Novel Anticaking Materials of Bentonite, Biological Carbon and Abandoned Animal/Plant Oil in Compound Fertilizer

Abstract:

A novel anticaking material was prepared from from Bentonite, Biological Carbon and abandoned animal/plant oil in this study. In order to determine the optimal dosage of bentonite, biological carbon and abandoned animal/plant oil, the experiments has been performed systematically. The effect of anticaking materials was described by caking ratio. BAC was prepared by 30g of bentonite, 5g of abandoned animal/plant oil, 2.0g of biological carbon. With dosage of BAC is 10g / 200g (compound fertilizer), In the 30 days storage period, preparation of BAC can achieve the requirement of the anti-caking. However, the anti-caking effect is weaker as the longer storage time and Anti-caking cycle of BAC is shorter.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 457-458)
• Pages: 197-201
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.457-458.197
• Online since: October 2013
• Authors: Pan Hu, Yi He Zhang, Yue Wang, Meng Fu, Feng Shan Zhou
• Keywords: Abandoned Animal/Plant Oil, Anticaking Agents, Bentonite, Biological Carbon

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