calcium cyanamide uses

Calcium cyanamide is mainly used as nitrogen fertilizer in agriculture. Calcium cyanamide is an alkaline fertilizer containing nitrogen and calcium. It is an improver of acidic, aged soil. It has the effect of killing grass, killing insects, killing bacteria. It also has the special effects of early defoliation of fruit trees, disinfection of branches, flower promotion, bud promotion, disinfection of fish ponds and livestock farms, and deodorization. Although Calcium cyanamide has the special effect of pesticide, it does not have the residual toxicity of pesticide. It can improve soil fertility and reduce the damage of pests and diseases.

Calcium cyanamide is a kind of gray-black powder. It is an important organic chemical raw material to producing cyanide, dicyandiamide, melamine and thiourea, and suitable for alkaline nitrogenous fertilizer. It is used for nitriding steel in industry, gold and silver ore treatment, and removal of nitrogen oxide from waste gas, removal of formaldehyde from waste water and corrosion inhibitor of salt water. In addition, calcium cyanamide can be used as raw material to produce plastics, pesticides, explosives.