Utilization of polyethylene and paraffin waxes as controlled delivery systems for different fertilizers

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 367-371

  Al Zahrani, S M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; PARAFFIN WAXES; POLYETHYLENES; PRODUCTION CONTROL; WATER;

CONTROLLED DELIVERY SYSTEM; GRANULAR TRIPLE SUPERPHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS; POLYETHYLENE WAXES;

PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS;

AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; FERTILIZER; PARAFFIN; PHOSPHATE; POLYETHYLENE; WAX;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; POROSITY; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0034131773     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie980683f     Document Type: Article

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