Process for Preparation of a Granular Humic Mineral Reagent

A process for preparing nutrient-delivering humic-mineral agent granules suitable for amelioration and fertilization of soil and/or stimulation of plant growth, the process comprising:

• providing a humic acid-containing material;
• crushing the humic acid-containing material to obtain first granules;
• contacting a quantity of water with the first granules, thereby forming slightly wet granules;
• blending the slightly wet granules for a period of time, thereby forming blended granules;
• contacting an amount of alkali with the blended granules, thereby forming alkali-treated granules;
• mixing the alkali-treated granules at a temperature high enough to melt organic carbon substances in the alkali-treated granules, thereby forming humic-mineral agent granules;
• contacting the humic-mineral agent granules with nutrient-bearing substance, thereby forming a nutrient-bearing mixture;
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• blending the nutrient bearing mixture, thereby forming nutrient-delivering humic-mineral agent granules.