Keith Edward Jensen
Engineers in Pocatello, ID
License number
Utah 174571-2202
Issued Date
Feb 5, 1992
Expiration Date
Mar 31, 2017
Category
Engineer/Land Surveyor
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
Pocatello, ID
Professional information
Solid Fertilizer With A Modifier Bound To Its Surface
US Patent:
5654033, Aug 5, 1997
Filed:
Oct 12, 1995
Appl. No.:
8/542040
Inventors:
Gerald James McNabb - Pocatello ID
Keith Edward Jensen - Pocatello ID
Keith Edward Jensen - Pocatello ID
Assignee:
J.R. Simplot Co. - Pocatello ID
International Classification:
B05D 700
US Classification:
427212
Abstract:
A surface-modified solid fertilizer product is produced by preparing a mixture of a modifier, a water-soluble calcium salt, and water. The modifier is desirably a nitrification inhibitor such as dicyanodiamide and the calcium salt is desirably calcium chloride. A solid fertilizer is prepared, preferably in granular form. The fertilizer has a component reactive with calcium to produce a water-insoluble precipitate. The mixture is coated onto the solid fertilizer, and the solid fertilizer having the mixture coated thereon is dried. The calcium salt reacts with the reactive component of the fertilizer to produce an insoluble binding agent that binds the modifier to the surface of the fertilizer particles.