Chemical Stability of the Fertilizer Chelates Fe-EDDHA and Fe-EDDHSA over Time

Molecules. 2021 Mar 30;26(7):1933. doi: 10.3390/molecules26071933.

Abstract

In application conditions, the influence of environmental parameters on used fertilizer chelates and their distribution over time is important. For this purpose, the changes in the content of micronutrient ions and Fe-EDDHA and Fe-EDDHSA chelates in an aqueous medium at different pH values were studied. In the assumed time, changes in the ions content were analyzed using the voltammetry method at pH 3, 5 and 7. The content of isomers and chelate forms was analyzed by ion pair chromatography at pH 3, 5 and 7. These studies allowed us to determine the effect of pH on the stability of iron chelates over time.

Keywords: Fe-EDDHA; Fe-EDDHSA; degree of ions complexation; micronutrient fertilizer; stability.