Quick drying polymeric coating
AssigneeSpecialty Fertilizer Products, LLC
InventorsJohn Larry Sanders, Grigory Mazo, Jacob Mazo
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Abstract
Improved agriculturally useful products are provided, including solid materials such as nitrogenous fertilizers (e.g., urea), together with a polycarboxylated polymer selected from the group consisting of a salts of copolymers containing individual quantities of maleic and itaconic moieties. The polymer composition also includes from about 10-60% by weight of an organic drying agent such as a lower alcohol which enhances the quick drying properties thereof. The compositions may also include an amount of boron, and bimodal vinylic polymer made up of quantities of high and low molecular weight (MW) vinylic polymers such as PVA.
Claims17
A method of treating soil comprising the steps of:
- applying to soil a composite comprising an agriculturally useful solid product coated with a solid, dried residue of a polymer-containing composition,
- said composite prepared by initially applying to said solid product an aqueous polymer-containing composition including a substantially water-soluble copolymer containing individual quantities of maleic and itaconic moieties, water, and an organic compound drying agent, and thereafter allowing said drying agent and a substantial part of the water present in the composite to evaporate, so that the composite does not contain said drying agent or water to any substantial degree,
- whereby the composite as applied to soil does not have any substantial presence of the drying agent and water which formed a part of the polymer-containing composition initially applied to said solid product.
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