TOTAL NITROGEN DETERMINATION IN AMMONIACAL, AMIDIC AND NITRATE NITROGEN CONTAINING FERTILIZERS BY THE RANEY CATALYST METHOD
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This paper presents the optimized conditions for the determination of total nitrogen in ammoniacal, amidic, and nitrate nitrogen containing fertilizers by the Raney catalyst method using a Buchi K-436 speed digester and a Buchi K-360 distillation unit.References
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