Summary
In this study, the characterization of phosphate rock and natural zeolite, both from Mexico, was carried out and were applied as natural fertilizer. Through X-ray fluorescence (XRF), the chemical composition of the rocks was determined. The minerals detected using X-ray diffraction (XRD) in the natural zeolite and phosphoric rock were mainly clinoptilolite-heulandite and fluorapatite, respectively, and their presence was confirmed by Infrared spectroscopy studies (FTIR). Through scanning electron microscopy (SEM), a significant amount of euhedral crystals of tabular and orthorhombic habit were observed in the natural zeolite and hexagonal crystals in the phosphate rock. Phosphate rock, zeolite, and zeolite exchanged with ammonium ions were used to evaluate their potential application in th
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