Anti-Caking Coatings for Improving the Useful Properties of Ammonium Nitrate Fertilizers with Composition Modeling Using Box-Behnken Design
| Autor: | Marta Huculak-Mączka, Józef Hoffmann, Aleksandra Tyc, Ewa Pankalla, Dominik Nieweś, Krystyna Hoffmann |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Technology
Materials science fertilizers Ammonium nitrate engineering.material Article response surface methodology Granulation chemistry.chemical_compound Coating Paraffin wax General Materials Science Response surface methodology ammonium nitrate fertilizers Microscopy QC120-168.85 QH201-278.5 Box–Behnken design Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) anti-caking coatings TK1-9971 Caking Chemical engineering chemistry Descriptive and experimental mechanics engineering Stearic acid Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering TA1-2040 |
| Zdroj: | Materials Materials, Vol 14, Iss 5761, p 5761 (2021) Volume 14 Issue 19 |
| ISSN: | 1996-1944 |
| Popis: | Granular fertilizers (especially those based on ammonium nitrate (AN)) tend to agglomerate during storage. The aims of this research were to develop effective anti-caking coatings for ammonium nitrate fertilizers while improving the quality of fertilizers and to optimize the composition of effective anti-caking coatings. The influence of the composition of the prepared organic coatings on the effectiveness of preventing the caking of fertilizers was studied by response surface methodology (RSM) using Box–Behnken design (BBD). Additionally, the effect of the developed anti-caking agents on the quality of fertilizers was determined by measuring the crushing strength of the granules. The prepared coatings included fatty amine, stearic acid, surfactant, and paraffin wax. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) was used to analyze these coatings. The morphology of the fertilizers were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Composition studies, based on statistical assessment, showed the coating components had a varying influence on preventing the caking of fertilizers after granulation and after 30 days of storage. The results demonstrated that increasing the content of fatty amines and reducing surfactant in the composition of coating had positive effects on caking prevention. In this study, more effective and economically viable anti-caking coatings were developed. In addition, the present work could serve as a basis to further improve anti-caking coatings. |
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