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Renaniaphosphat

English translation: Rhenania phosphate


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German term or phrase:Rhenaniaphosphat
English translation:Rhenania phosphate
Entered by: Steffen Walter
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08:36 Apr 23, 2009
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Tech/Engineering - Agriculture / transportable goods
German term or phrase: Renaniaphosphat
From a list of things, with their volumetric weights, which can be carried on a trailer.
Robin Salmon
Australia
Local time: 11:49
Rhenania phosphate
Explanation:
This is a phosphate fertiliser - the correct German spelling is "Rhenaniaphosphat".

See, for example,

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/114096860/abstrac...
http://soil.scijournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/42/5/705
http://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/international/dfid-kar/CR02121... (pp. 21, 23)

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http://www.patent-de.com/20011025/EP1134206.html refers to the "Rhenania-Verfahren" (Rhenania process):
"Ein Aufschluss der Phosphate, etwa vergleichbar dem Aufschluss von Calciumphosphaten im <B>Rhenania-Verfahren</B>, war aufgrund der Abwesenheit von Alkalimetallionen nicht zu erwarten, vgl. G. Trömel in Ullmanns Enzyklopädie der technischen Chemie, Band 6, 3. Aufl. 1955. Im Allgemeinen liegt der Gehalt an Na2O + K2O in Klärschlammverbrennungsaschen bei ca. 2%. Das Molverhältnis Na + K / P liegt mit 0,1:1 deutlich unterhalb dem für den thermischen Phosphataufschluss notwendigen Molverhältnis von 1:1. Die Feuerraumtemperaturen erreichen 600°C bis 1000°C und damit nicht die für den Aufschluss notwendigen Temperaturbereich von deutlich über 1000°C."

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Also called "Rhenania-type phosphate fertilisers" - cf. http://soil.scijournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/17/4/375

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As an aside, see also http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhenania
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 03:49
Grading comment
Thanks, Steffen, for pointing out the spelling-mistake in the original text. That was particularly helpful.
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3 +1Rhenania phosphate
Bernd Runge
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Rhenania phosphate


Explanation:
... I think.

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Rhenania phosphate is produced by fusing phosphate rock and magnesium silicate, or an alkali salt and sand, at high temperatures.
www.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=EA9690341.pdf

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Useless link, though ;-)

Bernd Runge
Germany
Local time: 03:49
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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Rhenaniaphosphat
Rhenania phosphate


Explanation:
This is a phosphate fertiliser - the correct German spelling is "Rhenaniaphosphat".

See, for example,

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/114096860/abstrac...
http://soil.scijournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/42/5/705
http://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/international/dfid-kar/CR02121... (pp. 21, 23)

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Note added at 23 mins (2009-04-23 09:00:17 GMT)
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http://www.patent-de.com/20011025/EP1134206.html refers to the "Rhenania-Verfahren" (Rhenania process):
"Ein Aufschluss der Phosphate, etwa vergleichbar dem Aufschluss von Calciumphosphaten im <B>Rhenania-Verfahren</B>, war aufgrund der Abwesenheit von Alkalimetallionen nicht zu erwarten, vgl. G. Trömel in Ullmanns Enzyklopädie der technischen Chemie, Band 6, 3. Aufl. 1955. Im Allgemeinen liegt der Gehalt an Na2O + K2O in Klärschlammverbrennungsaschen bei ca. 2%. Das Molverhältnis Na + K / P liegt mit 0,1:1 deutlich unterhalb dem für den thermischen Phosphataufschluss notwendigen Molverhältnis von 1:1. Die Feuerraumtemperaturen erreichen 600°C bis 1000°C und damit nicht die für den Aufschluss notwendigen Temperaturbereich von deutlich über 1000°C."

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Note added at 25 mins (2009-04-23 09:02:13 GMT)
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Also called "Rhenania-type phosphate fertilisers" - cf. http://soil.scijournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/17/4/375

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Note added at 27 mins (2009-04-23 09:03:55 GMT)
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As an aside, see also http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhenania

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 03:49
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thanks, Steffen, for pointing out the spelling-mistake in the original text. That was particularly helpful.
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Changes made by editors
Apr 27, 2009 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Edited KOG entryRobin Salmon's old entry - "Renaniaphosphat" => "Rhenania phosphate"


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