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Urea-formaldehyde granular fertilizer

US4280830A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 23, 1980
Grant dateJul 28, 1981
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Expiry dateJan 23, 2000

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S71/904
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A free-flowing granular fertilizer composition and a process for its preparation in which the granules comprise expanded, substantially oil-free coffee grounds as a carrier coated and impregnated with a urea-formaldehyde condensation product. The condensation product has from 1 to 3 moles of urea for each mole of formaldehyde and the composition has at least 15% of the total nitrogen in cold water insoluble form.

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