eprintid: 4668 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/00/46/68 datestamp: 2023-11-09 16:16:22 lastmod: 2023-11-09 16:16:22 status_changed: 2023-11-09 15:59:04 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Trinh, T.H. creators_name: Dao, Q.N. creators_name: Kushaari, K. creators_name: Ismail, L. creators_name: Shuib, A. title: Study the release of urea from Agrium® coated urea using UV-Vis spectrometer ispublished: pub keywords: Crops; Fertilizers; Metabolism; Nutrients; Urea, Agrium; Analytical errors; Controlled release; Controlled-release fertilizers; European committee for standardizations; Fertilizer applications; UV-Vis; UV-vis spectrometer, Spectrometers note: cited By 4; Conference of 3rd International Conference on Process Engineering and Advanced Materials, ICPEAM 2014 ; Conference Date: 3 June 2014 Through 5 June 2014; Conference Code:114811 abstract: Elucidating the release pattern of controlled release fertilizer (CRF) is important not just for manufactures but also for farmers because it assists them in making judgments of fertilizer effectiveness and nutrient planning. Investigation on the release pattern of different types of CRF both in the laboratory and in the crop-field is crucial in order to determine the effectiveness of fertilizer on plant growth. Consequently, the fertilizer application could be planned to meet the crop requirement. This paper presents a practical approach to analyze the release pattern using Agrium® coated urea. UV-Vis spectrometer is employed to analyze the amount of nitrogen released. The approach reduced analytical error by preventing sample dilution before measuring. According to laboratory results, UV-Vis spectrometer has shown a good potential to be used in studying the nutrient release behavior from CRF. A sigmoidal shape has been obtained from the release profile, and is corresponded with findings in other studies. The results satisfy the criteria for CRF specified by European Committee for Standardization. Collectively, this study demonstrated that the UV-Vis spectrometer is a promising equipment, which can be utilized in studying controlled release behavior. © 2014 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. date: 2014 publisher: Trans Tech Publications Ltd official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84914171527&doi=10.4028%2fwww.scientific.net%2fAMM.625.745&partnerID=40&md5=9af4c2993153dbd156b024a95aaa503f id_number: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.625.745 full_text_status: none publication: Applied Mechanics and Materials volume: 625 pagerange: 745-748 refereed: TRUE isbn: 9783038351818 issn: 16609336 citation: Trinh, T.H. and Dao, Q.N. and Kushaari, K. and Ismail, L. and Shuib, A. (2014) Study the release of urea from Agrium® coated urea using UV-Vis spectrometer. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 625. pp. 745-748. ISSN 16609336