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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1976
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karl David Sears, Shelton, WA (US);
Franklin Willard Herrick, Shelton, WA (US);
Assignee:
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C05F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
71 25 ; 71 54 ; 71 63 ; 71 6 / ; 71 6 / ;
Abstract
Spent sulfite liquor is converted into a nitrogen containing, water insoluble product useful as a soil conditioner and as a slow-release fertilizer. The spent sulfite liquor is reacted at a temperature of from 170.degree. to 250.degree.C with hexamethylenetetramine or with an ammonia-formaldehyde mixture. The weight ratio of hexamethylenetetramine or ammonia and formaldehyde to SSL solids should be greater than about 0.5:1 and preferably greater than 1:1.