Process for Preparation of a Granular Humic Mineral Reagent

Abstract

A process for preparing humic-mineral agent granules is disclosed. Such a process may comprise providing a humic acid-containing material; crushing the humic acid-containing material to obtain first granules; contacting a quantity of water with the first granules, thereby forming slightly wet granules; blending the slightly wet granules for a period of time, thereby forming blended granules; contacting an amount of alkali with the blended granules, thereby forming alkali-treated granules; and mixing the alkali-treated granules at a temperature high enough to melt organic carbon substances in the alkali-treated granules. The resulting product has biologically, geologically, and chemically active properties, and may be applied to the soil alone or in combination with a commercially available fertilizer. Additionally, the resulting product may be used to detoxify solid or liquid waste products.

1 . A process for preparing nutrient-delivering humic-mineral agent granules suitable for amelioration and fertilization of soil and/or stimulation of plant growth, the process comprising:
 providing a humic acid-containing material;   crushing the humic acid-containing material to obtain first granules;   contacting a quantity of water with the first granules, thereby forming slightly wet granules;   blending the slightly wet granules for a period of time, thereby forming blended granules;   contacting an amount of alkali with the blended granules, thereby forming alkali-treated granules;   mixing the alkali-treated granules at a temperature high enough to melt organic carbon substances in the alkali-treated granules, thereby forming humic-mineral agent granules;   contacting the humic-mineral agent granules with nutrient-bearing substance, thereby forming a nutrient-bearing mixture; and   blending the nutrient bearing mixture, thereby forming nutrient-delivering humic-mineral agent granules.   
     
     
         2 . The process of  claim 1 , wherein the nutrient-bearing substance comprises ammonium nitrate, urea, ammonium sulfate, potassium nitrate and/or sodium nitrate. 
     
     
         3 . The process of  claim 1 , wherein the nutrient-bearing substance comprises calcium phosphate, super phosphate, mono-di-three ammonium phosphate, sodium phosphate and/or potassium phosphate. 
     
     
         4 . The process of  claim 1 , wherein the nutrient-bearing substance comprises potassium chloride, potassium nitrate and/or potassium sulfate. 
     
     
         5 . The process of  claim 1  wherein the nutrient-bearing substances comprises sulfur in form of elemental sulfur, sulfate, sulfite and polysulfide. 
     
     
         6 . The process of  claim 1  wherein the nutrient-bearing substances comprises organic and inorganic salts of calcium, magnesium, iron, manganese, copper, zinc, boron and molybdenum. 
     
     
         7 . Humic-mineral agent granules produced by a process comprising:
 providing a humic acid-containing material;   crushing the humic acid-containing material to obtain first granules;   contacting a quantity of water with the first granules, thereby forming slightly wet granules;   blending the slightly wet granules for a period of time, thereby forming blended granules;   contacting an amount of alkali with the blended granules, thereby forming alkali-treated granules;   mixing the alkali-treated granules at a temperature high enough to melt organic carbon substances in the alkali-treated granules, thereby forming humic-mineral agent granules;   contacting the humic-mineral agent granules with nutrient-bearing substance, thereby forming a nutrient-bearing mixture; and   blending the nutrient bearing mixture, thereby forming nutrient-delivering humic-mineral agent granules.   
     
     
         8 . The granules of  claim 7  for ameliorating soil, further including contacting the humic-mineral agent granules with soil. 
     
     
         9 . The granules of  claim 7  for detoxifying a toxic material, further including contacting the humic-mineral agent granules with the toxic material. 
     
     
         10 . The granules of  claim 7  further including a fertilizer as the nutrient bearing substance combined with the humic-mineral agent granules for stimulating microbial and/or plant growth.