Nitrogen release properties of urea–kaolinite controlled release fertilizer with chitosan binder

To reduce environmental and economic concerns of feeding crops with traditional fertilizers, a new type of controlled release fertilizer was prepared. In this study, urea–kaolinite was mixed with chitosan as a binder and then was granulated. The granules were incubated in water at room temperature f...

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Main Authors: Roshanravan, Bita, Mahdavi, Fariba, Abdul Rashid, Suraya
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Springer 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55701/
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author Roshanravan, Bita
Mahdavi, Fariba
Abdul Rashid, Suraya
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Mahdavi, Fariba
Abdul Rashid, Suraya
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description To reduce environmental and economic concerns of feeding crops with traditional fertilizers, a new type of controlled release fertilizer was prepared. In this study, urea–kaolinite was mixed with chitosan as a binder and then was granulated. The granules were incubated in water at room temperature for 30 days and urea release was measured in 5-days intervals using UV/Vis technique and through diacetylmonoxime (DAM) calorimetric method. In this study, different binder concentration was investigated. The results of UV–Vis spectroscopy illustrated that by increasing the chitosan concentration, nitrogen release decreased from 41.23 to 25.25 % after 24 h and from 77.31 to 59.27 % after 30 days incubation in water. By doing this, the prepared controlled release fertilizer (CRF) behaved according to the standard for CRFs. Compressive stress at break was measured for granules with different size and various concentration of chitosan. Results show that the force required to crush the granules is a function of the granule diameter and binder concentration.
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spelling upm-557012017-06-07T08:44:30Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55701/ Nitrogen release properties of urea–kaolinite controlled release fertilizer with chitosan binder Roshanravan, Bita Mahdavi, Fariba Abdul Rashid, Suraya To reduce environmental and economic concerns of feeding crops with traditional fertilizers, a new type of controlled release fertilizer was prepared. In this study, urea–kaolinite was mixed with chitosan as a binder and then was granulated. The granules were incubated in water at room temperature for 30 days and urea release was measured in 5-days intervals using UV/Vis technique and through diacetylmonoxime (DAM) calorimetric method. In this study, different binder concentration was investigated. The results of UV–Vis spectroscopy illustrated that by increasing the chitosan concentration, nitrogen release decreased from 41.23 to 25.25 % after 24 h and from 77.31 to 59.27 % after 30 days incubation in water. By doing this, the prepared controlled release fertilizer (CRF) behaved according to the standard for CRFs. Compressive stress at break was measured for granules with different size and various concentration of chitosan. Results show that the force required to crush the granules is a function of the granule diameter and binder concentration. Springer 2013 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55701/1/Nitrogen%20release%20properties%20of%20urea%E2%80%93kaolinite%20controlled%20release%20fertilizer%20with%20chitosan%20binder.pdf Roshanravan, Bita and Mahdavi, Fariba and Abdul Rashid, Suraya (2013) Nitrogen release properties of urea–kaolinite controlled release fertilizer with chitosan binder. In: International Conference on Environmental Forensics 2013, 11-14 Nov. 2013, Marriot Hotel, Putrajaya, Malaysia. (pp. 23-27). 10.1007/978-981-4560-70-2_5
spellingShingle Roshanravan, Bita
Mahdavi, Fariba
Abdul Rashid, Suraya
Nitrogen release properties of urea–kaolinite controlled release fertilizer with chitosan binder
title Nitrogen release properties of urea–kaolinite controlled release fertilizer with chitosan binder
title_full Nitrogen release properties of urea–kaolinite controlled release fertilizer with chitosan binder
title_fullStr Nitrogen release properties of urea–kaolinite controlled release fertilizer with chitosan binder
title_full_unstemmed Nitrogen release properties of urea–kaolinite controlled release fertilizer with chitosan binder
title_short Nitrogen release properties of urea–kaolinite controlled release fertilizer with chitosan binder
title_sort nitrogen release properties of urea–kaolinite controlled release fertilizer with chitosan binder
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