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was looking up what AdBlue (additive put in modern trucks for emmissions) was made from...
"Aqueous Urea Solution 32.5%"...
"it is a 32.5% solution of high-purity urea in demineralised water"
i know Urea is contained in human urine, but what else is it used for??
Urea is also employed as a stabilizer in nitrocellulose explosives
As a reactant in the NOx-reducing SNCR and SCR reactions in exhaust gases from combustion, for example from power plants and diesel engines.
As a component of fertilizer and animal feed, providing a relatively cheap source of fixed nitrogen to promote growth.
As a raw material for the manufacture of plastics specifically, urea-formaldehyde resin.
As a raw material for the manufacture of various glues (urea-formaldehyde or urea-melamine-formaldehyde). The latter is waterproof and is used for marine plywood.
As an alternative to rock salt in the deicing of roadways and runways. It does not promote metal corrosion to the extent that salt does.
As an additive ingredient in cigarettes, designed to enhance flavour.
Sometimes used as a browning agent in factory-produced pretzels.
As an ingredient in some hair conditioners, facial cleansers, bath oils and lotions.
It is also used as a reactant in some ready-to-use cold compresses for first-aid use, due to the endothermic reaction it creates when mixed with water.
Used, along with salts, as a cloud seeding agent to expedite the condensation of water in clouds, producing precipitation.
The ability of urea to form clathrates (also called host-guest complexes, inclusion compounds, and adducts) was used in the past to separate paraffins.
As a flame-proofing agent (commonly used in dry chemical fire extinguishers as Urea-potassium bicarbonate)
As an ingredient in many tooth whitening products.
Added to stainless steel alloys used in some Japanese knives to retain sharpness.
As a cream to soften the skin, especially cracked skin on the bottom of one's feet.
"Aqueous Urea Solution 32.5%"...
"it is a 32.5% solution of high-purity urea in demineralised water"
i know Urea is contained in human urine, but what else is it used for??
Urea is also employed as a stabilizer in nitrocellulose explosives
As a reactant in the NOx-reducing SNCR and SCR reactions in exhaust gases from combustion, for example from power plants and diesel engines.
As a component of fertilizer and animal feed, providing a relatively cheap source of fixed nitrogen to promote growth.
As a raw material for the manufacture of plastics specifically, urea-formaldehyde resin.
As a raw material for the manufacture of various glues (urea-formaldehyde or urea-melamine-formaldehyde). The latter is waterproof and is used for marine plywood.
As an alternative to rock salt in the deicing of roadways and runways. It does not promote metal corrosion to the extent that salt does.
As an additive ingredient in cigarettes, designed to enhance flavour.
Sometimes used as a browning agent in factory-produced pretzels.
As an ingredient in some hair conditioners, facial cleansers, bath oils and lotions.
It is also used as a reactant in some ready-to-use cold compresses for first-aid use, due to the endothermic reaction it creates when mixed with water.
Used, along with salts, as a cloud seeding agent to expedite the condensation of water in clouds, producing precipitation.
The ability of urea to form clathrates (also called host-guest complexes, inclusion compounds, and adducts) was used in the past to separate paraffins.
As a flame-proofing agent (commonly used in dry chemical fire extinguishers as Urea-potassium bicarbonate)
As an ingredient in many tooth whitening products.
Added to stainless steel alloys used in some Japanese knives to retain sharpness.
As a cream to soften the skin, especially cracked skin on the bottom of one's feet.
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