INHIBITION OF CORROSIVE ACTION OF ZINC-CONTAINING FERTILIZER SOLUTIONS

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APPLICATION FOR UNITED STATES PATENTINVENTION: INHIBITION OF CORROSIVE ACTIONOF ZINC-CONTAINING FERTILIZERSOLUTIONSINVENTORS: JAMES EARL SANSING, JR. andJOSEPH NOVOTNYABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURECorrosion of carbon steel by an aqueous solutionof zinc nitrate, ammonium nitrate, and urea isinhibited by incorporating therein an effectiveamount of ammonium thiosulfate. The solution isparticularly useful in correcting zinc deficienciesin plants when applied as a foliar spray.-1-