COATINGS AND ADDITIVES CONTAINING FATTY ACIDS, SALTS OF FATTY ACIDS, OR SIMILAR COMPOUNDS, FOR USE AS DE-DUST AND/OR ANTI-CAKING AGENTS FOR GRANULAR PRODUCTS

摘要

Coatings and additives including a fatty acid or salt of fatty acid for application to granules. The coatings or additives can be applied to granules of, for example, fertilizer or animal feed. The fatty acid can be stearic acid, another saturated fatty acid, a salt of fatty acid such as sodium stearate, or combinations thereof, and can optionally include a carrier fluid. Preferably, the coating or flow additive is animal feed-grade certified to be used for products incorporated into food or animal feed as a nutrient supplement.