Slow-release fertilizer encapsulated by graphene oxide films

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 255, Issue , 2014, Pages 107-113

  Zhang, Ming ^a   Gao, Bin ^a   Chen, Jianjun ^b   Li, Yuncong ^c   Creamer, Anne Elise ^a   Chen, Hao ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coating; Fertilizer; Graphene oxide; Slow release behavior

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; CULTIVATION; GRAPHENE; OXIDE FILMS; PELLETIZING;

CONTROLLED-RELEASE FERTILIZERS; CROP PRODUCTION; GRAPHENE OXIDE FILMS; GRAPHENE OXIDES; NEW COATINGS; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; SLOW RELEASE; SLOW RELEASE FERTILIZERS;

FERTILIZERS;

EID: 84903691982     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.06.023     Document Type: Article

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