Chemistry: fertilizers – Processes and products – Forms or conditioning
Patent
1993-12-27
1995-09-19
Langel, Wayne
Chemistry: fertilizers
Processes and products
Forms or conditioning
71 6411, C05G 500
Patent
active
054512433
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the controllably affecting fertilizer composition which as a mixture contains plant nutrients, water, oil and w/o type surfactant. The invention also relates to the use of such a fertilizer mixture by adding it to the soil.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the field there is a well known problem which is due to fertilizing soil with large amounts of plant nutrient. In that case the nutrient may dissolve into the soil at a rate which is too fast compared to the rate at which the nutrient is absorbed into the plants and improve their growth. Too high a solubility can lead to the leaching of large amounts of nutrient away from the roots or to the damage of plants due to overdosing of nutrient. One has tried to overcome the above disadvantages either by reducing the solubility of nutrients and/or by using barrier layers or coatings.
One way to bring about a slowly soluble fertilizer is to prepare an emulsion which has a non-hygroscopic component evenly surrounding the nutrient and preventing the nutrient from dissolving too early into the soil. The U.S. Pat. No. 3,192,030 discloses the mixing of solid nutrient to a so-called water-in-oil emulsion (w/o emulsion), the oil phase of which consists of an organic solution containing wax and the water phase of which consists of pure water. According the publication the formulation turns into solid, wax coated nutrient in the soil after the water and the organic liquid have evaporated, and the nutrient is slowly released to be exploited by the plants.
The U.S. defensive publication T969,003 discloses an emulsion composition which consists of a liquid plant nutrient, an organic solvent which is insoluble in water and w/o type surfactant. The mixture consists of about 13-26% by weight of fertilizer, about 60-81% by weight of water, about 4-13% by weight of oil and about 0.2-1.4% by weight of w/o type surfactant (examples 4, 6 and 7). The formulation thus concerns liquid fertilizer compositions where the plant nutrient is dissolved in a large quantity of water. The amount of fertilizer is very large and difficult to handle considering its nutritive value, and besides, it's use depends on transportation, treatment and spreading equipments of the liquid.
It is evident that although the arrangement of the U.S. publication T969,003 has many advantages e.g. its small number of components, it contains limitations concerning the handling and choosing of raw materials.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The purpose of the present invention is to produce a fertilizer composition, the nutrient of which is controllably affecting. Further a composition is strived for which is affecting controllably when using the most important plant nutritives, and for the raw material of which also nutrient salts compositions, which clog the common fertilizers, are suitable. One goal is also a fertilizer composition in the preparation, handling, and spreading of which equipments available can be utilized. Furthermore, an aim is also a mixture, the nutrient of which is better absorbed into the plants and improve their growth.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The objectives mentioned before have now been achieved with the new controllably affecting fertilizer composition, which is mainly characterized in that it is in the form of a paste, containing 30-86% by weight of a compound containing nutrient, 10-50% by weight of water, 2-20% by weight of oil and 2-25% by weight of water-in-oil type (w/o type) surfactant.
Surprisingly, it has been noticed that the new fertilizer composition mentioned above improves the maximal nitrogen intake of plants and so makes an extreme plant growth possible. The fertilizer composition in question also operates better with common amounts of fertilizer compared to a fertilizer composition without an emulgator.
Another advantage of present invention is that the fertilizer composition which is in the form of a paste and is addable as such into the soil without large quantities of water or without having to mix it into lar
REFERENCES:
patent: T969003 (1978-04-01), Phillips, Jr. et al.
patent: 3192030 (1965-06-01), Mills et al.
patent: 4345931 (1982-08-01), Meyer
patent: 4997642 (1991-03-01), Curtis et al.
Kemira Oy
Langel Wayne
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