Micronutrient supplement
AssigneeHeritage Environmental Services, LLC
InventorFrederick A. Steward
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Abstract
Basic copper chloride having the empirical formula Cu(OH).sub.x Cl.sub.2-x is prepared from waste etchant streams. The compound exhibits properties that lends advantage to its use as a source of bioavailable copper in multinutrient fertilizer compositions. Novel fertilizer compositions for plant nutrition containing basic copper chloride as a bioavailable source of copper are described.
Claims4
A fertilizer composition comprising a plant nutrient blend of sources of bioavailable nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and, as a source of bioavailable copper, a compound of the formula Cu(OH).sub.x Cl.sub.(2-x), wherein x is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 2.0.
An improved fertilizer composition comprising a blend of bioavailable sources of plant nutrients including a source of bioavailable copper, the improvement wherein the copper source is a compound having the empirical formula Cu(OH).sub.x Cl.sub.(2-x), wherein x is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 2.0.
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