Why It Matters
Growers buy soluble silicon as potassium silicate or stabilized monosilicic/orthosilicic acid for plant-strength and abiotic-stress nutrition programs, in totes. Plant-available silicon is taken up as orthosilicic acid and deposited in cell walls, increasing tissue rigidity
Solution Approach
Growers buy soluble silicon as potassium silicate or stabilized monosilicic/orthosilicic acid for plant-strength and abiotic-stress nutrition programs, in totes. Plant-available silicon is taken up as orthosilicic acid and deposited in cell walls, increasing tissue rigidity RawSource supplies the base chemicals that go into these programs. We can help with product selection, grade matching, and sourcing from multiple origins for supply security.
Typical Application Workflow
1
Application & Agronomic Review
Define the use (crop input, adjuvant, soil amendment, post-harvest) and the agronomic, regulatory, and tank-mix requirements.
2
Input & Grade Selection
Match the surfactant or adjuvant, nutrient source, chelate, or formulation aid to the active, water quality, and label.
3
Compatibility & Rate Trial
Confirm tank-mix compatibility, dose, and stability, and size packaging (jugs, drums, totes, bulk) to the season and logistics.
4
Field Validation
Validate efficacy and crop safety in field trials, and lock the spec and supply plan for the season.
Recommended Chemistries (4)
Potassium silicate (soluble, ag grade)
CAS 1312-76-1
Alkaline soluble silicate that supplies plant-available Si plus K; on dilution it releases orthosilicic acid for uptake
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Stabilized monosilicic / orthosilicic acid
CAS 10193-36-9
Pre-stabilized monomeric silicic acid is the directly plant-available silicon form, avoiding the high pH of bulk silicates
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Sodium silicate
CAS 1344-09-8
Specialty Additives
pH Adjustment
1759 (SODIUM SILICATE) · Class Lower-cost soluble silicate source of silicon for foliar blends where sodium is acceptable
Melting Point: 1089 °C Boiling Point: BOILING POINT: 100 °C -6H20 /NONAHYDRATE/ Density: 1.1 to 1.7 at 20 °C
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Sodium Metasilicate
CAS 6834-92-0
Acids & Salts
Chelation / Sequestration
1759 (SODIUM SILICATE) · Class Soluble silicate that dissolves to supply silicate/silicic acid, with strong alkaline buffering
Melting Point: 1089 °C Boiling Point: BOILING POINT: 100 °C -6H20 /NONAHYDRATE/ Density: 1.1 to 1.7 at 20 °C
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