April 2023

World Fertilizer’s April issue is out now, and contains a range of fascinating articles on topics such as vibrating screens, bagging and blending, ammonia solutions, and corrosion control. The issue begins with a regional report from Contributing Editor, Gordon Cope, evaluating the impacts of the Ukraine war on the North American fertilizer sector. The new issue also offers insights from Stamicarbon, as the company discuss the nitric acid technologies and plant design considerations necessary to accelerate the decarbonisation of the fertilizer industry. As always, the World Fertilizer team hope you enjoy the brand new issue!

This month's front cover is brought to you by Stamicarbon.

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Navigating North America’s Fertilizer Sector

Contributing Editor, Gordon Cope, evaluates the negative impacts from the Ukraine war that are expected to resonate throughout North America for the foreseeable future.

The Decarbonisation Toolkit

Carmen Perez, Stamicarbon, The Netherlands, describes the nitric acid technologies and plant design considerations necessary to accelerate the decarbonisation of the fertilizer industry.

Learning Lessons From Failure

Raj K. Patadia and Nathaniel G. Sutton, The Equity Engineering Group (E²G), USA, outline the process of failure analysis performed for a syngas compressor rotor wheel in an ammonia plant.

Prevention Is The Key To Preservation

Grace Morgan, METTLER TOLEDO, USA, explains the three keys to preventing corrosion at the truck scale and maximising the life of this important asset.

Bigger Is Better For Ammonia

Kevin Rouwenhorst, Ammonia Energy Association, The Netherlands, discusses how renewable ammonia production can be scaled up with electrolysis-based hydrogen feedstock.

A Catalyst For A Greener Future

Sergio Panza, Casale, Switzerland, explains how improving ammonia synthesis catalyst technologies could contribute towards a greener future, with more efficient and less energy-consuming plants.

Optimising High Frequency Screening Efficiencies

Charles Sonnenschein, Alex Edwards, and Stuart Spetseris, J&H Equipment, Inc., USA, outline the benefits of utilising an automated electronic wire mesh cleaning system to improve efficiencies and product yield.

Pick ‘N’ Mix

Kelvin Feist, Sackett Waconia, USA, considers some of the recent advances in blending technology that are shaping the fertilizer industry.

Solid Storage For Fertilizer Facilities

Paul Smith, Legacy Building Solutions, USA, discusses the innovations that can help provide enhanced protection for the steel framing in fabric fertilizer buildings and extend the life of storage facilities.

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