Salt fertilization

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Essentiality and Toxicity for Plants It is generally accepted that various plant species, especially marine and shore plants and those adapted to saline soils (Australian Atriplex vesicaria), require small amounts of sodium for normal development. Sodium is important for plants, though definite beneficial effects on growth and development have been observed in only a few species. Na enhances the growth of some species if potassium is deficient. Sodium cannot generally perform the specific function of potassium in plants. It does so to a limited extent only, even in plants that respond to sodium fertilization (Saalbach 1973). Na is assumed to influence osmotic pressures in the vacuoles, and the water content of colloids in the plasma. In many species of plants it is reported to be involved in carbon dioxide assimilation. Salt fertilization always increases sodium yields of sugar beet, carrot and chard, even if potassium fertiliza-... 

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Opponents of the experiments (environmerrtal groups and a number of researchers) presented arguments as to why these experiments should be discontinued. They believed that the experiments may resirlt in imexpected and unfavorable outcomes (toxic algae, jellyfish, overgrowth of diatoms, and declining oxygen levels because of the decomposition of plankton). The opponents were also skeptical of the assumed climate-changing effect of iron salt fertilization. 

KCl —NaCl —MgS04) and in many brines. Separated by fractional crystallization, soluble water and lower alcohols. Used in fertilizer production and to produce other potassium salts. 

The ammonium chloride process, developed by Asahi Glass, is a variation of the basic Solvay process (9—11). It requires the use of soHd sodium chloride but obtains higher sodium conversions (+90%) than does the Solvay process. This is especially important ia Japan, where salt is imported as a soHd. The major difference from the Solvay process is that here the ammonium chloride produced is crystallized by cooling and through the addition of soHd sodium chloride. The resulting mother Hquor is then recycled to dissolve additional sodium chloride. The ammonium chloride is removed for use as rice paddy fertilizer. Ammonia makeup is generally suppHed by an associated synthesis plant. 

World consumption of potassium salts presentiy exceeds 28 million t of K O equivalent per year. About 93% of that is for fertilizer use (see POTASSIUM compounds). The potash [17353-70-7] industry is essentially a mining and beneftciation industry. The two main fertilizer materials, KCl and K SO are produced by beneftciating ores at the mine sites. The upgraded salts then are shipped to distributors and manufacturers of mixed goods. 

Potassium nitrate is being used increasingly on intensive crops such as tomatoes, potatoes, tobacco, leafy vegetables, citms, and peaches. The properties that make it particularly desirable for these crops are low salt index, nitrate nitrogen, favorable N K20 ratio, negligible CU content, and alkaline residual reaction in the soil. The low hygroscopicity of KNO (Table 9) leads to its use in direct appHcation and in mixtures. It is an excellent fertilizer but the high cost of production limits its use to specialty fertilizers. 

Resources for Potash Fertilizers. Potassium is the seventh most abundant element in the earth s cmst. The raw materials from which postash fertilizer is derived are principally bedded marine evaporite deposits, but other sources include surface and subsurface brines. Both underground and solution mining are used to recover evaporite deposits, and fractional crystallization (qv) is used for the brines. The potassium salts of marine evaporite deposits occur in beds in intervals of haUte [14762-51-7] NaCl, which also contains bedded anhydrite [7778-18-9], CaSO, and clay or shale. The K O content of such deposits varies widely (see Potassium compounds). 

Solutions of rhamsan have high viscosity at low shear rates and low gum concentrations (90). The rheological properties and suspension capabiUty combined with excellent salt compatibihty, make it useful for several industrial apphcations including agricultural fertilizer suspensions, pigment suspensions, cleaners, and paints and coatings. 

An additional mole of ammonium sulfate per mole of final lactam is generated duting the manufacture of hydroxylamine sulfate [10039-54-0] via the Raschig process, which converts ammonia, air, water, carbon dioxide, and sulfur dioxide to the hydroxylamine salt. Thus, a minimum of two moles of ammonium sulfate is produced per mole of lactam, but commercial processes can approach twice that amount. The DSM/Stamicarbon HPO process, which uses hydroxylamine phosphate [19098-16-9] ia a recycled phosphate buffer, can reduce the amount to less than two moles per mole of lactam. Ammonium sulfate is sold as a fertilizer. However, because H2SO4 is released and acidifies the soil as the salt decomposes, it is alow grade fertilizer, and contributes only marginally to the economics of the process (145,146) (see Caprolactam). 

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