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Rock Phospate
  • Is the 11th most common element on Earth
  • Is the 2nd most common element in the human body
  • Is a finite resource that has global reserves that are estimated to last up to 375 years
  • 90% of the phosphate rock we mine today is used to make fertilizers for agriculture and food production.
  • When excess phosphorus washes off fertilized lawns or fields, it begins to build up in lakes, rivers, and other aquatic systems. This provides a rich food source for algae, which makes water cloudy and removes all of the oxygen from the water.
  • This process, known as eutrophication, kills fish and other life in the lakes or rivers. Because of this, it is important that to minimize the amount of phosphorus released to aquatic systems.
  • PhoSul provides an economical and environmentally friendly phosphate fertilizer that is good for the earth. 

Eu·troph·i·ca·tion

/yo͞oˌträfəˈkāSH(ə)n/

    noun

  1. excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.

  2. Eutrophication may occur naturally or as a result of human actions. Manmade or cultural, eutrophication occurs when sewage, industrial wastewater, fertilizer runoff, and other nutrient sources are released. 

Making P205 Fertilizer

Chemical Process

Phosphorus fertilizers available today are made from the mining and chemical processing of mineral phosphate ore.

 

The current chemical process is costly, inefficient, and pollutes the environment. Using this process it is estimated that 70% of the mined phosphate ore is wasted. This current chemical process also releases undesirable contaminants into gas streams, by-product streams, and soluble phosphate products.

 

For every 1 ton of MAP (11-52-0) produced, it is estimated 5 tons of radioactive phosphogypsum waste is produced. In Florida alone, 1 Billion tons of hazardous and radioactive phosphogysum is stored in gypsum stacks shown in the photo to the right. 

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Learn more about the making and use of chemical phosphate fertilizers (water soluble) and the impact it has on the world's waterways by clicking link below.

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About
PhoSul Solution 
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PhoSul Benefits Include

  • 100% Sustainable

  • 1/5 the Carbon Footprint of conventional fertilizer (MAP/DAP).

  • Does not waste Phosphate, a finite resource.

  • Utilizes Run of Mine Phosphate Rock.

  • No P2O5 Loss to tailings.

  • No Chemical Plant Loss and no Gypsum Stack

  • By design the granule releases P2O5 as the plant needs it.

  • Any unused P2O5 remains in the soil for the next crop.

  • Near zero run-off into waterways.

  • PhoSul has a Low Salt Index and can be placed in-furrow with the seed. (Salt index = 7 vs 30 for MAP)

  • Economically competitive with MAP and DAP​

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