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Indian Standard

REAFFIRMED

SPECIFICATION FOR
SUPERPHOSPHATE

xxx 2010

( Second Revision)
Second Reprint OcrOBER 2000

UDC 631.855

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OF INDIAN STANDARDS

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Gr 2

November 1979

IS : 294 1979
( Rcamr-ecll995 )

lndian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
SUPERPHOSPHATE

( Second Revision)
Fertilizers Sectional Committee, peDe 20
Representing
Ministry of Agriculture '"
Division)

Chairman

DR K. N.

SYNOHAL

Irrigation

(Crops

Members
A. C. OARO ( Alternate to
Dr K. N. Synghal )

SHRI

AORiCULTURAL CHEMIST
SHRI BABUBALI GULABCHAND

Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, Hyderabad

Indian Sugar Mills Association, Calcutta

SHRI P. C. SAWHNEY tAltemate i

SHRI A. K. BHAlTACHARYYA
National Test House.
SHRl K. D. DAs ( Alternate)
SHRt A. K. BOSE
Directorate General

Calcutta
of Technical Development,

New Delhi

Alternate)
Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers
National Fertilizers Ltd, New Delhi
Planning Commission
Department of Agriculture, Government of Uttar
Pradesh, Luck now
SHRI A. W. COURT
Shaw Wallace 1.\ Co Ltd, Calcutta
SHRJ C. MURUGESAN ( Alternate )
DR G. DEV
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
DR B. K. DHAR
Ministry of Agriculture & Irrigation (Fertilizer
Division)
SHRI K. R. AOOARWAL ( Alternate )
DR A. B. OliOSH
Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
DR A. B. GHOSH
Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi
SIIRI V. R. R. GUPTA
Madras Fertilizer Ltd, Madras
DR T. S. VISWANATHAN ( Alternate)
HEAD OF A a RIC U L T U R A L Agricultural
Chemist to the Government or
CIIEMISTRY & SOIL SCIENCE,
Maharashtra, Pune

SHRI M. S. GROVER (
SMT S. CHAKRAVOR1Y
SHRl P. P. CUANDNA
SHRI S. CUANDRASEKHAR
[)R R. K. S. CHAUHAN

MAHA'JMA
PH U L 8
VIDYAPEETII, RAHURI

KRISln

( Continued on

PQ~

2 )

Copyright 1979
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SHRl

Representing
Indian Chemical Manufacturers'
Calcutta

A/embers
U. N. Huxxu

SIiRl

Association,

B. S. GILRA ( Alternate)

SURl JOHN K. JOHN

SURf N. S. PAltTHASARATIIY

E.I.D -Parry ( India) Ltd, Madras

( Alternate)

The Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd,

Udyogarnandal
SHRf T. NATARAJAN ( Alternate )
SHRf S. D. KORPAL
Indian
Farmers Fertilizers Cooperative Ltd,
New Delhi
SURI H. C. MALHOTRA ( Alternate)
S~RI M. P. KRISHNAIAH
Corornandel Fertilizers Ltd, Vishakhapatnam
SHRI K. P. K. Muwruv ( Alternate )
DR S. NARAYANAN POllY
Rubber Board, Kottayam
StlRI M. V. PUSHPADAS ( Alternate)
DR N. S. RANDHAWA
Agricultural Department, Government of Punjab,
Chandigarh
SHRI A. K. RAO
The D.C.M. Chemicals Works, New Delhi
SHIH R. P. GUPTA ( Alternate )
SURI SATYAN4ND
The Fertilizer Association of India, New Delhi
SHIH B. K. JAIN ( Alternate)
SHRI S. SU8DIAH
Directorate General of Supplies & Disposals, New
Delhi
SHRI N. G. S. (VF.R ( Alternate)
SURI M, TUEYUNNI
Hindustun Steel Ltd. Rourkela
DR !\1. S. V A1DYA
The Dharmasi Morarji Chemical Co Ltd, Bombay
SI-IRI P. V. S. RAO ( Alternate)
DR S. VfRMA
The Fertilizer ( Planning & Development) of India
Ltd, Sindri
f)R K. f\.1. VERMA ( Alternate)
I)R J. S. P. Y ADAV
Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal
I)R I. P. AOROL ( Alternate)
SHHI M. S. SAXfNA,
Director General, DIS ( Ex-officio Member )
DIrector ( P&(~ )

I)R JOSEPH XAVlER

Secretary

DR R. A.

KHAN

Assistant Director ( P&C ), DIS

Fertilizers and Allied Products Subcommittee,

peDe 20: I

Convener
[)a

K. N.

SYNGHAL

Ministry of Agriculture
Division ), New Delhi

& Irrigation

(Crops

Members
A. C. GARO ( Alternate to
Dr K. N. Synghal )

SURI

( Continued on page 6 )

IS : 294 1979
( Continued from page 2 )

SHRI

Members
M. R. AOARW AL

R,presenting
The Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd, Trombay
Unit, Bombay

SHRI P. G. DIVE ( Alternate)

SHRI A. W. COURT
Shaw Wallace & Co Ltd,
SHRI M. S. RAMACHARI ( Alternate)
DR B. K. DHAR
Ministry of Agriculture

Madras
& Irrigation (Fertilizer

Division ), New Delhi

SHRt K. R. AOOARWAL ( Alternate)

SHRI M. C. OARO
Indian Explosives Ltd, Kanpur
SHRI R. NARAYANAN ( Alternate)
SHRI B. S. GILRA
Delhi Cloth & General Mills Co Ltd, New Delhi
DR A. B. GHOSH
Indian Agricultural Research Institution, New Delhi
SHRI M. S. GROVER
Directorate General of Technical Development,

New Delhi
SHRI V. G. NAYANAR ( Alternate)
SHRI
R. R. GUPTA
Madras Fertilizers Ltd, Madras
DR 'f. S. VISWANATHAN ( Alternate)
SURI K. L. LUTHRA
Pyrites Phosphate & Chemicals Ltd, New Delhi
SHRI K. R. K. MURTHY
Coromandel Fertilizers Ltd, Hyderabad
SMRI Ca. S. PRASAD ( Alternate)
DR R. NATARAJAN
Southern Petro-Chemical Industries Corporation

v.

( SPIC ). Madras
SHRI R. S. RAMAN ( Alternate)
SHRI N. S. PARTHASARATHY
E.I.D.Parry
SHRI A. G. KRIPAL SINGH

( India) Ltd, Madras

( Alternate )
SUR) K. D. PURl
Indian Sugar Mills -Association, New Delhi
SHRI P. T. RANOACHARI
Neyveli Lignite Corporation, Neyveli
SHRI P. 8. SRIRANOAN ( Alternate)
SHRI V. A. SANORANI
Gujarat State Fertilizers Co, Vadodara
SHRI M. D. PATEL ( Alternate)
SHRI SATYA NAND
The Fertilizer Association of India, New Delhi
SHRt B. K. JAIN ( Alternate )

U. C.

Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar

Alternate)
Government of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal
Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co-operative Ltd,
New Delhi
SHRI S. JACOB ( Alternate )
SHRI ABRAHAM THOMAS
The Fertilizers & Chemicals Travancore Ltd,
P. O. Udyogamandal
SHRt R. SAN KARAN NAIR ( Alternate)
DR S. VERMA
The Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd, Sindri
P.O., Dhanbad District
DR

SHUKLA

Oil M. L. CHOUDHARY
SaRI D. V. SINGH
SHRJ L. R. TALWAR

AMENDMENT NO. 1 APRIL 2001

TO

IS 294: 1'7' SPECIFICATION FOR SUPERPHOSPHATE

(S.COIIIl Rnl.rltM)

f""

r
4 Lr.ab(e .1, Sl No. (iii), !oottuJle ",.rtett
folloWing for 1
me eXJltll'8 footnote:
'tA.01. . . . of 0.1 u.il of DUtri........ be penaillible.'

Ct' ] - Substitute tile

( Pllge 4, c/~ .z )- Substitute the following for the exialilll clause:

"Thecontainers shill be aeaalely cloeed Ind markedwitb the following:
I)

Nlme of manufldUrerlPool handling Ipacy/lmpolter (wbele I

maDufaetu~r is Ilso pool hlndUns Igency. word cpt Ind U the case
may be, if In importer the word 'I' sball be written Ipinst tbe Dime of
such DIIftufactUler, iftbe big coDlli. impoltcd fertilizer);

b) Trade mark Ind/or BIiDdDime, if Iny;

c)

Name of abe fertilizer ( in cue of impoltcd fertilizer the word

'Imported'sball be lupencribecl);

d) Pereent nutrient II Wiler IOlubie P205 to be denoled by the Jettell:

P(WS).J
e)

GIOIIaDd Del ~iPt ia kilogtalll, wtae.packed;

f)

Ba1cb Dumbel; aDd

I) Maximum rellil price --- inclusive of all taxa (Applicable, if tile

.tatutory price has . t beeD fIXed)."

(PCD20)

IS : 294 1979

lndian SlaTldarl!
SPECIF~ICA TION

FOR
SUPERPHOSPHATE

( Second Revision)

o.

FOR E W 0 R D

0.1 This Indian Standard (Second Revision) was adopted by the Indian
Standards .Institution on 18 January 1979, after the draft finalized by the
Fertilizers Sectional Committee had been approved by the Petroleum, Coal
and Related Products Division Council.
0.2 This standard was first published in 1951 and revised in 1962. In the
present revision, while two grades of the material arc being retained, their
water soluble phosphates ( as P200 ) contents are being lowered from 18'0
and 16"0 to 16"0 and 140 percent respectively. Packing and marking clauses
have also been modified,
0.3 In the preparation of this standard, consideration has been given to
the need for maintaining co-ordination with the specification of the
Fertilizer ( Control) Order, 1957 and the Essentinl Commodities Act, 1955
of Government ofl ndia, However this standard is subject to the provisions irnposed under this Order wherever applicable.

0.4 For particle size, the usc of IS Sieves conforming to IS: 460-1962* is
prescribed.

Where IS Sieves arc not available, other standard sieves as

judged from aperture size may be used.

0.5 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this
standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test Of analysis, shall be rounded otT in accordance
with IS: 2-1960t. The number of significant places retained in the rounded
off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.

1. SCOPE

1.1 This standard prescribes the requirements and the methods of sampling
and test for superphosphate. The material is used as a fertilizer.
Spccification for test sieves ( revised ).
fRules for rounding otT numerical values ( revised ).

IS : 294 1979
1-, GRADES
2.1 There shall be two grades of the materia), namely:
a) Grade 1, and

b) Grade 2.

3. REQUIREMENTS
3.1 The material shall be free from excessive lumps and shall not form a
hard cake on storage.
.
3.1 The material shall also comply with the requirements given in Table 1.
TABLE I

SL

REQUIREMENTS FOR SUPERPHOSPHATE

CHARACTERISTIC-

_REQUIREMI:NT
_ _ A.

FOR_

No.

Grade 1
(1)
i)
ii)

iii)

(2)

(3)

Moisture, percent by mass, Max

Free phosphoric acid (as P

percent by mass, Max

Grade 2
(4)

(')

120

12'0

4'0

4'0

11 of IS:6092
( Part III )-1971-

16'0

140

7 of IS:6092
( Part III )-1971

6 ),

fWater soluble phosphates

(as Pto 6 ), -percent by mass,
Min

METHODS Of TEST
REF TO

5.1 of IS: 6092

( Part VI )-1971

.Methods of sampling and test (or fertilizers:

Part VI Determination of impurities.
Part III Determination of phosphorus.

t A tolerance of 0'2 unit of nutrient shall

be permissible.

4. PACKING AND MARKING

4.1 Packing - The material shall be packed in 50-kg packing or as agreed
to between the purchaser and the supplier. Jute bags or high density
polyethyle-ne woven bags with loose or laminated polyethylene film liner
shall be used. Each package shall be securely closed.
4.1 Markiol- Each package shall bear legibly and indelibly the following
information:
a) Name of the fertilizer;
b) }iame of the manufacturer and his recognized trade-mark, if any;
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c) Water soluble phosphates ( as P~06 ), percentage by mass;

d) Batch number and date of manufacture; and

e) Gross and net mass in kg.

4.2.1 The packages may also be marked with the Standard Mar k ,
NOTF. - The usc of the Standard Mark is governed by the provisions of the
Bureau of Indian Standards Act. 1936 and the Rules and Regulations made thereunder. The Standard M ark on products covered hy an Indian Standard conveys
the assurance that they have been produced to cornplv with the requirements of that
standard under a well defined system of inspection, testing and quality control
which is devised and supervised by R IS and operated by the producer. Standard
marked products are also continuously checked by DIS for conformity to that
standard as a further safeguard. Details of conditions under \vhich a Iicence for
the use of the Standard Mark may be granted to manufacturers or producers may
be obtained from the Bureau of Indian Standards.

s.

SAl\1PLING

5.1 Representative test samples of the material shall be drawn

prescribed in IS : 6092 ( Part I )-1971 -.

as

5.2 Criteria for Conformity - For declaring the conformity of the lot to
the requirements of this specification, the test results on the composite test
sample shall satisfy all the requirements specified in 3.

6. l'.:Sl l\,1f4:THC)DS
6.1 Tests Ior the requirements listed under 3 shall be carried out according
to the methods prescribed in IS: 6092 (Part III )-1971 * and IS: 6092
(Part VI ) -1971 *. Reference to relevant clauses is given in col 5 of Table 1.

Methods of sampling and test for fertilizers:

Part I Sampling.
Part III Determination of phosphorus,
Part VI Determination of impurities.

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