Download or read book Potash written by D.E. Garrett and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Potash is the term generally given to potassium chloride, but it is also loosely applied to the various potassium compounds used in agriculture: po tassium sulfate, potassium nitrate or double salts of potassium and magne sium sulfate (generally langbeinite, K S0 • 2MgS0 ). Sometimes the var 2 4 4 ious compounds are differentiated by the terms muriate of potash, sulfate of potash, etc. When referring to ores, or in geology, all of the naturally found potassium salts are called "potash ores". However, originally potash referred only to crude potassium carbonate, since its sole source was the leaching of wood ashes in large pots. This "pot ash" product was generally recovered from near-seacoast plants, such as the saltwort bush, whose ashes were richer in potassium than sodium carbonate. Inland plant's ashes were generally higher in sodium carbonate, giving rise to the word alkali from the Arabic word for soda ash, al kali. The term was then carried over after potassium was discovered to form the latin word for it, kalium. The recovery of potash from ashes became a thriving small cottage industry throughout the world's coastal areas, and developing economies, such as the early set tlers in the United States were able to generate some much-needed income from its recovery and sale. This industry rapidly phased out with the advent of the LeBanc process for producing soda ash in 1792, and the discovery about the same time of the massive sodium-potassium nitrate deposits in the Atacama Desert of Chile.

Download or read book Information Concerning the Potash Industry written by United States Tariff Commission and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Potash Industry of the United States and Its Possibilities for Future Production written by Arthur Edward Wells and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Potash written by John Burton and published by Canadian Plains Research Center. This book was released on 2014 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Saskatchewan, politics and potash are continuously, inextricably intertwined. The province is the largest single producer of potash on earth, accounting for about a quarter of the world's total production. The industry has played a significant role in the provincial economy for over 40 years and continues to contribute to Saskatchewan's growth. Recoverable reserves of potash are well over 100 billion tons. With global markets currently in upheaval, Potash explores the interface between politics and the industry, the question of returns to the people of the province, and considers new developments that portend changes to the existing state of affairs. Written by an insider who helped nationalize the industry in the 1970s, John Burton expertly integrates behind-the-scenes accounts of the major players, archival material, and interview sources to produce a book that "cuts through the bull" and adds to our understanding of the world's greatest fertilizer.

Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan written by University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center and published by Regina : University of Regina, Canadian Plains Research Center. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The single, largest, educational publishing project in Saskatchewan's history, the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan is a tribute to the people of this province: past, present, and future. It includes: - Over 2,200 entries dealing with all aspects of life in Saskatchewan - 21 in-depth theme essays - More than 1,000 illustrations, maps, and historical and contemporary photographs - Cross-references and indexes

Download or read book The Potash Industry written by George Ward Stocking and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Fertilizer Industry written by Murray Park and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2001-03-30 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive guide to the workings of an industry of crucial importance to the world's agricultural economy. Published in association with the International Fertilizer Industry Association, The fertilizer industry looks at the structure of the industry for all the key categories of fertilizer products including nitrogen, phosphate and potash fertilizers. It covers their production and end use, their implications for the environment and considers the patterns and future of the international trade.

Download or read book The Llobregat written by Sergi Sabater and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-06-02 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Llobregat belongs to the most thoroughly studied rivers in Europe and is a paradigm of the confluence of human and natural disturbances in a single basin. Because of its location in a very densely populated region and its Mediterranean character, the Llobregat supports a mixture of irregular flow, water abstraction, excess nutrients, mining debris, and a wide array of pollutants. The aquatic organisms strive to survive in a dramatically changing river that passes through a succession of dams, weirs and channels. The long-term river monitoring as well as the research that has been carried out in the river for a long time have provided an extensive knowledge of these disturbances and their effects on the biological communities. This book highlights the available information, with emphasis on the hydrological, chemical and biological elements interspersed in the river. Experts in the field discuss the main nutrient patterns and pollutant occurrence and the responses of the biological quality elements as well as the river ecosystem to the overall natural and man-made influences.

Download or read book Coalfields of New Mexico written by Geological Survey (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Proposed Code of Fair Competition for the Potash and Borax Industry as Submitted on August 31 1933 written by United States. National Recovery Administration and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Code of Fair Competition for the Oxy acetylene Industry as Submitted on August 26 1933 written by United States. National Recovery Administration and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 1152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Industrial Minerals and Rocks written by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 956 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book World Conditions as to Mineral Raw Materials for the Fertilizer Industry written by Williams College. Institute of Politics and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Industrial Germany written by Hermann Levy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-09-12 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1935, this book presents the origins and structure of the industrial 'quasi-monopoly' in Germany in contrast to similar organizations in contemporary England. Levy discusses industrial cartels in a variety of fields, from film to steel, and the shift in public opinion on the acceptability of monopolies. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in German economic or industrial history.