SHELL THIOGRO UREA-ES TECHNOLOGY

Shell Sulphur Solutions

QUICK FACTS

■■ Shell Urea-ES technology newly launched in 2015

■■ Customisable elemental sulphur content

■■ Agronomic trials underway across the globe on diverse soil types and crops

Shell Thiogro’s new Urea-ES technology helps progressive urea manufacturers to satisfy the growing demand for plant nutrient sulphur by incorporating sulphur into the world’s most widely- used fertiliser – urea.

In many cases, Shell’s Urea-ES technology can help create cost savings at the plant by replacing a portion

of higher cost nitrogen feedstock with lower cost elemental sulphur.

Incorporating elemental sulphur into urea can also free up additional urea liquor or ammonia feedstock, which can be used to produce more urea, or be redirected to other uses.

SHELL UREA-ES TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATES MICRONISED ELEMENTAL SULPHUR INTO UREA, ENABLING FERTILISER MANUFACTURERS TO PRODUCE A SULPHUR-ENHANCED UREA THAT PROVIDES MORE OF THE NUTRIENTS CROPS NEED

The flexibility of Shell Urea-ES technology allows fertiliser manufacturers to produce customised sulphur-enhanced urea formulations that suit the unique needs of their customers, offering an all-in-one nitrogen and sulphur fertiliser solution.

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By incorporating elemental sulphur—the most concentrated form of sulphur—Shell Urea-ES technology also produces fertilisers with a higher nutrient density than straight urea, helping to create logistical efficiencies along the value chain.

SULPHUR-ENHANCED UREA GRANULE

A cross section of a sulphur-enhanced urea granule produced using Shell Urea-ES technology reveals consistently-dispersed particles of elemental sulphur, in white. The average particle size is less than 40 µm (40/1000 mm).

The formulation of the depicted sulphur-enhanced urea is 40-0-0 13S (sulphur is in elemental form).

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WHY PARTNER WITH SHELL SULPHUR SOLUTIONS?

■■ Shell intellectual property and sulphur know-how Access to one of the most advanced sulphur-enhanced fertiliser technologies available today

■■ End-to-end implementation support Our experienced technical team is there to guide the implementation process, from customised front-end engineering and project support to commissioning

■■ Agronomic support Shell has conducted extensive field trials in diverse locations with various formulations of sulphur-enhanced fertilisers. We can assist in designing field trials for your specific formulation, and by offering existing agronomic data

■■ Market expertise The Shell Thiogro team is experienced in advising customers on ways to develop new and existing markets for sulphur-enhanced fertilisers

Contact us to find out more about how Shell Thiogro’s Urea-ES technology can help you produce sulphur-enhanced urea at thiogro-info@shell.com

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