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Evaluation of coated urea for the effects of coating on the physical and chemical properties of urea fertilizer


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Junejo, Nasima and Yusop, Mohd Khanif and Musa, Mohamed Hanafi and Wan Yunus, Wan Md. Zin and Dharejo, Khalil Ahmed and Abdu, Arifin (2012) Evaluation of coated urea for the effects of coating on the physical and chemical properties of urea fertilizer. International Journal of Physical Sciences, 7 (12). art. no. D11F29516873. pp. 1932-1937. ISSN 1992-1950

Abstract

The experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of biodegradable material and micronutrient coatings on the physical and chemical character of urea fertilizer. Six treatments were prepared by coating urea with agar, gelatine, palm stearin, CuSO4 and Zn SO4. Both micronutrients were used as urease inhibitor and all other materials were used as adhesive agents to keep micronutrient and nitrogen together on microsite. The treatments were labelled as, U (urea), UPSCu, UAGCu, UGCu, UCu and UCuZn. Each coated urea treatment was evaluated for coating thickness, thermal behaviour and chemical structure by using scanning electron microscopy, thermo-gravimeter and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) techniques, respectively. The results of this study did not show significant differences among physical and chemical properties of urea treatments and accepted palm stearin and Cu coated urea which had been a modification in structural group. The study proved that addition of Cu and Zn with biodegradable material did not have adverse or severe effects on urea fertilizer properties.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Agriculture
Faculty of Science
Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.5897/IJPS11.1250
Publisher: Academic Journals
Keywords: Fourier transform infrared (FTIR); Micronutrient; Urea
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 06 Jun 2017 10:32
Last Modified: 06 Jun 2017 10:32
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52509
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