Production of a nitrogeneous humic fertilizer by the oxidation-ammoniation of lignite
Two lignite samples were oxidised with HNO/sub 3/ (20% wt) at 75 C and treated afterwards with NH/sub 3/ in a fluidised-bed reactor in a temperature range 100-375 C. The effects of temperature, NH/sub 3/ flow rate, and reaction time on the total N/sub 2/ content of the product are reported. The product contained 7-13% wt of total N/sub 2/ which increased as the ammoniation temperature increased. Soil nitrification measurements of the N/sub 2/-enriched lignites showed that the maximum conversion to nitrates and rate of nitrification are exhibited by the product obtained at the lowest ammoniation temperature, i.e. 100 C. Maximum conversion to nitrates at that temperature was 45%, which compares well with similar products such as ammoniated peat (35%) and ammonium nitrohumates (45%).
- OSTI ID:
- 5833570
- Journal Information:
- Ind. Eng. Chem., Prod. Res. Dev.; (United States), Journal Name: Ind. Eng. Chem., Prod. Res. Dev.; (United States) Vol. 23:4; ISSN IEPRA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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010500* -- Coal
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AMMONIA
BROWN COAL
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMICAL REACTORS
COAL
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FERTILIZERS
FLOW RATE
FLUIDIZED BED
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HYDRIDES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
KINETICS
LIGNITE
MATERIALS
NITRATES
NITRIC ACID
NITROGEN
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN HYDRIDES
NONMETALS
OXIDATION
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PRODUCTION
REACTION KINETICS
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS