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Optimization of process parameters to obtain NH4-clinoptilolite as a supplement to ecological fertilizer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

M. Mihajlović ,
N. Perišić ,
L. Pezo ,
M. Stojanović ,
J . Milojković ,
M. Petrović  and
J. Petrović
M. Mihajlović*
Affiliation:
Institute for Technology of Nuclear and Other Mineral Raw Materials, 86 Franchet d’Esperey St. Belgrade, Serbia
N. Perišić
Affiliation:
Weifa AS, Stuttlidalen 4, Fikkjebakke, 3766 Sannidal, P.O. Box 98, NO-3791 Kragerø, Norway
L. Pezo
Affiliation:
Institute of General and Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski Trg 12 - 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
M. Stojanović
Affiliation:
Institute for Technology of Nuclear and Other Mineral Raw Materials, 86 Franchet d’Esperey St. Belgrade, Serbia
J . Milojković
Affiliation:
Institute for Technology of Nuclear and Other Mineral Raw Materials, 86 Franchet d’Esperey St. Belgrade, Serbia
M. Petrović
Affiliation:
Institute for Technology of Nuclear and Other Mineral Raw Materials, 86 Franchet d’Esperey St. Belgrade, Serbia
J. Petrović
Affiliation:
Institute for Technology of Nuclear and Other Mineral Raw Materials, 86 Franchet d’Esperey St. Belgrade, Serbia
*
*E-mail: m.mihajlovic@itnms.ac.rs
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Abstract

The application of natural fertilizer mixtures that improve nutrient retention ability of soils has attracted considerable attention in recent years. In addition to rock phosphate (RP), the basic components of these mixtures are zeolites modified with selected cations, such as the ammonium ion. The NH4-zeolite serves as a carrier of nutrients as well as a soil conditioner, and it promotes the RP dissolution in all soil types. The purpose of the present work was to prepare costeffective NH4-zeolite supplement, using 32 full factorial experimental designs, with concentration of modifier and processing time as variables. Saturation processes were carried out on two types of natural zeolites, K- clinoptilolite (K-Cp) and Ca-clinoptilolite (Ca-Cp). The Response Surface Method (RSM) was applied for evaluation of cation exchange, suggesting an effective NH4+ modification of natural zeolite at lower quantities of modifier than commonly found in other studies on the topic. Using Principal Component Analysis (PCA), differences between samples relative to the process variables were clearly outlined and correlated with concentrations of the exchanged cations. The best results were obtained for the K-Cp type modified with 1.5 M solution of ammonium sulfate (at a Cp/NH4+ stochiometric ratio 1:7.5) for all three processing intervals. By optimizing the modification process parameters, an experimental design of partially saturated NH4-Cp supplement that has the potential to supply all major plant nutrients was proposed.

Keywords

clinoptiloliteammonium ionmodificationprincipal component analysisresponse surface methodologyecological fertilizers
Type
Research Article
Information
Clay Minerals , Volume 49 , Issue 5 , December 2014 , pp. 735 - 745
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2014

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