METHOD OF PREPARING KERATIN FERTILIZER WITH AN ADDITIVE OF HUMIC ACIDS IN COLLOID FORM AND KERATIN FERTLIZER WITH HUMIC ACIDS ADDITIVE
Field of the invention
The invention relates to a method of preparing keratin fertilizer with an additive of humic acids in a colloid form and to keratin fertilizer with a humic acids additive.
The prior art
A fertilizer additive containing organically fixed nitrogen used for production of granulated or liquid fertilizer is described in a published patent application No PP 1539-2003 in the Slovak Republic. This additive contains a mixture of original non-adjusted cattle horns and hoofs or adjusted granular form cattle horns and hoofs with humidity up to 12% of the weight of the horns or hoofs and up to 18% of the content of the additive being organically fixed nitrogen of a protein character, while the size of granules made from cattle horns and hoofs granules varies from 0 mm to 12 mm. The substance of a given solution is concurrently a method of production of the fertilizer additive containing organic nitrogen that is used for production of granulated or a liquid fertilizer according to which a mixture is poured into a technological container, for example into a reactor. A 100% caustic potash KOH in a mass ratio of a minimum 1 :2 is added into a processed mixture and a content of a technological container is filled with 200 litres of water. The mixture can be intermixed or warmed in a lixivium bath. After the mixture is dissolved it is neutralized by the mixing in of 50 litres of 85% phosphoric acid. After the neutralization process is finished, the mixture can be enriched with other nutrients as for example with N03, Mg, Fe, Co, B, Mn, Zn, Cu etc. At the end the solvent is mixed with water (H20) up to a volume that does not exceed 1,000 litres.
The amount of nitrogen in soil is the most important factor from the point of view of plant nutrition even though the presence of phosphorus and sulphur has a positive effect to plant nutrition too. The Nitrogen is organically bound in a soil and therefore it loosens gradually into the soil. It changes primarily to ammoniac form (NH4) by the decomposition of albumin substances and by another oxidation it transforms to the nitrate form (NO3).
Fertilizers produced so far usually have a low amount of nutrients. The nitrogen is present in a nitrate form and to a less significant extent also in an ammoniac form. Amidic nitrogen functions less necrotically to a plant tissue when it is not applied directly to a root. In a
combination with other nitrogen forms the amidic nitrogen allows for better exploitability of this nutritive by plants.
A method for a production of compost according to the Hungarian Patent No. 205 336A is known as well. This Patent describes a production method with a high amount of organic substances with a stimulative and alternative melioration effect with use of an additive containing keratin and swine dung. The production process itself is a separation of liquid swine dung with help of a phase separation into two parts— a solid part and a liquid part. The solid part of dung is mixed with substances including keratin, hair, or horns. The basic material, originating from this process, contains 5-50% of keratin substance. The basic material is mixed with 2-8% of slaked lime, 5-10% of alginite, 5-10% of rhyolitic tuff and 10- 20%) of turf. Acquired mixture, taking into account its total weight, is homogenized with a mixing in of 10% of keratin additive. Such well mixed compost is then formed into pits. The humidity of a pit up to 65-80%) is secured with a help of a liquid that contains 5-20% of dissolved keratin. Such a pit is interblended after an expiry time of 1-2 months.
These mentioned fertilizers with keratin additive are technologically demanding and are time- consuming by requiring a certain amount of time before realization and the heat treatment used increases the costs for its development.
Summary of the invention
The subject-matter of the invention according to this patent application is a method of preparation of keratin fertilizer with a humic acids additive in colloid form and a fertilizer produced by this process that is obtained by a feather processing, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones.
Delivery of feather, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones, in a
transport container approved by a veterinary authority with a valid disinfection being performed by an authorized firm has to take place before the beginning of a production process. Feather, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones, are then batted out as appropriate and especially for this purpose are assigned a place. Processing of feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones, starts immediately after the transport to the assigned place in order to avoid any possible non desired changes in quality of material.
The first step consists of inserting the already weighed feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones into a reaction container. Such a container must be produced from a material resistant to concentrated alkalies and be equipped with a closing mechanism, a mixing mechanism, an intake valve, an escape valve and must be equipped with a self-exhaust mechanism through a carbon filter as well.
In the second step the caustic potash (KOH) in a ratio to the amount of weighed feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones, is added into the reaction container already filled with the feathers so that a mixture is formed.
In the third step the water in a ratio to the amount of weighed feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool,
swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones, is mixed into the mixture under preparation in the reaction container. It is important to close up the reaction container before the water is added because the water has to be added at one bout due to the fact that the mixture under preparation heats up intensively.
The fourth step includes disintegration of the feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones, in a reaction container, with the disintegration lasting for 20 hours. Over about 20 hours, the feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones are dissolved in the closed reaction container under occasional, i.e. intermittent, stirring and due to the effect of the caustic potash (KOH).
In the fifth step 85% phosphoric acid is mixed into a mixture in a ratio to the weight of the feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones in the reaction container. After the feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones are dissolved, in the fourth step, the mixture under preparation is neutralized by 85% phosphoric acid. It is possible to mix in this acid directly into the reaction container and under intensive stirring of a mass in the reaction container. A reaction connected with short-term bubbling is in progress still in this fifth step.
A pH measurement, i.e. a measurement of the acidity or alkalinity, of the mixture under preparation begins the sixth step of the process. A trial probe is taken out of a neutralized
mixture and is chilled to 20° C. and its p is measured. The pH should be in a range of 6.5±0.2. In a case the pH is outside of this range, 99% citric acid, 85%> formic acid, 80%> acetic acid or caustic potash is added to the mixture to bring the pH into the range.
The seventh step includes adding epsom salt, vitriol of iron, boric acid, manganic sulphate, zinc sulphate, cuprous sulphate, ammonium molybdate and calcium nitrate.
The eighth step includes partitioning the mixture under preparation from a reaction container into prepared transportation containers. The partitioning depends on a weight of caustic potash included in a mixture under preparation. Neutralized mixture under preparation, that is a basis of a fertilizer, is on the basis of a calculation apportioned from the reaction container into prepared transportation containers with a help of drain pump through an appropriate filter and under constant stirring of a mixture under preparation that is a basis of a fertilizer and is in the reaction container.
The ninth step includes preparation of a diluted mixture under preparation. The transportation containers are equipped with a water-proof closure mechanism with a possibility of stirring. Water is added into such a container with a mixture under preparation and the whole mass in the container is perfectly or homogenously mixed.
The tenth step includes mixing in of humic acids into the diluted mixture under preparation in the transportation container. This process causes a formation of a final keratin fertilizer with an additive of humic acids in a colloid form.
Keratin fertilizer with humic acids in colloid form contains feather, caustic potash, phosphoric acid, epsom salt, vitriol of iron, bromic acid, manganic sulphate, zinc sulphate, cuprous sulphate, ammonium molybdate, calcium nitrate, humic acids and water.
Examples of preferred embodiments of invention
Before the beginning of a production process a delivery of feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from
any kind of poultry and swine bones, for example from poultry processing plant, has to take place in a transport container approved by a veterinary authority with a valid disinfection being performed by an authorized firm. Transported feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones, are then batted out as appropriate and especially for this purpose are assigned a place. Processing of feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones, starts immediately after the transport to the assigned place in order to avoid any possible non desired feather quality changes.
In the first step the weighed feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones, are inserted into a reaction container, where P is the weight of weighed feathers, feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones, while a container must be produced from a material resistant to concentrated alkalies and be equipped with a closing mechanism, a mixing mechanism, an intake valve, an escape valve and must be equipped with a self-exhaust mechanism through a carbon filter as well.
In the second step 1 part of caustic potash (KOH) to 1 part of weighed feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones, is added into the reaction container already filled with the weighed feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry
processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones.
In the third step 1 part of water to 1 weight part of weighed feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones, is added into the reaction container.
In the fourth step disintegration of the feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones, occurs in the reaction container and lasts for 20 hours. In about 20 hours the feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones, are dissolved in the closed reaction container under occasional or intermittent stirring and due to the effects of the caustic potash (KOH).
In the fifth step, citric acid (C3H50.(COOH)3), formic acid (HCOOH) or acetic acid (CH3COOH) is added to the mixture in peparation. After dissoliving the feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones, in the fourth step, the prepared mixture is neutralized by 99,99% citric acid or 85%> acetic acid or 80%> formic acid. This acid can be mixed directly into the reaction container under intensive stirring. In this step the reaction connected with short-term bubbling is in progress. In case of citric acid (C3H50.(COOH)3), for each 50 kg of 95% KOH, there are 50 kg of 99% citric acid or 50 kg of 85% acetic acid or
50 kg of 80% formic acid used.
In the sixth step a pH measurement of the mixture under preparation is realized. A trial probe out of the neutralized mixture is taken out and chilled to 20°C, and its pH is measured. The pH should be in a range of 6.5 ± 0.2. In case the pH is outside of this range 85% phosphoric acid or caustic potash is added to bring the pH into the range.
The seventh step includes adding 10-13 weight % of epsom salt MgS04 relative to the weight of weighed feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones, 0.19-0.23 weight % of vitriol of iron FeS04 relative to the weight of the feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bone, 0.05-0.075 weight % of bromic acid H3BO3 relative to the weight of the feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones, 0.03-0.055 weight % of manganic sulphate MnS04 relative to the weight of the feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones, 0.008-0.02 weight % of zinc sulphate ZnS04 relative to the weight of the feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones, 0.008-0.02 weight % of cuprous sulphate CuS04 relative to the weight of the feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters,
fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones, 0.001-0.005 weight % of ammonium molybdate (ΝΗ4)6Μθ7θ24 relative to the weight of the feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones, and 17-22 weight % of calcium nitrate Ca(N03)2 relative to the weight of the feathers, for example from chicken, ducks or ostriches from poultry processing plant and/or bristle, hairs from cowhide, horns and hoofs, pig's trotters, fish remains, fur, hair, skin remains, sheep wool, camel wool, swine, bovine and/or kangaroo bristle, bones from livestock, camels, kangaroos, bones from any kind of poultry and swine bones, to form a modified mixture.
The eighth step includes partitioning the modified mixture from the reaction container into prepared transportation containers. The partition depends on a weight of caustic potash included in the modified mixture under preparation in that a number N of the prepared transportation containers is determined according to the formula N=K OH/50 wherein KOH is a weight of the caustic potash. Neutralized mixture under preparation, that is a basis of a fertilizer, is on the basis of a calculation apportioned from the reaction container into the prepared transportation containers with help of drain pump through an appropriate filter and under constant stirring of the modified mixture under preparation that is a basis of a fertilizer and is in the reaction container.
The ninth step includes preparing the diluted mixture under preparation. Transportation containers are equipped with a water-proof closure mechanism with a possibility of stirring. Water is added into such a container with a mixture under preparation that is a basis of a fertilizer up to an amount of 1,000 litres of the whole mass in the container and the whole mass is perfectly or homogenously mixed.
The tenth step includes mixing in of 10-15 weight % of humic acids relative to the weight of weighed feathers into the diluted mixture in the transportation container. This process causes a formation of a final keratin fertilizer with an additive of humic acids in a colloid form.
1,000 litres of a keratin fertilizer with an additive of humic acids in a colloid form thus may contain 107 kg of feather, 50 kg of caustic potash, 50 kg of phosphoric acid, 33.75 kg of
epsom salt, 0.64 kg of vitriol of iron, 0.19 kg of boric acid, 0.14 kg of manganic sulphate, 0.03 kg of zinc sulphate, 0.03 kg of cuprous sulphate, 0.01 kg of ammonium molybdate, 58.98 kg of calcium nitrate, 40 kg of humic acids and a minimum of 208.1 kg water.