An attrition resistant fertilizer spike composition, exhibiting a mechanical strength which allows the spike to be hammered unsupported into the soil without suffering damage, to provide an effective source of slow releasing plant nutrients to the soil. The composition comprises between 93 and 98 percent of particulate plant nutrient compounds containing one phosphate ion chemically combined with one divalent cation and one monovalent cation, including the compounds magnesium ammonium phosphate and magnesium potassium phosphate. The composition includes a coating of between 2 and 7 percent of thermoplastic adhesive with a softening temperature between 65 and 160°C on the particles. The coated particles are formed into an attrition and shatter resistant spike shape, suitable for hammering into the soil, by pressing into a die at a temperature higher than the softening temperature of the thermoplastic adhesive and then cooling to a temperature lower than the softening temperature. A method of preparing these improved spikes is provided. In the method the thermoplastic adhesive is applied as an aqueous dispersion or emulsion along with a die lubricant prior to pressing the coated particles into a spike exhibiting a high degree of physical integrity.
一种耐损耗的肥穗组合物,其机械强度可使肥穗在无支撑的情况下被锤击入土而不受损害,从而为土壤提供有效的缓释植物养分来源。该组合物包括 93% 至 98% 的微粒植物营养化合物,其中含有一个与一个二价阳离子和一个一价阳离子
化学结合的
磷酸离子,包括
磷酸铵镁和
磷酸钾镁化合物。该组合物包括在颗粒上涂覆 2%至 7%的热塑性粘合剂,其软化温度在 65 至 160°C 之间。通过在高于热塑性粘合剂软化温度的温度下压入模具,然后冷却到低于软化温度的温度,将涂有涂层的颗粒形成适合锤击入土的抗损耗和抗破碎的穗状形状。我们还提供了一种制备这种改进型钉子的方法。在该方法中,热塑性粘合剂以
水性分散体或乳液的形式与模具润滑剂一起使用,然后再将涂有粘合剂的颗粒压入具有高度物理完整性的钉子中。