Controlled release fertilizer encapsulated by a κ-carrageenan hydrogel

Abstract The release kinetics of nitrogen and phosphorous of a granulated fertilizer, encapsulated in a κ-carrageenan-based hydrogel (CBH), was evaluated in order to determine its release mechanism given the potential this hydrogel has as coating material for controlled release fertilizers (CFRs). T...

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Main Authors: Gladys Rozo, Laura Bohorques, Johanna Santamaría
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Polímeros
Series:Polímeros
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-14282019000300403&lng=en&tlng=en