Pesticides Manufacturing
Plant

Fertilizers are chemical or natural chemicals that are used to boost the fertility of the soil. They add the three major macronutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium), three minor macronutrients (calcium, magnesium, and sulphur), micronutrients (such as copper, iron, and zinc), and other agents (often fillers, which have multiple functions) to the soil to supplement and balance the nutrients already present in the soil, which are often depleted after previous growing seasons of use. Some fertilisers also work to improve the soil's efficacy by boosting aeration and improving water retention capacity.

Pesticides include insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, animal repellents, and other substances used to control pests or weeds. Pesticides are chemicals or biological agents that dissuade, incapacitate, or kill pests such as insects, nematodes, microorganisms, or tiny animals that are known to ruin crops, cause nuisance, or spread diseases.

Market Size of Pesticides/Fertilizers

As of 2023, the global Agrochemicals and Pesticides market was estimated at more than USD 270,000 million, and it’s anticipated to reach USD 3,20,000 million in 2028, with a CAGR of 2.4% during the forecast years.

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Ingredients used in Pesticides/Fertilizers Manufacturing

Fertilizers:

Nitrogen Sources: Nitrogen is crucial for plant growth, especially in the early stages. Common nitrogen sources in fertilizers include ammonium nitrate, urea, ammonium sulfate, and organic materials like compost.
Phosphorus Sources: Phosphorus promotes root development and overall plant health. Phosphorus sources in fertilizers include superphosphate, triple superphosphate, and rock phosphate.
Potassium Sources: Potassium helps plants regulate water uptake and maintain overall health. Potassium sources in fertilizers include potassium chloride, potassium sulfate, and potassium nitrate.
Secondary Nutrients: These include calcium, magnesium, and sulfur, which are also important for plant growth and development.
Micronutrients: These are trace elements that plants require in smaller amounts. Common micronutrients include iron, manganese, zinc, copper, boron, and molybdenum.

Pesticides:

Active Ingredients: For example, insecticides might contain active ingredients like pyrethroids, neonicotinoids, or organophosphates, while herbicides might contain glyphosate or 2,4-D.
Inert Ingredients: These are additional components in pesticide formulations that are not intended to control pests but may help improve the effectiveness, stability, or application properties of the product.
Adjuvants: Adjuvants are additives that can enhance the performance of pesticides by improving their dispersal, adhesion, or penetration into plant tissues. Adjuvants include surfactants, spreaders, stickers, and penetrants.
Carrier Agents: These are substances used to dilute the active ingredients and facilitate their application. Water is a common carrier for liquid pesticides, while solid carriers can be used for granular formulations.

High Shear & High Viscosity Mixing Technology
for Pesticides/Fertilizers Manufacturing

High-shear mixers or high-shear homogenizers are used to produce standard mixtures of ingredients that do not naturally mix. This industrial machinery disperses, or transports, one phase or ingredient (liquid, solid, gas) into a main continuous phase (liquid), with which it would normally be immiscible. A rotor, together with a stationary component known as a stator, or an array of rotors and stators, is used in a mixing tank containing the solution to be mixed, and in a pipe through which the solution passes, to create shear. A high-shear homogenizer mixer is used to create emulsions, suspensions, lyosols (gas dispersed in liquid), and granular products. It is used in the food, pharmaceutical, adhesives, chemical, cosmetic, and plastics industries for emulsification, homogenization, particle size reduction, and dispersion.

Key design factors in the high shear mixers include the diameter of the rotor and its rotational speed, the distance between the rotor and the stator.

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Pesticides/Fertilizers Manufacturing Plant

United Group's Pesticides/Fertilizers Manufacturing Plant uses the high shear and high viscosity mixing technology for production of insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, animal repellents, and various other plant growth additives.

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The three stage action of the rotor/stator workhead draws liquid and solid ingredients into the mixing zone, subjects them to intense hydraulic and mechanical shear, then projects them back into the mix. Quickly, the material passes through the workhead multiple times and progressively reduces the particle size.