Can anybody put me in contact with someone who can consult on the reactions of Zink with:
Fertilisers, example chemicals include.
I.e. Amonium Nitrate
Amonium sulphate,... etc
The problem we are having relates to the corrosion of hydraulic couplings, these are attached to machinery in the field and are not protected.
I am concerned that Zinc oxide and zinc salt (formed from possible nitric acid in fertiliser) are easily soluble in aqueous fertiliser (NO2 (aq), NH3...
I need to find information;
1)why Zink plated steel components corrode so quickly when exposed to pesticides and furtilisers, what could the reaction be?
2) Can the Zn become soluble when exposed to pesticides
3) Where I can get information on more appropriate plating layers (ZnCo etc) to...
