Phosphorus Fertilizer Production and Technology
2019-3-29 · • Sulfuric acid treatment process of bones and P minerals (apatite) was patented in mid 1800s. • Today most P fertilizer production is based on acidification of apatite. from phosphate rock (PR) Guano mining, Chincha Islands, Peru, 1860 Guano mining, Chincha Islands, Peru 1860 U.S. phosphate operation, late 1800s