Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
Volume 195, Issue -, Pages 424-432Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.12.055
Keywords
Chitosan composite; NPK fertilizer; Coating; Slow-release fertilizer (SRF); SEM; FTIR; ATG; XRD
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The study focuses on the use of a durable chitosan-based coating material as a barrier for slow-release fertilizers in agricultural soil. Through various analyses, it was found that the proposed coating material has good slow-release properties, durability, low cost, and is environmentally friendly. The interaction between kaolinite clay pores and chitosan chains was confirmed through FTIR, ATG, and XRD spectra.
Durable chitosan-based coating material used as a barrier for slow-release fertilizers in the agricultural soil. This approach decreases the intense usage of fertilizer and works on their accessibility for the plants' necessities. In present paper, the proposed coating material was prepared on the basis of chitosan-kaolinite composite (CS-GlK). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (ATG), XRD, swelling degree and biodegradability studies were used to analyze the influence of the kaolinite clay incorporation in chitosan film properties. The characterization of the chitosan composites has been thoroughly studied. The NPK mineral fertilizer was coated according to the dip-immersing process of chitosan-kaolinite composites. Slow-release efficiency was evaluated by determining the rate of phosphorus release from the covered granules into water and soil. Moreover, phosphorus release from coated NPK/CS-Gl-K granules was generally delayed contrasted with NPK/uncoated. In addition, the biodegradation investigation of the composite material (CS-Gl-K) in soil was affirmed its durability. The proposed coating material has good slow-release properties, low cost and is environmentally friendly. The FTIR, ATG and XRD spectra revealed a good intercalation between the kaolinite-clay pores and chitosan chains.
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