New Tools for the Analysis and Characterization of Slow-Release Fertilizers

2003 ◽  
pp. 180-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. B. Sartain ◽  
W. L. Hall ◽  
R. C. Littell ◽  
E. W. Hopwood
Keyword(s):  
Slow Release ◽  
Slow Release Fertilizers

scholarly journals Synthesis Optimization and Characterization of Microencapsulated N-P-K Slow-Release Fertilizers

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Constantin Neamţu ◽  
Mariana Popescu ◽  
Florin Oancea ◽  
Ştefan-Ovidiu Dima
Keyword(s):  
Slow Release ◽  
Activity Index ◽  
Leaching Rate ◽  
K Fertilizer ◽  
Slow Release Fertilizers ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Council Regulation ◽  
Leaching Parameters ◽  
Differential Thermogravimetry

AbstractSlow-release microencapsulated N, P, and K fertilizer synthesis was optimized and the products exhaustively characterized. Four NPK formulations with nutrient mass ratios of 1:0:0, 1:1:0, 1:1:1, and 2:1:1 were characterized following European Council Regulation 2003/2003 for fertilizers as well as ICP-AES, 1H-NMR, FT-IR, HPLC, elemental analysis, XPS, SEM, dynamic light scattering, thermogravimetry, differential thermogravimetry, activity index, and leaching rate. These fertilizers have good slow-release properties and decrease waste and crop contaminants, improving environmental protection. Compared to classic granulated fertilizers, plant nutrient availability was improved allowing reduced application. Nutrient leaching parameters describing four different kinetic models were evaluated.

scholarly journals Mechanochemical Preparation of Slow Release Fertilizer Based on Glauconite–Urea Complexes

Minerals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxim Rudmin ◽  
Elshan Abdullayev ◽  
Alexey Ruban ◽  
Ales Buyakov ◽  
Bulat Soktoev
Keyword(s):  
Milling Time ◽  
Slow Release ◽  
Mechanochemical Activation ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Fluorescence Analysis ◽  
Planetary Mill ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Mechanochemical Method ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Slow Release Fertilizers

We investigated the mechanochemical synthesis of complex slow release fertilizers (SRF) derived from glauconite. We studied the effectiveness of the mechanical intercalation of urea into glauconite using planetary and ring mills. The potassium-nitric complex SRFs were synthesized via a mechanochemical method mixing glauconite with urea in a 3:1 ratio. The obtained composites were analyzed using X-ray diffraction analysis, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray fluorescence analysis, and infrared spectroscopy. The results show that as duration of mechanochemical activation increases, the mineralogical, chemical, and structural characteristics of composites change. Essential modifications associated with a decrease in absorbed urea and the formation of microcrystallites were observed when the planetary milling time increased from 5 to 10 min and the ring milling from 15 to 30 min. Complete intercalation of urea into glauconite was achieved by 20 min grinding in a planetary mill or 60 min in a ring mill. Urea intercalation in glauconite occurs much faster when using a planetary mill compared to a ring mill.

scholarly journals Preparation and properties of hydrogel based on sawdust cellulose for environmentally friendly slow release fertilizers

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Zhang ◽  
Yanlu Liu ◽  
Panfang Lu ◽  
Min Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Slow Release ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Water Absorbency ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Structure And Properties ◽  
Nitrogen Release ◽  
Release Property ◽  
Slow Release Fertilizers ◽  
Grafting Copolymerization ◽  
Cross Linker

AbstractA novel hydrogel slow-release nitrogen fertilizer based on sawdust with water absorbency was prepared using grafting copolymerization. Urea was incorporated as nitrogen source in a hydrogel fertilizer. Potassium persulfate (KPS) and N,N᾽-methylenebis acrylamide (MBA) were used as the initiator and cross-linker, respectively. The structure and properties of the samples were characterized by XPS, EDS, SEM, XRD and FTIR. The effects of various salt solutions, ionic strength and pH on swelling behavior were discussed. The results showed that the largest water absorbency of the sample reached 210 g/g in distilled water. In addition, the sample had the good nitrogen release property. Thus, the novel environmentally friendly hydrogel fertilizer may be widely applied to agricultural and horticultural fields.

scholarly journals LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDES: NANOMATERIALS FOR APPLICATIONS IN AGRICULTURE

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luíz Paulo Figueredo Benício ◽  
Rejane Alvarenga Silva ◽  
Júnia Aparecida Lopes ◽  
Denise Eulálio ◽  
Rodrigo Morais Menezes dos Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Layered Double Hydroxides ◽  
Slow Release ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Synthesis Methods ◽  
Double Hydroxides ◽  
Near Future

The current research aims to introduce Layered Double Hydroxides (LDH) as nanomaterials to be used in agriculture, with particular reference to its use as storage and slow release matrix of nutrients and agrochemicals for plant growing. Structural characteristics, main properties, synthesis methods and characterization of LDH were covered in this study. Moreover, some literature data have been reported to demonstrate their potential for storage and slow release of nitrate, phosphate, agrochemicals, besides as being used as adsorbent for the wastewater treatment. This research aims to expand, in near future, the investigation field on these materials, with application in agriculture, increasing the interface between chemistry and agronomy.

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