Abstract: A process of obtaining a co-granulate of zinc and ammonium phosphate having a N/P ratio of 0.6-1.9 which includes initially feeding ammonium phosphate in finely divided form with a zinc source such as zinc oxide or zinc sulphate into a granulator wherein ammonia may also be fed into the granulator to increase the N/P ratio. The co-granulate is then obtained after drying.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 19, 1999
Date of Patent:
November 27, 2001
Assignee:
Incitec Ltd.
Inventors:
Anthony Martin Brown, Thomas Welsh, Christopher Wallace Dowling