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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1999
James A. Kweeder, Chester, VA (US);
Arthur Ray Shirley, Jr., Florence, AL (US);
Keith D. Cochran, Killen, AL (US);
Timothy G. Holt, Florence, AL (US);
James A. Kweeder, Chester, VA (US);
Arthur Ray Shirley, Jr., Florence, AL (US);
Keith D. Cochran, Killen, AL (US);
Timothy G. Holt, Florence, AL (US);
Abstract
A prilling method comprising the steps of: providing a molten first component, mixing at least a second component with the molten first component, reacting the components to form a shear-thinnable mixture; and prilling the shear-thinnable mixture wherein the prilling comprises mechanically agitating in the prill head to shear thin the shear-thinnable mixture sufficiently to permit prilling. The inventive method can be used to produce fertilizer product comprising ammonium sulfate nitrate.