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creators_name: Majeed, Z.
creators_name: Ramli, N.K.
creators_name: Mansor, N.
creators_name: Man, Z.
title: Starch biodegradation in a lignin modified slow release fertilizer: Effect of thickness
ispublished: pub
keywords: Biopolymers; Fertilizers; Floods; Microbiology; Nitrogen fertilizers; Soils; Starch; Urea, Exponential decays; Flooded soil; Halflife; Slow release fertilizers; Thickness, Biodegradation
note: cited By 8; 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: Biopolymers and their modified blends are naturally biodegradable materials being intensively used in control nutrient release formulations. Material biodegradability varies with thickness which further effect natural decay when applied in soil. Preliminary study was conducted for a urea-nitrogen incorporated slow release fertilizer (SRF) prepared with 0.27mm, 0.54mm and 1.03mm thickness. The starch biodegradation was decreased with increased in thickness both in non-sterile flooded soil (NSF) and sterile flooded soil (SF). NSF soil data was corrected with SF soil (as control) showed improved exponential decay constant and half-life estimates compared to NSF soil only. Study concludes that SRF thickness is important parameter increases half-life and reduces starch biodegradability in SRF. © 2014 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.
date: 2014
publisher: Trans Tech Publications Ltd
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84914165702&doi=10.4028%2fwww.scientific.net%2fAMM.625.830&partnerID=40&md5=50ddae4bfcc97fab2cff181ba714821c
id_number: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.625.830
full_text_status: none
publication: Applied Mechanics and Materials
volume: 625
pagerange: 830-833
refereed: TRUE
isbn: 9783038351818
issn: 16609336
citation:   Majeed, Z. and Ramli, N.K. and Mansor, N. and Man, Z.  (2014) Starch biodegradation in a lignin modified slow release fertilizer: Effect of thickness.  Applied Mechanics and Materials, 625.  pp. 830-833.  ISSN 16609336