Promoting Effect of Natural Humic Material on the Release of Water-soluble Phosphorus from Low-grade Phosphate Rock Powder
[Objective]The objective of this study was to disclose the structural characteristics and the relationship with phosphorus validity in the promoted phosphate rocks(PPR),which were made by mixing low-grade phosphate rock powder and natural humic material materials.[Method]Continuous water extraction,X-ray diffraction(XRD),fourier transform infrared spectrometry(FTIR),and pot experiment were carried out to explore the phosphorus validity mechanism of PPR from dynamic release,structural characteristics and fertilizer effects.[Result]The results showed that the release of water-soluble phosphorus showed an increasing trend with the increase of activator addition.After five leachings,the total water-soluble phosphorus released was 1.54 and 1.72 times higher than that of the control treatment when the mass ratio of natural humic material or HNO3-treated natural humic material mixed with low-grade phosphate rock powder was 20∶80.X-ray diffraction analysis showed that the characteristic diffraction peaks corresponding to P2O5 and Ca(PO3)2 showed a significant decrease after five leaching of natural humic material or HNO3-treated natural humic material mixed with low-grade phosphate rock powder.The results of FTIR spectral analysis showed that the disappearance of the PO43-symmetric stretching vibration v1 at 966 cm-1 was evident after five leaching cycles of natural humic material or HNO3-treated natural humic material mixed with low-grade phosphate rock powder,while the intensity of the PO43-asymmetric stretching vibration v3,H2PO4-associated absorption peaks,and HPO42-associated absorption peaks at 1 127,673 and 612 cm-1 were significantly decreased.The pot experiment further showed that natural humic material or HNO3-treated natural humic material as a high-quality organic material applied at 6 g·kg-1 or 9 g·kg-1 while mixed with low-grade phosphate powder at a 20∶80 mass ratio could significantly increase the available phosphorus content of the soil,while rapidly increasing the soil organic matter content.When natural humic material was applied at 9 g·kg-1 and mixed with low-grade phosphate powder at a mass ratio of 20∶80,soil available phosphorus was increased by 29.86%,29.47%,and 36.48%while soil organic matter was increased by 34.16%,8.05%,and 47.40%,respectively,compared to control treatment on days 14,30,and 60 after sowing.Also,when HNO3-treated natural humic material was applied under similar conditions,soil available phosphorus was increased by 36.97%,94.44%,and 34.51%while soil organic matter was increased by 27.29%,14.57%,and 45.41%,respectively,compared with control treatment on days 14,30,and 60 after sowing.[Conclusion]Natural humic material or HNO3-treated natural humic material with acidic pH,high specific surface area,high humus content and a high number of active functional groups were responsible for enhancing the water-soluble phosphorus content of low-grade phosphate rock powder and soil available phosphorus.