Multifunctional slow-release urea fertilizer from ethylcellulose and superabsorbent coated formulations

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 892-898

  Ni, Boli ^a   Liu, Mingzhu ^a   Lü, Shaoyu ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Ethylcellulose; Slow release; Urea fertilizer; Water retention

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; COATING MATERIAL; CROSSLINKED; ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; ETHYLCELLULOSE; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; NITROGEN CONTENT; NITROGEN RELEASE; POLY(ACRYLIC ACID-CO-ACRYLAMIDE); SLOW RELEASE; SUPER ABSORBENT; TAP WATER; WATER ABSORBENCY; WATER EVAPORATION; WATER RETENTION;

AGRICULTURE; AMIDES; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COATINGS; CROSSLINKING; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; FERTILIZERS; GLASS TRANSITION; HYDROGELS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC ACIDS; SOILS; UREA; UREA FERTILIZERS;

WATER CONTENT;

EID: 71649095208     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2009.08.025     Document Type: Article

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