Process for making a semi-soluble granule comprising rock phosphate and humic acid
View Patent ↗A semi-soluble composite granule may include a homogenous powder including a rock phosphate powder making up about 1.0% to about 99% of the homogenous powder and a hydrolyzed humic acid enriched powder making up about 0.05% to about 25% of the homogenous powder; where the homogenous powder is granulated to form a semi-soluble composite granule; and where the composite granule is between about 0.8 mm and about 4.0 mm in diameter.
1. A semi-soluble composite granule comprising:
a homogenous powder comprising
a rock phosphate powder comprising about 85% to about 99% of the homogenous powder,
a hydrolyzed humic acid enriched powder comprising about 0.05% to about 15% of the homogenous powder, and
wherein the homogenous powder is granulated to form a semi-soluble composite granule; and
wherein the composite granule is between about 0.8 mm and about 4.0 mm in diameter.
2. The composite granule of claim 1 , wherein the rock phosphate powder comprises:
about 15% to about 30% phosphorus pentoxide;
about 30% to about 60% calcium carbonate; and
about 10% to about 20% silica.
3. The composite granule of claim 1 , wherein the homogenous powder includes:
about 95.85% rock phosphate powder; and
about 4.15% hydrolyzed humic acid enriched powder.
4. The composite granule of claim 1 , wherein the homogenous powder further includes a dormant microbial community composition powder comprising about 0.0025% to about 10% of the homogenous powder.
5. The composite granule of claim 4 , wherein the homogenous powder includes:
about 93.75% rock phosphate powder,
about 3.75% hydrolyzed humic acid enriched powder, and
about 2.5% dormant microbial community composition powder.
6. The composite granule of claim 4 , wherein the dormant microbial community composition powder includes at least one methylotrophic microbial species.
7. The composite granule of claim 4 , wherein the dormant microbial community composition powder includes at least one species selected from the group of genera consisting of: Acetobacter, Agrobacterium, Aquifex, Arthrobacter, Azoarcus, Azorhizobium, Azospirillum, Azotobacter, Bacillus, Beijerinckia, Burkholderia, Chlorobium, Chloroflexus, Chryseobacterium, Enterococcus, Escherichia, Flavobacterium, Flexibacter, Frankia, Gloeobacter, Gluconacetobacter, Halobacterium, Herbaspirillum, Lactobacillus, Leptonema, Mycobacterium, Paenibacillus, Phyllobacterium, Planctomyces, Pseudomonas, Rhizobia, Rhizobium, Rickettsia, Rhodocyclus, Sinorhizobium, Sphingomonas, Streptomyces, Synechococcus Thermotoga, Thermus , and Trichoderma.
8. The composite granule of claim 7 , wherein the dormant microbial community composition powder includes at least one of Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus linchenformis, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus methylotrophicus, Bacillus pumilus, Pseudomonas flourescens, Pseudomonas putida, Pseudomonas striata , and/or Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
9. The composite granule of claim 4 , wherein the microbial community composition powder includes a lyophilized microbial powder.
10. The composite granule of claim 1 , wherein the composite granule is between about 0.8 mm and about 2.0 mm in diameter.
11. The composite granule of claim 1 , wherein the composite granule is between about 2.0 mm and about 4.0 mm in diameter.
12. The composite granule of claim 4 , wherein the homogenous powder further includes a zinc sulfate powder comprising about 0.01% to about 50% of the homogenous powder.
13. The composite granule of claim 12 , wherein the homogenous powder includes:
about 95.795% rock phosphate powder,
about 4.15% hydrolyzed humic acid enriched powder,
about 0.005% dormant microbial community composition powder, and
about 0.05% zinc sulfate powder.
14. A semi-soluble composite granule comprising:
a homogenous powder comprising
a rock phosphate powder comprising about 85% to about 95% of the homogenous powder,
a hydrolyzed humic acid enriched powder comprising about 3.75% to about 15% of the homogenous powder, and
a dormant microbial community composition powder comprising about 0.5% to about 5% of the homogenous powder;
wherein the homogenous powder is granulated to form a semi-soluble composite granule; and
wherein the composite granule is between about 0.8 mm and about 4.0 mm in diameter.
15. A semi-soluble composite granule comprising:
a homogenous powder comprising
a rock phosphate powder comprising about 1% to about 99% of the homogenous powder,
a hydrolyzed humic acid enriched powder comprising about 0.05% to about 25% of the homogenous powder,
a dormant microbial community composition powder comprising about 0.0025% to about 10% of the homogenous powder, and
a zinc sulfate powder comprising about 0.01% to about 50% of the homogenous powder;
wherein the homogenous powder is granulated to form a semi-soluble composite granule; and
wherein the composite granule is between about 0.8 mm and about 4.0 mm in diameter.