System for improving material release profiles
US5476528A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC05G5/37
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Improved release profiles which can, for the first time, be customized to match requirements of systems including crop nutrient uptake are realized by providing a plurality of heterogeneous particles comprised of water-soluble constituents set in a matrix of water-insoluble materials, and further providing a continuous homogeneous barrier of same, or a different water-insoluble material, juxtaposed the peripheral surface of each such heterogeneous particle. A first alternate embodiment includes forming in situ reaction products to reduce the specific gravity of such heterogeneous particles. In a second alternate embodiment, there is substituted for all, or a portion of such water-soluble material, organic media comprised primarily of composted poultry litter wherein soluble iron values remain available for substantial periods of time without incorporating or utilizing expensive conventional synthetic chelating agents.
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