Green urea : for future sustainability /

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Author / Creator:Yahya, Noorhana, author.
Imprint:Singapore : Springer, 2018.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Series:Green energy and technology
Green energy and technology.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11543145
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ISBN:9789811075780
9811075786
9789811075797
9811075794
9789811356544
9811356548
9789811075773
9811075778
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 25, 2018).
Summary:This book presents a game changing technology of lower energy-intensive urea production of urea which is used as fertilizer. The technology, from a resource to a knowledge-intensive based industry, investigates a new synthesis approach employing electromagnetic induction and nano-catalyst at lower energy consumption. This clean and green method for a sustainable future might change the landscape of future chemical processes. It is made possible due to the enhancement in nanotechnology where quantum mechanical understanding is called into play. New reactor designs are elaborated on and discussed explicitly. Hematite and nickel oxide nanocatalysts are proposed for the green urea synthesis process, in the presence of static and oscillating magnetic fields. Strategies to increase single to triplet conversion rate are given for better understanding of the improved urea rate. The focus is deliberately on scrutinizing the greenhouse gas effect on the urea yield, in this case CO2 flow rate. Coating techniques for slow release strategies are provided to reduce the volatilization of ammonia and leaching effect, hence offering a complete solution of Green Technology. Agriculture 4.0 that creates the new patterns and precision monitoring of crop rotation and livestock utilization will be able to pave the way for better crop yield. Development of advanced technology in agriculture is important for the implementation of Agriculture 4.0 and currently an inevitable trend of the socioeconomic development in the context of broader international integration for the sustainable future. The author would like to acknowledge Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) for the grant worth RM 12 million to accomplish Green and Economical Urea project and to have full understanding on Green Technology in Urea. This book is a collaborative effort by her colleagues, Ku Zilati, Khanif, Shahrina, Zainovia, Azizah, Zakaria, and who have carried out the research over the past five years which started in 2011. Their unconditional commitment had brought us together and we completed the project with success. I wish to also thank Dr Menaka Ganeson and all my PhD students, Dr. Saima, Dr. Bilal, Mr. Zia and Mr. Irfan for their commitment to assist me to complete the book. Last but not least, thank you very much to Professor Mike Payne (Cambridge University) and Professor Koziol (Cranfield University) for the comments.
Other form:Print version: Yahya, Noorhana. Green urea. Singapore : Springer, 2018 9811075778 9789811075773
Standard no.:10.1007/978-981-10-7578-0
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Author; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; Executive Summary; 1 Urea Fertilizer: The Global Challenges and Their Impact to Our Sustainability; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 World Population; 1.3 The World Fertilizer Market; 1.4 Optimization of the Nitrogenous Fertilizer of the World Production and Consumption; 1.5 Global Warming Impact of Nitrogenous Fertilizers; 1.6 The Emissions of NO2 and N2O from Soils and Its Model; 1.7 Summary; References; 2 Gas Adsorption and Urea Formation Using Magnetically Induced Environment; 2.1 Introduction.
  • 2.2 History of Ammonia and Urea Synthesis2.3 Magneto-Dynamics and Catalytic Activity; 2.3.1 Heterogeneous Catalyst; 2.3.2 Density Functional Theory (DFT); 2.4 Simulation and Experimental Evaluation of NiO Nanoparticle for Urea Synthesis; 2.4.1 DFT Simulation Adsorption Study of Nickel Oxide NiO (111) with H2, N2, and CO2 Molecules; 2.4.2 DFT Simulation Study of Electronic Band Structure and Partial Density of States of NiO Unit Cell, NiO (111, NiO (111), CO2 and NiO (111), CO2, H2, N2 Molecules.
  • 2.4.2.1 DFT Simulation Study of Electronic Band Structure and Partial Density of States of NiO Unit Cell2.4.2.2 DFT Simulation Study of Electronic Band Structure and Partial Density of States of NiO (111) Cleaved Surface; 2.4.2.3 DFT Simulation Study of Electronic Band Structure and Partial Density of States of NiO (111) Cleaved Surface with CO2; 2.4.2.4 DFT Simulation Study of Electronic Band Structure and Partial Density of States of NiO (111) Cleaved Surface with CO2, H2, and N2; 2.5 Nanocatalyst Synthesis and Characterization.
  • 2.5.1 Experimental Results of Synthesis and Characterization of Nanocatalyst2.6 Green Urea Synthesis Using Nanocatalyst in Magnetic Induction Method (MIM) Under Ambient Conditions; 2.7 Summary; References; 3 Reactor Design for Novel Green Urea Synthesis; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 The Effect of Magnetic Field on Singlet to Triplet Conversion; 3.1.1.1 Magneto-Thermodynamic Effect in Chemical Reaction; 3.1.2 The Development of Reactor; 3.1.2.1 Phase 1: Y-Shape Micro-reactor; 3.1.2.2 Phase 2: Lab-Scale Novel Ammonia Synthesis System; 3.1.2.3 Phase 3: Pilot-Scale Novel Urea Synthesis System.
  • 3.1.2.4 Phase 4: Pilot-Scale Synthesis of Urea3.1.3 Qualitative and Quantitative Determination of Urea; 3.1.3.1 Experimental Design; 3.1.3.2 Building the Design; 3.1.3.3 Choosing the Model Terms; 3.1.3.4 Evaluating the Design; 3.1.3.5 Optimization; 3.1.4 Numerical Analysis of Urea; 3.1.4.1 Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Urea; 3.1.5 Response Surface Methodology (RSM) Results; 3.1.5.1 Model Fitting and Analysis of Variance; 3.1.5.2 Diagnostic Model; 3.1.6 Urea Yield Analysis; 3.1.7 Optimization of Green Urea; 3.1.8 Pilot-Scale Urea Product; 3.1.9 The Patent of Urea Synthesis Process.