Compositions and Methods for Coating of Nitrification Inhibitors with a Solution Containing a High Concentration of Urease Inhibitors

1) An additive that imparts to liquid or solid manmade fertilizer, manure, waste or compost an increased longevity of plant available nitrogen in the soil wherein said additive is a dry, flowable composition comprising one or more solid nitrification inhibitors coated with a liquid formulation comprised of one or more urease inhibitors that have been solubilized within a non-aqueous organo solvent delivery system (NOSDS) wherein the NOSDS is comprised of one or more solvents selected from the group consisting of aprotic organo solvents and protic organo solvents wherein the aprotic organo solvents are one or more members selected from the group consisting of:

• a) dimethyl sulfoxide,
• b) one or more sulfoxide(s) selected from the group consisting of dialkyl, diaryl, or alkylaryl sulfoxide(s) selected from the formula structure:
• R9S(O)xR10
• wherein
• i) R9 and R10 are each independently a C1-C6 alkylene group, an aryl group or C1-C3 alkylenearyl group,
• ii) or R9 and R10 together with the sulfur to which they are attached form a 4 to 8 membered ring wherein R9 and R10 together are a C1-C6 alkylene group which optionally contains one or more atoms selected from the group consisting of O, S, Se, Te, N, and P in the ring,
• iii) and x is 1 or 2,
• c) one or more alkylene carbonates selected from the group consisting of ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, and butylene carbonate,
• d) one or more polyols capped with acetate or formate wherein the polyols are selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,3 propylene glycol, 1,2 propylene glycol, butylene glycol, trimethylol propane, trimethylol ethane, pentaerythritol, sorbitol and sorbitan, glucose, fructose, galactose and glycerin,
• e) one or more alkylene glycol alkyl ethers acetates selected from the group consisting of dipropylene glycol methyl ether acetate, tripropylene glycol methyl ether acetate, and tripropylene glycol butyl ether acetate,
• f) one or more diesters selected from the group consisting of dimethylsuccinate, dimethyl adipate, diethyl glutarate, and dimethyl glutarate,
• g) one or more alkyl pryrrolidones selected from the group consisting of 1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone and cyclohexylpyrrolidone,
• h) one or more members selected from the group consisting of dimethylacetamide, dimethylformamide, dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone, isophorone, hexamethylphosphoramide, 1,2-dimethyloxyethane, 2-methoxyethyl ether and limonene,
• i) one or more trialkyl phosphates selected from the group consisting of triethyl phosphate and tributyl phosphate,
• wherein said protic solvents are one or more members selected from the group consisting of:
• a. one or more alcohols selected from the group consisting of C1-C10 alkanols,
• b. one or more polyols selected from the group consisting of trimethylol propane, trimethylol ethane, pentaerythritol, sorbitol and sorbitan, glucose, fructose, galactose, and glycerin,
• c. one or more polyalkylene glycols selected from the group consisting of poly(C1-C10 alkylene) glycols,
• d. isopropylidene glycerol,
• e. one or more alkylene glycol alkyl ethers of formula:
• wherein
• i) R1 is one or more members selected from the group consisting of CH3, C2H5, C3H7 and C4H9,
• ii) R2 is one or more members selected from the group consisting of H and the formula:
• wherein
• (1) R4 is one or more members selected from the group consisting of H and CH3,
• (2) and f is an integer between 1 and 15,
• iii) wherein R3 is one or more members selected from the group consisting of H and CH3,
• f. one or more alkyl lactates selected from the group consisting of ethyl, propyl and butyl lactate,
• g. one or more alkanolamines selected from the group consisting of alkanolamines of formula:
• wherein
• iv) R5 is one or more members selected from the group consisting of C2H4OR8 and C3H6OH,
• v) R6 is:
• H, C2H4OR8 and C3H6OH,
• vi) R7 is one or more members selected from the group consisting of H, C2H4OR8 and C3H6OH,
• wherein
• R8 is (C2H4O)gH, (1)
• wherein g is an integer between 1-10,
• and h) glycerol carbonate,
• wherein said dry, flowable additive's composition weight percent comprises 80-99% nitrification inhibitor, 18-0.5% urease inhibitor and 10-0.2% NOSDS, wherein said NOSDS composition comprises a weight percent range for protic to aprotic solvents of 0%:100% to 100%:0%, wherein the additive composition comprises less than 5% water, wherein said liquid composition is comprised of urease inhibitors that are in solution in the NOSDS and wherein the NOSDS further comprises the following criteria
• j) is environmentally safe,
• k) has flashpoints above 145° F.,
• l) is inherently rated safe for contact with humans and animals,
• m) forms a liquid solution at 20-70° C. of urease inhibitors comprising a composition with a % weight ratio of NOSDS of 50-10% and urease inhibitors at 50-90% for coating the surfaces of nitrification inhibitors with urease inhibitors,
• n) provides an even and effective coating of urease inhibitor to the surfaces of nitrification inhibitors granules and powders while not causing clumping of the granules or powder.
• o) assists the coated nitrification inhibitor granules and powders to easily dissolve in water or aqueous fertilizers resulting in a clear and stable solution ready for application to plants and/or soil.