Humic acid is a complex group of organic compounds derived from microbiological, vegetative, and animal sources, predominantly found in soil and water. Its production involves treating ground coal with oxidizing agents to create a water-soluble salt that can be filtered and dried. India imported significant amounts of humic acid recently, primarily from China, indicating its economic utility in agriculture.

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2. What is it?
 Humic acid is a group of organic
compounds formed by the
association of high-molecular mass
substances from microbiological,
vegetative and animal origin.
 They are organic macromolecules
with multiple properties and high
structural complexity.
 They exist abundantly in soil,
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9. How it is made?
 Coal is ground and filtered through 60 mesh sieve.
 It is treated with oxidizing agent by adding portions in small
doses at specific intervals not allowing the temperature to rise
above 40OC, external cooling as the oxidation stage is
exothermic.
 The residue is filtered and treated with a mild alkali.
 The water soluble salt of humic acid thus formed goes into
solution, with is filtered to separate it from
insoluble inorganic residue.
 It can be dried in trays or the humic acid can be precipitated
back by acid treatment.
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10. Applications
 Humic acid utilization can be very economical
for agricultural crops, due to availability of very
cheap indigenous raw material in the form of
lignitic coal and indigenous production
technology
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13. Imports into India
 Recently India imported humic acid worth USD
3,404,733 with total quantity of 4,929,168. China is
the largest supplier of humic acid accounting for
imports worth USD 3,134,406 followed by United
States and Canada which exported humic acid worth
USD 133,216 and USD 67,057 respectively.
 Chennai Sea accounted for 49.3% of imports followed
by Nhava Sheva Sea and Kolkata Sea which account
for 35.4% and 7.8% of imports respectively.
 Average price of humic acid per unit is USD 0.69 and
average value per shipment is 9,700
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 Product Profile
 Role of Humic Substances
 FAQs
Project Information
 The Pilot Plant
 Model Pre-Feasibility
Study
 Project in China
Market
 The different humic
products available and
how they presently are
being used
 Trade Information
 Import Data
 Import data analysis
 Humic acid suppliers in
India
 Chinese Supplier
 Humic acid Industry in
Pakistan
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Synthesis
 Study of the humic acid
synthesis
 Synthesis of Humic and Fulvic
Acids
 Lignite Derived Humic Acid
 Humic acid from sub bituminous
coal
 Humic Acid from Black Liquor
 Engineered Fertilizer
 Humic acid preparation
 Synthesis and characterization of
sulfur-containing humic acid
Technology
 Optimization of Humic acid
Production
 Characterization of Humic Acids
 Humic Acid Test methods
 Humic substances derived from
gallic acid
 The application Methods
 Peat Profiles
 Rice Husk on the removal of
humic acid pollutant
 The interactive effect of humic
acid
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Consultants
 Consultant - Market reports
 Consultant - project Reports
 The Technical Know-How
Patent
Production of HumicAcid
Report
 Humate Mining
Companies & Products
 Company - USA
 Soil care Products
 Company - product sheet
 Organic Iron Deficiency
Corrector
 Company - Mexico
 Liquid Humates
 Company - India
 Bio Active Humic and Fulvic
Substances
 Organic Products
 Bio degradable organic
fertilizer
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