, Potassium sulphate
- 4.2. Manufacturing of potassium chloride from sylvinite
- 4.3. Preparation of Potassium nitrate, Potassium sulphate
Unit 5 Complex Fertilizer and Bio Fertilizer
- 5.1. Manufacturing of NPK, Ammonium Sulphate Phosphate (ASP), Calcium Ammonium Nitrate(CAN)
- 6.1. Types of Biofertilizers
- 6.2. Biofertilizers Nitrogen-fixing biofertilizers Phosphate- solubilizing biofertilizers
- 6.3. Preparation of a biofertilizers
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