The article contains sections titled:
1.
Calcium Cyanamide
1.1.
Physical Properties
1.2.
Chemical Properties
1.3.
Production
1.3.1.
Overall Process
1.3.2.
Manufacture
1.3.3.
Processing of Technical Calcium Cyanamide
1.4.
Quality Specifications
1.5.
Storage and Transportation
1.6.
Uses
1.7.
Legal Aspects
2.
Cyanamide
2.1.
Physical Properties
2.2.
Chemical Properties
2.3.
Production
2.4.
Analysis
2.5.
Storage and Transportation
2.6.
Uses
2.7.
Legal Aspects
3.
Dicyandiamide
3.1.
Physical Properties
3.2.
Chemical Properties
3.3.
Production
3.4.
Quality Specifications and Analysis
3.5.
Storage and Transportation
3.6.
Uses
3.7.
Legal Aspects
4.
Substituted Cyanamides
5.
Toxicology and Occupational Health
Calcium cyanamide is produced from calcium carbide and nitrogen gas by an exothermic solid nitrogenation at 1000°C. It is used as a slow release nitrogen fertilizer with beneficial side effects against soilborne deseases. In chemical industry, it is the base for cyanamide and thiourea chemistry.
Cyanamide is a fairly stable, toxic substance obtained from calcium cyanamide by reaction with water and carbon dioxide. It has vast applications in industrial nitrogen organic chemistry, and is also directly used as a plant protection agent.
Dicyandiamide is derived from cyanamide by dimerization in presence of alkali. The nontoxic compound has found widespread industrial applications in resins, plastics, water treatment, and pharmaceuticals.