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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 223, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115040
Keywords
Hydrogels; Chitosan; Salicy laldehyde; Urea; Schiff base; Controlled release; Eco-design
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- Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research, MEN-UEFISCDI grant [PN-III-P1-1.2-PCCDI-2017-0569, 10PCCDI/2018]
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The paper reports new soil conditioner systems obtained by in situ hydrogelation of chitosan with salicylaldehyde in the presence of urea fertilizer, designed to address both fertilization and water retention of the soil. The new systems were structural, supramolecular and morphological characterized by FTIR spectroscopy, XRD diffraction, POM and SEM microscopy. The rate of urea release has been investigated by NMR analysis and the release mechanism has been assessed by fitting five mathematical models. The formulations showed high water absorbency of 68?g/g, and they induced water holding capacity in soil up to 154% and an increment of the nitrogen content in soil to almost double, leading to a growth of plants with almost 70% higher compared to the reference soil. All these data revealed the new systems as new multifunctional soil conditioner ecoproducts capable to address both fertilizing and water retention issues, with high potential of application for sustainable agriculture.
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