Effect of chitosan gelatinization temperature on water absorption and water retention of chitosan-based urea fertilizer

• Main Authors: Mohamad, Noraiham, Abdul Hamid, Nor Nadiah, Abd Razak, Jeefferie, Dimin @ Mohd Amin, Mohd Fairuz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2013
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/12276/1/IJAME2_Mohamad_et_al.pdf; http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/12276/; https://ijame.ump.edu.my/images/Volume_8/23_Mohamad%20et%20al.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka

Chitosan has a high potential to be blended together in urea fertilizer for slow release properties due to its unique polymeric cationic character and gel-forming properties. In agriculture, the slow release properties are normally indicated by the ability of urea fertilizer to absorb and retain wat...