Journal
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 64, Issue 28, Pages 5692-5700Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b01688
Keywords
modified polymer-coated urea; bio-based coating; nitrogen release rate
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31572201]
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province [ZR2015CM035]
- Shandong agricultural innovation team [SDAIT-17-04]
- Shandong Province [[2014] 183]
- Great innovation projects in agriculture of Shandong Province [[2013] 136]
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A novel polymer-coated nitrogen (N) fertilizer was developed using bio-based polyurethane (PU) derived from liquefied locust sawdust as the coating material. The bio-based PU was successfully coated on the surface of the urea fertilizer prills to form polymer-coated urea (PCU) fertilizer for controlled N release. Epoxy resin (EP) was also used to further modify the bio-based PU to synthesize the interpenetrating network (IPN), enhancing the slow-release properties of the PCU. The N release characteristics of the EP-modified PCU (EMPCU) in water were determine at 25 degrees C and compared to that of PCU and EP-coated urea (ECU). The results showed that the EP modification reduced the N release rate and increased the longevity of the fertilizer coated with bio-based PU. A corn growth study was conducted to further evaluate the filed application of the EMPCU. In comparison to commercial PCU and conventional urea fertilizer, EMPCU was more effective and increased the yield and total dry matter accumulation of the corn. Findings from this work indicated that bio-based PU derived from sawdust can be used as coating materials for PCU, particularly after EP modification. The resulting EMPCU was more environmentally friendly and cost-effective than conventional urea fertilizers coated by EP.
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