14-5-38 fertilizer

[nitrix]

Hello,

 

can I purify the potassium nitrate from this fertilizer?

 

14-5-38

 

nitrogen(N): 14%

phosphate(P2O5): 5%

potash (K2O): 38%

Boron: 0,014%

chelated copper: 0,011%

chelated iron: 0,07%

chelated manganese: 0,035%

molybdenum: 0,007%

chelated zinc: 0,035%

Chelating agent (ethylene damine tetraacetate): 1%

 

Thanks.

[hermanntrude]

why would you want to do that?

[Mr Skeptic]

Probably because the government keeps track of people who buy nitrates (and also people who buy fertilizer).

[nitrix]

....?

[zombieSquirrel]

....?

 

Why do you want to know? Do you want to obtain some potassium nitrate discretely, or are you just curious?

 

It's perfectly legal to buy (at least where I live, anyway), though it can get the government's attention, because it could be used in making explosives. I could order some on the web or go to a drug store to buy some, no problem.

[nitrix]

it's legal in my country to buy potassium nitrate, and yes it's easy to find.

 

I would just like to know if this fertilizer can be purified, because it contains soluble phosphate.

[hermanntrude]

I expect it can, although it'd be hard work. I still don't understand why you want to spend the time purifying potassium nitrate when you could just go out and buy it

[nitrix]

I still don't understand why you want to spend the time purifying potassium nitrate when you could just go out and buy it

 

Because I want to try

 

I expect it can, although it'd be hard work.

 

What kind of hard work?