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Byrd et a1.
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Jan. 9, 1979
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MONOAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE
FERTILIZER SUSPENSION
71/64 C; 423/308
4,066,432
1/1978
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ABSTRACT
A simpli?ed, commercially feasible, split-addition
method of producing a liquid, sprayable fertilizer com
position which contains ammonium phosphates is dis
closed which yields a fertilizer with improved storage
properties over prior compositions of this type and
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6 Claims, No Drawings
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admixing the appropriate quantities of water and mono- 45 composition which are of 20 mesh size or greater is only
up to about 2%, and most preferably only up to about
1%, by weight, of they composition. In other preferred
ammonia'is added to induce an essentially instantaneous
aspects, the method hereof admits of the incorporation
ammoniation reaction. Batch production of such fertil
of other ingredients into the fertilizer composition. For
izers is attractive from an economic standpoint, since
example, a potassium source such as potash can be
transportation and handling costs are less than in the
added. The most preferred fertilizer in accordance with
case of production of suspension fertilizers at a central
the invention is denominated an 11-33-0 suspension
plant. As a consequence of using dispersed production
That
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EXAMPLE
Having thus described the invention, what is claimed
A number of 11-33-0 fertilizer suspensions were made 40 as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:
1. In a batch method of producing a sprayable mono
using MAP (11-52-0), anhydrous ammonia (82% N),
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