Comparative performance of different urea coating materials for slow release

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摘要 Approximately70%oftheappliedureafertilizermaybelostintotheenvironment.Thislossisduetoleaching,decompositionandammoniumvolatilizationinsoil,waterandair.Throughcoating,theslowreleasetechnologycanbeusedtoreducelossesandtoincreasethefertilizerefficiency.Sulfurhasbeenusedasacoatingmaterial,butthecoatingcrackseasilybecauseofitsfriability,sometimesbeingpeeledofffromtheureasurface.Inthisstudy,fourtypesofmaterials,namely,gypsum,cement,sulfurandzeolite,weremixedandusedascoatingmaterialstosearchforthemosteffectiveandcheapcoatingmaterials.Theprimaryreasonsforselectingthesematerialswereimprovingfruitqualityandpreventingplantdiseases,providingaplantnutrient,increasingsoilfertilityandwaterretention.Thematerialswerealsoselectedbasedontheiravailability,processiblityandprice.Theeffectsofthecoatingmaterials,thickness,dryingtime,sievingandsealantonthecrushingstrengthanddissolutionrateofureawereinvestigated.Coatedureawiththesameproportionofgypsum-sulfurexhibitedhighcrushingstrengthandlowerdissolutionrate.However,theperformancewasfurtherenhancedbyapplyingmoltenparaffinwaxonthehotureasurface.SEMimagesdemonstratedthatthemicro-structureofgypsum-sulfurcoatedureaaftersievingresultedinasmoothercoatedlayer.Theefficiencyofthecoatedureawasimprovedby26%usinggypsum-sulfur(20%totalcoating),3%paraffinwaxandsievingthecoatingmaterialsbeforeapplication.
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出版日期 2014年06月16日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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