Modelling the release of nitrogen from controlled release fertiliser: Constant and decay release

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue , 2015, Pages 34-42

  Trinh, Thanh H ^a,b   Kushaari, Kuzilati ^a   Shuib, Anis S ^a   Ismail, Lukman ^a   Azeem, Babar ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b Industrial University of HCMC   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Controlled release fertiliser; FEM; Finite element method; Multi diffusion model; Nitrogen release

Indexed keywords

CROPS; EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZERS; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; POLLUTION CONTROL; UREA; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT; CONTROLLED RELEASE; DIFFUSION MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL; NITROGEN RELEASE; NITROGEN-USE EFFICIENCY; PRELIMINARY EXPERIMENTAL DATA; WATER EUTROPHICATION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 84920143963     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2014.12.004     Document Type: Article

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