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UAN Corrosion ManagementUAN Corrosion Management
Urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) is very popular source of nitrogen fertilizer in North America. The beauty of UAN is that it delivers a high concentration of both fast and slow release nitrogen nutrients in an aqueous form that can be stored at reasonable ambient temperatures. UAN owes much of its popularity to the ability of mixing herbicides with the UAN solution for one-pass application on the farm.
In addition, UAN solution allows for improved safety versus anhydrous ammonia or dry ammonium nitrate, easy handling, accurate measurement and application. The downside of UAN solutions is that they can be corrosive to most metal surfaces. Left untreated, UAN can seriously damage pumps, pipelines, storage tanks, barges, rail cars, tank trucks, and agricultural equipment.
UAN corrosion can lead to following detrimental impacts for UAN producers, traders, dealers, and farmers:
- Decreased value of UAN due to discoloration and sludge formation
- Damage to equipment, pipelines, storage tanks, barges, rail cars and tank cars
- Cost of cleaning, removing, and disposing of UAN storage tank and rail car sludge
- Increased maintenance costs for producers and users UAN Corrosion Inhibition Programs
- Increased financial claims against producers, dealers and applicators
Read more about UAN Corrosion. More fertilizer talk on www.fluidjournal.org
Nalco has been manufacturing UAN corrosion inhibitors and servicing UAN producers and dealers worldwide for more than 12 years. This experience, combined with world-class research and on site technical service, has allowed Nalco to develop a fully integrated approach to UAN corrosion management. This thorough approach has made Nalco the global leader in UAN corrosion management products and services.
