Synthesis and Characterization of Fertilizer Grade Urea from Cattle Waste

Abstract

Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium are the three major nutrients required for healthy plant growth. Cow urine contains significant amount of Nitrogen and Potassium. The recent research show that only 20% of nitrogenous material consumed by cattle is absorbed remaining 80% excreted in urine and dung. This study shows that the fertilizer grade urea synthesized from cow urine by standard procedure and characterized by FT-IR for functional group determination. The presence of urea in the sample was confirmed by Biuret test. This study gives a ample scope to the farmers to increases the soil fertility and better yield of agricultural products. The percentage of Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen and Hydrogen in synthesized urea was determined by the chemical analysis.