Conversion Factors

To Convert:	To:	Multiply By:
Tons, long	pounds	2240.0
Tons, long	metric tonnes	1.0161
Tons, long	short tons	1.2000
Tonnes, metric	pounds	2204.6
Tonnes, metric	long tons	0.9842
Tonnes, metric	short tons	1.1023
Tons, short	pounds	2000.0
Tons, short	long tons	0.8929
Tons, short	metric tonnes	0.9072

Nitrogen Production Factors

To produce 1 short ton of:	Requires:
Ammonia	32.5 million Btu of natural gas (33.5 million Btu of natural gas prior to May 1, 2006)
Urea solution	0.58 tons of ammonia 0.78 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2)
Urea prills (46% N)	1.01 tons of urea solution
Nitric acid (22% N)	0.29 tons of ammonia
Ammonium nitrate solution	0.80 tons of nitric acid 0.22 tons of ammonia
UAN solution (32% N)	0.45 tons of ammonium nitrate solution 0.35 tons of urea solution
Phosphate Production Factors
To produce 1 short ton of:	Requires:
Sulfuric Acid (100% H2SO4)	0.33 short tons sulfur
Phosphoric Acid (100% P2O5)	2.8 short tons sulfuric acid 3.5-4.0 short tons phosphate rock
Diammonium Phosphate (46% P2O5)	1.175 short tons of wet phosphoric acid (40% P2O5) or 0.47 short tons P2O5 0.23 short tons ammonia or in raw material form: 1.65-1.90 short tons phosphate rock 0.44 short tons sulfur 0.23 short tons ammonia
Triple Super Phosphate	0.4 short tons 70 BPL rock 0.85 short tons 40% P2O5 phosphoric acid