Concentrated aqueous suspension of microfibrillated cellulose comprising salts for plant nutrition

Abstract

Concentrated aqueous suspension of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) comprising salts for plant nutrition, the concentrated aqueous suspension comprises microfibrillated linear polymers of D-glucose molecules (cellulose microfibers), calcium ions, sulfate ions and other elements for plant nutrition, being the concentration of calcium ions and sulfate ions in excess of the concentration corresponding to the solubility of calcium sulfate in water and being the proportion of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) within a range of 1% and 99% w / w of the suspension.

Description

RELATED APPLICATION / S 5         This application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. Patent Application No. 16 / 442,561 filed on 17 June 2019, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to nutrient solutions for plants. More specifically, it pertains to an 10 aqueous suspension of microfibrillated cellulose that involves nutrients which are useful for plant growth. In hydroponics and fertirrigation, concentrated nutrient solutions called “stock” are used as fertilizers. Stock solutions are formulated by mixing inorganic salts in high concentrations and their purpose is to provide plants with all the mineral elements that they require throughout their 15 lifecycle. In intensive crops that require hydroponic nutrition or fertirrigation, plants are supplied with all the elements by nutrient solutions prepared by dissolving fertilizing salts in water. Out of all the known natural elements, only 60 elements have been found in various plants and only 16 elements are generally considered essential for plant growth. Although most plants require 20 only 16 essential elements, some species may need others. Macroelements include carbon (C), hydrogen (H), oxygen (O), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), sulfur (S) and magnesium (Mg). Microelements include iron (Fe), chlorine (Cl), manganese (Mn), boron (B), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), molybdenum (Mo). 25         Plants need calcium for growth. Calcium is generally supplied by calcium nitrate, which also provides nitrogen. Any other necessary additional nitrogen can be provided through any salt containing nitrates or through ammonium fertilizers. Plants also require a form of sulfur to be utilized in the formation of amino acids which are involved in their process of growth. Sulfur is usually provided by inorganic sulfate, which can be 30 easily utilized by plants. Phosphorus is supplied through phosphates and polyphosphates: monopotassium phosphate and diammonium phosphate are the most commonly used ones. The needs for potassium are covered 2020296350   18 Jun 2026 2 with potassium salts: potash, potassium nitrate, monopotassium phosphate, potassium chloride and potassium sulfate are the most frequently used ones. The formulations for fertilizers vary according to the specific requirements of each crop, its stage of development and the surrounding climatic conditions. 5         In order to provide the crops with all the needed elements, two different “stock” solutions, generally called “A” and “B”, must be prepared. The solutions need to be prepared separately in order to avoid precipitation of calcium sulfate from calcium provided in stock A and sulfur - in the form of inorganic sulfate- provided in stock B. If they were to precipitate, the elements would stop being available for plants. It is important to clarify that both calcium and sulfur are essential 10 elements for plants and must be necessarily added to nutrient solutions. Calcium is utilized for growth while sulfur is utilized to form amino acids. The latter is usually provided as inorganic sulfate since, in this form, it can be easily absorbed by the plants. Since calcium sulfate is poorly soluble in water (at a rate of 0.67 grams / liter at 77?F and neutral pH), nutrient solutions are formulated as stock A and B so as to add calcium and sulfate 15 separately. It would not be commercially viable to formulate a diluted solution combining calcium and sulfate at such low levels of concentration in order to avoid the precipitation of calcium sulfate. Chelates are widely used in hydroponics, fertirrigation and fertilization, since they are essential to provide the nutrient solutions with microelements. Chelates are organic structures that are capable of “wrapping” the ions of the microelements, thus making them stable in the solutions 20 and preventing them from bonding with other cations and precipitating. Besides, together with the microelements, they form a ligation that improves the plant’s absorption capacity of the latter. Chelates are particularly important for the provision of iron, since it is the microelement that can more easily form hydroxides and insoluble salts with other ions that are present in the nutrient solutions. It is worth mentioning that iron is essential for chlorophyll synthesis because it acts as a 25 carrier of electrons during photosynthesis and cellular respiration, activating some enzymes as well. There cannot be a nutrient solution formulation without the incorporation of iron. As result of this, it is added in its chelated form. A preferred chelating agent is EDTA. There have been attempts to solve the problem of calcium precipitation with sulfates by chelating calcium, although the latter is not a microelement and it can be perfectly assimilable if it is 30 incorporated through a salt such as calcium nitrate. However, calcium chelate only remains stable in a pH that ranges from 6 to 14, while on the other hand iron chelate remains stable only under acidic conditions. Therefore, the pH range that 2020296350   18 Jun 2026 3 would enable the incorporation of all the nutrients by using both chelates is very limited (6 to 7). This complicates the obtainment process of the solution and threatens the concentrations of salts that implies higher levels of acidity. It would be desirable to have a single concentrated solution of the necessary ingredients for 5 plant growth where the precipitation of calcium and sulfur as calcium sulfate could be prevented, as well as the precipitation of other salts such as iron sulfate. Surprisingly, the inventors of this patent application have found that microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) prevents the precipitation of salts in a pH range from 1 to 13. 10 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The main object of the invention is a nutrient solution that combines stock A (which provides calcium) and stock B (which provides sulfates) in a single stabilized solution, in a microfibrillated cellulose medium, having a concentration of calcium and sulfate in excess of that corresponding to the normal solubility of calcium sulfate in water. 15         More specifically, the object of the invention is a concentrated aqueous suspension of microfibrillated cellulose comprising salts for plant nutrition wherein the concentrated aqueous suspension comprises microfibrillated linear polymers of D-glucose molecules (cellulose microfibers), calcium ions, sulfate ions and other elements for plant nutrition such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, iron, chlorine, manganese, boron, zinc, copper, molybdenum, 20 and others, being the concentration of calcium ions and sulfate ions in excess of the concentration corresponding to the solubility of calcium sulfate in water and being the proportion of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) within a range of 1% and 99% w / w of the suspension. Another object of the invention is the use of microfibrillated cellulose for the preparation of a concentrated suspension comprising the mixing of microfibrillated linear polymers of D-glucose 25 molecules (cellulose microfibers), calcium ions, sulfate ions and other elements for plant nutrition such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, iron, chlorine, manganese, boron, zinc, copper, molybdenum, and others, being the concentration of calcium ions and sulfate ions in excess of the concentration corresponding to the solubility of calcium sulfate in water and being the proportion of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) within a range of 1% and 99% w / w of the 30 suspension. Another object of the invention is a process for the preparation of a concentrated aqueous suspension of microfibrillated cellulose comprising salts for plant nutrition wherein the method 2020296350   18 Jun 2026 4 comprises the step of mixing microfibrillated linear polymers of D-glucose molecules (cellulose microfibers), calcium ions, sulfate ions and other elements for plant nutrition such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, iron, chlorine, manganese, boron, zinc, copper, molybdenum, and others, being the concentration of calcium ions and sulfate ions in excess of the concentration 5 corresponding to the solubility of calcium sulfate in water and being the proportion of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) within a range of 1% and 99% w / w of the suspension. Another object of the invention is a process for plant nutrition using hydroponic or fertirrigation techniques comprising the step of supplying a concentrated aqueous suspension of microfibrillated cellulose comprising salts for plant nutrition wherein the concentrated aqueous 10 suspension comprises microfibrillated linear polymers of D-glucose molecules (cellulose microfibers), calcium ions, sulfate ions and other substances for plant nutrition such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, iron, chlorine, manganese, boron, zinc, copper, molybdenum, and others, being the concentration of calcium ions and sulfate ions in excess of the concentration corresponding to the solubility of calcium sulfate in water and being the proportion of 15 microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) within a range of 1% and 99% w / w of the suspension. Another object of the invention is the use of a concentrated aqueous suspension of microfibrillated cellulose comprising salts for plant nutrition wherein the concentrated aqueous suspension comprises microfibrillated linear polymers of D-glucose molecules (cellulose microfibers), calcium ions, sulfate ions and other elements for plant nutrition such as nitrogen, 20 phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, iron, chlorine, manganese, boron, zinc, copper, molybdenum, and others, being the concentration of calcium ions and sulfate ions in excess of the concentration corresponding to the solubility of calcium sulfate in water and being the proportion of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) within a range of 1% and 99% w / w of the suspension, for the attainment of a solid fertilizer. 25 DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION The formulations for fertilizers vary according to the specific requirements of each crop, its stage of development and the surrounding climatic conditions. The salts that are most commonly used for the formulation of stock A are as follows: 30 Calcium nitrate Potassium nitrate (optional, since it is also present in stock B) 2020296350   18 Jun 2026 5 Ammonium nitrate Potash Potassium chloride Calcium oxide 5            Calcium chloride Iron ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (Ferric EDTA) Sodium molybdate (dihydrate) Ammonium molybdate Ethylenediamine tetraacetic manganese (Mn EDTA) 10           Manganese chloride Ethylenediamine tetraacetic zinc (Zn EDTA) Zinc chloride Ethylenediamine tetraacetic magnesium (Mg EDTA) Magnesium oxide 15            Ethylenediamine tetraacetic copper (Cu EDTA) Ethylenediamine tetraacetic cobalt (Co EDTA) Boric acid Sodium tetraborate The most common salts to formulate stock B are: 20             Potassium sulfate Magnesium sulfate Ammonium sulfate Ferrous sulfate Copper sulfate 25            Magnesium sulfate Zinc sulfate Phosphate Monopotassium phosphate Diammonium phosphate 30            Phosphoric anhydride Potassium nitrate 2020296350   18 Jun 2026 6 As described above, stock A usually includes the nitrates (calcium, potassium and ammonium) and the EDTA-chelated microelements. However, another possible common formulation is to incorporate only the nitrates (calcium, potassium and ammonium) and the iron EDTA in stock A; and to incorporate the microelements in the form of sulfates (magnesium, manganese, copper, zinc, 5 etc.) in stock B, so that sulfates and calcium do not precipitate as calcium sulfate. Surprisingly, applicants of the present patent application found another alternative which involves the use of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC), obtained from a fibrillation process of cellulose in wet state. Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) is a substance composed of cellulose and water, with a 10 cellulose concentration of less than 15%. It is characterized by being able to store large quantities of water in relation to its mass, obtaining "creamy" or "gel-type" suspensions with very low proportions of microfibrillated cellulose (as low as 2%). Its pH varies in a range from 4 to 8 and its density between 1.2 and 1.6 kg / L. Cellulose microfibrils are very small cellulose fibers obtained from the mechanical 15 disintegration of plant fibers and by a sequence of specific chemical and mechanical treatments (fibrillation process). When the cellulose goes through a fibrillation process, the surface area becomes much larger in comparison with the original raw material, thus generating a significant increase in the quantity of hydroxyl groups (OH) available on the surface of the microfibrils. As this hydroxyl groups have a 20 natural negative charge, they will be able to capture ions with positive charge, such as calcium ions. In this way, the calcium ions are prevented from bonding with the sulfates, avoiding altogether its precipitation as calcium sulfate. In the case of suspensions with low humidity proportion, it is possible to obtain a solid fertilizer with highly beneficial characteristics. One of them is to allow the release of the nutrients 25 on demand of the plant. This happens because the electrochemical force of the leaves is higher than the ionic forces of the elements with the hydroxyl in the solid suspension, which generates the nutrients release. On the other hand, these hydroxyl ionic forces are stronger than the polar forces of water, so the degree of leaching of nutrients is reduced, since they are withheld by such force in the presence of rain. 30         A preferred aqueous suspension of the present invention involves: (all percentages in the following description and in the examples correspond to % w / w) between 60% and 90% of water 2020296350   18 Jun 2026 10 15 20 25 30 7 between 1 % and 40% of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) between 1% and 55% of calcium nitrate between 0.01% and 0.5% of magnesium EDTA between 0.01% and 0.7% of manganese EDTA between 0.01% and 0.7% of zinc EDTA between 0.01% and 0.9% iron EDTA between 0.01% and 0.1% of copper EDTA between 0.001% and 0.01% sodium molybdate (Dihydrate) between 0.0001% and 0.001% of cobalt EDTA between 0.01% and 0.4% of boric acid between 1% and 12% of potassium nitrate between 0.5% and 25% of monopotassium phosphate between 0.5% and 42% of magnesium sulfate between 0.1 % and 11 % of potassium sulfate A most preferred aqueous suspension of the present invention involves: 18.6 liters of water 6,000 grams of microfibrillated cellulose 1,000 grams of calcium nitrate 12 grams of magnesium EDTA 20 grams of manganese EDTA 20 grams of zinc EDTA 25 grams of iron EDTA 3 grams of copper EDTA 0.3 grams of sodium molybdate (Dihydrate) 0.03 grams of cobalt EDTA 10 grams of boric acid 300 grams of potassium nitrate 400 grams of monopotassium phosphate 750 grams of magnesium sulfate 150 grams of potassium sulfate 2020296350   18 Jun 2026 8 Ilie following examples show the preparation of concentrated solutions that may contain all the necessary components for a plant. The formulations are not intended to specify the required quantities or to restrict the ingredients used. Their main intention is to show the preparation of a concentrated aqueous suspension of this invention. 5                              EXAMPLES Example 1: Preparation of concentrated aqueous suspension Example to prepare 10 liters of stock A: The following elements were mixed into 9.3 liters of water at 77°F and neutral pH (the reason 10 that 9.3 liters of water are added is to get 10 liters of stock A, as salts provide approximately 700cc of the volume): 1,000 grams of calcium nitrate 12 grams of magnesium EDTA 20 grams of manganese EDTA 15       20 grams of zinc EDTA 25 grams of iron EDTA 3 grams of copper EDTA 0.3 grams of sodium molybdate (Dihydrate) 0.03 grams of cobalt EDTA 20         10 grams of boric acid The weight of the resulting 10 liters of stock A is 10,390 grams. Example to prepare 10 liters of stock B: The following elements were mixed into 9.3 liters of water at 77°F and neutral pH (the reason that 9.3 liters of water are added is to get 10 liters of stock B since salts provide approximately 25   700cc of the volume): 300 grams of potassium nitrate 400 grams of monopotassium phosphate 750 grams of magnesium sulfate 150 grams of potassium sulfate 30         The weight of the resulting 10 liters of stock B is 10,900 grams. 2020296350   18 Jun 2026 9 Example to obtain 27.3 kilos of concentrated aqueous suspension of stock A and B in microfibrillated cellulose: The reason that 27.3 kilos are prepared is because the proportions, in this formulation, are 6 parts of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) for every 10 parts of Stock A (10,390 grams) and 10 parts 5 of Stock B (10,900 grams), which results in the aforementioned quantity. Six kilos of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) were mixed into 10 liters of stock A and stirred manually for 5 minutes. Then, 10 liters of stock B were added to the resulting solution and stirred manually for 5 minutes. The resulting solution has the initial composition of stock A and stock B as well as the microfibrillated cellulose (MFC), with a pH of 3.4. This means: 10         18.6 liters of water (68.2%) 6,000 grams of microfibrillated cellulose (22.0%) 1,000 grams of calcium nitrate (3.7%) 12 grams of magnesium EDTA (0.0440%) 20 grams of manganese EDTA (0.0733%) 15        20 grams of zinc EDTA (0.0733%) 25 grams of iron EDTA (0.0916%) 3 grams of copper EDTA (0.0110%) 0.3 grams of sodium molybdate (Dihydrate) (0.0011%) 0.03 grams of cobalt EDTA (0.0001%) 20         10 grams of boric acid (0.0366%) 300 grams of potassium nitrate (1.10%) 400 grams of monopotassium phosphate (1.47%) 750 grams of magnesium sulfate (2.75%) 150 grams of potassium sulfate (0.55%) 25         The weight of the suspension is 27,290 grams. Examples of mixes with and without precipitates Example 2 Stock A and stock B were mixed 30        One hundred (100) cc of the obtained stock A and 100 cc of the obtained stock B were mixed at 77°F; the mixture was stirred and after 3 minutes the emergence of a precipitate was observed. 2020296350   18 Jun 2026 10 Thirty minutes later the mixture was stirred again and 2 minutes after that the precipitate was still present, thus confirming that the precipitate does not re-dissolve. Example 3 5 Stock A and MFC were mixed, then stock B was added One hundred (100) cc of the obtained stock A were mixed into 60 grams of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC); the mixture was stirred manually, and then 100 cc of the obtained stock B were immediately added. After 3 minutes, no precipitate emergence was observed. The sample was monitored 24 hours later, 48 hours later and even 90 days later but no modifications were found in 10 its appearance. Example 4 Stock B and MFC were mixed, and then stock A was added. In this example, the order of the stocks in the preparation of the aqueous suspension was 15 exchanged. One hundred (100) cc of the obtained stock B were mixed into 60 grams of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC); the mixture was manually stirred and then 100 cc of the obtained stock A were added. After 3 minutes no precipitate was seen emerging. The sample was monitored 24 hours later, 48 hours later and even 90 days later but no modifications were found in its appearance. 20 Example 5 This example aims to demonstrate that there is no evidence of toxicity in the use of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) when it is used in a nutrient solution. We prepared 3 identical small hydroponic floating systems where 2 lettuce specimens were grown. The hydroponic floating system consisted of 20-liter trays where 2 seedlings of lettuce were 25 laid in each one. The trays had a flat bar of polystyrene to support the seedlings and each of them had two holes that enabled the roots to reach the water contained in the trays. Hydroponic system number 1 was fed with stock A and stock B nutrient solutions, and no microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) was added. Hydroponic system number 2 was fed with a concentrated aqueous suspension of stock A and B in microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) having a 30 microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) concentration of 23%. Hydroponic system number 3 was fed with 2020296350   18 Jun 2026 11 a concentrated aqueous suspension of stock A and B in microfibrillated cellulose (MFC), having a microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) concentration of 80%. The amount of solution and / or aqueous suspension added in the three systems had the same electrical conductivity in each case, ensuring the same provision of salts in each of them (electrical 5 conductivity is a measure of the amount of dissolved solids per unit of volume) The targeted electrical conductivity varied from week to week, depending on the requirements of the lettuce plants in their lifecycle, having 350 ppm in week 1, 700 ppm in week 2, 1,050 ppm in week 3 and 1,400 ppm in week 4. After week 4 all the lettuce plants had showed equal growth and reached a weight ranging 10 between 270 and 280 grams each. Thus, we can conclude that microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) allows for the availability of salts for plants as well as the right absorption of nutrients since the growth of specimens studied did not reveal significant variations. 15 Example 6 This example shows how microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) prevents calcium sulfate from precipitating even when solutions of calcium nitrate and sulfates in their highest possible concentration at 77°F and neutral pH are mixed. Two samples were tested: 20         A control sample where 3 salt dilutions at its highest possible concentration at 77°F and neutral pH were mixed, in this order: 180 cc of water *, 100 cc of calcium nitrate solution (1,200 grams in 1 liter of water), 100 cc of potassium sulfate solution (120 grams in 1 liter of water) and 100 cc of manganese sulfate solution (710 grams in 1 liter of water). After mixing them mechanically, we observed a precipitate of 192 grams of calcium sulfate. 25         *One hundred and eighty (180) cc of water was added so as to equate the volumes in the samples (water in the first one and microfibrillated cellulose in the second one). In the other sample, 3 salt dilutions at its highest possible concentration at 77°F and neutral pH, were mixed in microfibrillated cellulose (MFC), following this order: 100 cc of calcium nitrate solution (1,200 grams in 1 liter of water) in 60 grams of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC), 100 cc of 30 potassium sulfate solution (120 grams in 1 liter) in 60 grams of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC), and finally 100 cc of manganese sulfate solution (710 grams in a liter) in 60 grams of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC). The 3 suspensions were mixed altogether. 2020296350   18 Jun 2026 12 There were no signs of a precipitate after 48 hours. Example 7 This example shows that microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) makes it possible to elaborate 5 suspensions of homogeneously distributed salts that contain solids in a much higher proportion than the quantity of salts that could be contained in a water solution of the same volume. We ran two sample tests. A control sample where potassium sulfate was added in an amount that exceeded twice its solubility in water at 77°F and neutral pH (111 g / L). More specifically, we mixed 28.8 grams of 10 potassium sulfate in 130 cc of water at 77°F. It was stirred manually and immediately after that a precipitate of potassium sulfate was noted. Sample number 2 consisted of the same amount of potassium sulfate contained in the control sample (that is, 28.8 grams) that was added into a suspension of the same volume (130 cc) with microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) at 23% (30 grams of microfibrillated cellulose in 100 cc of water). 15 It was stirred manually and after 5 minutes no decantation of potassium sulfate was observed. The sample was monitored 24 hours later, 48 hours later and even 90 days after without having observable modifications in its appearance. Example 8 Preparation of a solid-consistency fertilizer 20         An aqueous suspension prepared as described in example 1 is the starting point. We took 1,000 grams of the concentrated aqueous suspension of stock A and B in microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) as described in example 1. This suspension was poured into granular-shaped moulds of 10 cm3, each of them containing 12 grams of suspension, and were placed in a dehydrator oven at 161.6°F for 24 hours. The final result of this process was a product 25 with solid consistency. In each cast, a 3-gram-tablet was obtained, which implies a loss of 8 grams of water. Assuming that the microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) lost 50% of its humidity and knowing that its fiber ratio is 15%, the resulting composition of each tablet is: 10.00% water 30   50.56% microfibrillated cellulose 14.65% calcium nitrate 0.176% magnesium EDTA 2020296350   18 Jun 2026 13 0.293% manganese EDTA 0.293% zinc EDTA 0.366% iron EDTA 0.044% copper EDTA 5   0.044% sodium molybdate (dihydrate) 0.0044% cobalt EDTA 0.147% boric acid 4.39% potassium nitrate 5.86% monopotassium phosphate 10   10.99% magnesium sulfate 2.19% potassium sulfate Example 9 Nutrition of a tomato specimen using the concentrated aqueous suspension in its solid form. 15 A tomato specimen was grown using for its nutrition only the concentrated aqueous suspension in its solid from, obtained as described in example 8. A thin layer of leca was first placed in an 11 -litre-pot to facilitate the drainage, and then filled with an inert, nutrient-free substrate (peat). Then, 12 tablets obtained as described in example 8 were placed evenly distributed throughout the pot. The pot was watered according to its demand, water 20 being the only input added during the whole cycle. In a 105-day cycle, the plant produced 43 tomatoes with a total weight of 4.9 kilos. The plant showed a normal size with a suitable growth speed and the presence of healthy leaves in the upper part of its stem. This experiment suggests that the nutrients were effectively released at the plant’s requests throughout the cycle. 25 The suspension object of the present invention has the following advantages over the prior art: Aqueous suspension permits to have in only one solution the combination of salts whose concentration would naturally lead to precipitate. It permits to elaborate complete formulations that are totally balanced for each type of crop 30 in only one suspension. 2020296350   18 Jun 2026 14 In its solid version, the nutrients are released on plant demand and there is a reduction in leaching Simplification over the use of fertilizers, since there is no longer need to handle several solutions such as stock A and stock B. 5             Lower transportation costs and carbon footprint reduction due to the possibility to transport a greater amount of salts in the same volume. Reduction in packaging as a result of the fewer wrappings needed to deliver the complete formulations. Product shelf-life: the product shelf-life increases due to the stability of the suspension 10           Lower storage costs and convenient stock management. In addition, any priority document(s) of this application is / are hereby incorporated herein by reference in its / their entirety.

Claims

1. A concentrated aqueous suspension , characterized in that it comprises(all percentages correspond to % w / w)between 60% and 90% of waterbetween 1% and 40% of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC)between 1% and 55% of calcium nitratebetween 0.01% and 0.5% of magnesium EDTAbetween 0.01% and 0.7% of manganese EDTAbetween 0.01% and 0.7% of zinc EDTAbetween 0.01% and 0.9% of iron EDTAbetween 0.01% and 0.1% of copper EDTAbetween 0.001% and 0.01% sodium molybdate (Dihydrate)between 0.0001% and 0.001% of cobalt EDTAbetween 0.01% and 0.4% of boric acidbetween 1% and 12% of potassium nitratebetween 0.5% and 25% of monopotassium phosphatebetween 0.5% and 42% of magnesium sulfatebetween 0.1% and 11% of potassium sulfate,wherein microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) prevents the precipitation of salts in a pH ranges from 1 to 13 allowing the availability of salts for plant growth.2.The concentrated aqueous suspension according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises18.6 liters of water corresponding to 68.156 % w / w6,000 grams of microfibrillated cellulose corresponding to 21.986 % w / w1,000 grams of calcium nitrate corresponding to 3.66 % w / w12 grams of magnesium EDTA corresponding to 0.0439 % w / w20 grams of manganese EDTA corresponding to 0.073 % w / w20 grams of zinc EDTA corresponding to 0.073 % w / w2020296350   18 Jun 202625 grams of iron EDTA corresponding to 0.092 % w / w3 grams of copper EDTA corresponding to 0.0110 % w / w0.3 grams of sodium molybdate (Dihydrate) corresponding to 0.0 011 % w / w0.03 grams of cobalt EDTA corresponding to 0.0001 % w / w10 grams of boric acid corresponding to 0.0366 % w / w300 grams of potassium nitrate corresponding to 1.10 % w / w400 grams of monopotassium phosphate corresponding to 1.47 % w / w750 grams of magnesium sulfate corresponding to 2.75% w / w150 grams of potassium sulfate corresponding to 0.55% w / w.

3. Use of the concentrated aqueous suspension according to claim 1 or 2 for the obtainment of a solid-consistency fertilizer.

4. A method for preparing a solid fertilizer, characterized in that it comprises the step of submitting the concentrated aqueous suspension according to claim 1 or 2 to thermal treatment for its dehydration.5.The method for preparing a solid fertilizer according to claim 4, characterized in that it comprises the steps of pouring the aqueous concentrated suspension according to claims 1 or 2 in a mould and dehydrating it by means of a heat treatment to obtain a shaped product with a solid consistency.

6. The method for preparing a solid fertilizer according to claims 4 or 5, characterized in that the thermal treatment is carried out during approximately 24 hs at approximately 72 °C (161.6 °F).

7. The method for preparing a solid fertilizer according to claim 5 or claim 6, characterized in that the shaped product with a solid consistency is a tablet.

8. A solid fertilizer characterized in that is obtained by dehydrating the aqueous concentrated suspension according to claim 1.2020296350   18 Jun 20269. A solid fertilizer, characterized in that it is obtained by dehydrating the aqueous concentrate suspension according to claim 2, to obtain a solid composition comprising 10.00% w / w water50.56% w / w microfibrillated cellulose14.65% w / w calcium nitrate0.176% w / w magnesium EDTA0.293% w / w manganese EDTA0.293% w / w zinc EDTA0.366% w / w iron EDTA0.044% w / w copper EDTA0.044% w / w sodium molybdate (dihydrate)0.0044% w / w cobalt EDTA0.147% w / w boric acid4.39% w / w potassium nitrate5.86% w / w monopotassium phosphate10.99% w / w magnesium sulfate2.19% w / w potassium sulfate.

10. Use of the concentrated aqueous suspension according to claims 1 or 2 in hydroponic, and fertirrigation.

11. Use of the solid fertilizer according to claims 8 or 9, in direct substrate fertilization.