K-SOIL{trademark}: An IMCO Recycling Inc. development
- IMCO Recycling Inc., Rockwood, TN (United States)
IMCO Recycling Inc. has developed a new, patented technology for the production of fertilizer, K-SOIL{trademark}, as a by-product of its aluminum recycling operations. This new technology can substitute for conventional technology which now results in a saltcake residue that is placed in landfills. Four years of research and development work by IMCO culminated in a US patent issued April 5, 1994. As part of the technology development effort, IMCO engaged the services of a nationally renowned research organization and a prominent university. These two organizations have conducted in-depth agronomy studies in the laboratory, greenhouse, and the field. Results have shown K-SOIL{trademark} to be performance equivalent, on a nutrient content basis, to conventional potash fertilizer. The first field applications on commercial farms were made in the spring of 1994. K-SOIL{trademark} is a potassium-bearing, granular solid which may find use in fertilizer blends, direct application, and other forms of fertilizer products. The overall benefit of this new technology is to create a useful by-product rather than generate a useless residue and, thereby, reduce or eliminate the amount of salt cake now placed in landfills. As such, it is a significant step toward IMCO`s ultimate goal of complete recycle.
- OSTI ID:
- 197301
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-951105-; ISBN 0-87339-318-X; TRN: IM9612%%75
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 3. international symposium on reycling of metals and engineered materials, Point Clear, AL (United States), 12-16 Nov 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Third international symposium: Recycling of metals and engineered materials; Queneau, P.B. [ed.] [Hazen Research, Inc., Golden, CO (United States)]; Peterson, R.D. [ed.] [Reynolds Metals Co., Muscle Shoals, AL (United States)]; PB: 1048 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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