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Technical Grade Urea is an organic compound. Urea serves an important role in the metabolism of nitrogen-containing compounds. It is a colorless, odorless solid, highly soluble in water, urea is basically non-toxic. Urea is a raw material used in the manufacture of many important chemicals, such as: Various plastics, especially the Urea-formaldehyde resins. Various adhesives, such as Urea-formaldehyde or the urea-melamine-formaldehyde used in marine plywood. Potassium cyanate, another industrial feedstock.
| Chemical formula | CH4N2O |
| Molar mass | 60.056 g·mol |
| Appearance | White solid |
| Density | 1.32 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 133 to 135 °C (271 to 275 °F; 406 to 408 K) |
| Solubility in water | 1079 g/L (20 °C) 1670 g/L (40 °C) 2510 g/L (60 °C) 4000 g/L (80 °C) |
| Solubility | 500 g/L glycerol[2] 50g/L ethanol ~4 g/L acetonitrile[3] |
| Vapor pressure | 0.4 mmHg (20 °C)[3] |
| Basicity | 13.9[4] |
| Magnetic susceptibility | -33.4·10−6 cm3/mol |