We will strive to bring you the most active humate materials and the best price you can get for the quality product. Benefits meet or exceed a 6-1 return on money spent on humate in farm trials, with higher returns for higher value crops. Faust Bio-Agricultural Services Robert H Faust, Ph.D. P.O. Box 800 Honaunau, HI 96726 Terminology of Humus Materials Humus is the product of the decay of organic matter. It contains both humic and nonhumic material. They may be separated from humic matter by alkaline extraction.
Humates are the salts of humic acids, collectively, or the salts of humic acid specifically.
Fulvic acid is the acid radical found in humic matter which is soluble in alkali, acid, methyl ethyl ketone, and methyl alcohol. Fulvates are the salts of fulvic acid. Leonardite is a soft brown coal-like deposit usually found in conjunction with deposits of lignite. Lignite is a type of soft coal. Humin is the alkali-insoluble fraction of leonardite.