Transporting urea for quantitative conversion into ammonia
Patent 5252308 Issued on October 12, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date: December 31, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
High purity ammonia is quantitatively produced from urea by reaction with water in the presence of acid. A major advantage of the invention is that urea can be safely transported to a conversion site, then converted to ammonia. The net result is that high purity ammonia is available wherever it is needed without the toxic hazard presented by transporting ammonia.
Other References
Kirk-Othmer, Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Third Edition, vol. 23, John Wiley & Sons (1983), p. 56