Polyurethane from Liquefied Wheat Straw as Coating Material for Controlled Release Fertilizers

A new controlled release fertilizer was developed by coating urea particles with bio-based polyurethane. Coating materials were synthesized from liquefied wheat straw, isocyanate, and castor oil. The effects of liquefied solvents, mass ratio of liquid to solid, size of wheat straw, and reaction time...

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Main Authors: Panfang Lu, Yanfei Zhang, Cong Jia, Chongji Wang, Xiao Li, Min Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2015-10-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_10_4_7877_Lu_Polyurethane_Liquefied_Wheat_Straw