A Slow-Release Fertilizer of Urea Prepared via Melt Blending with Degradable Poly(lactic acid): Formulation and Release Mechanisms

In this research, a low molecular weight poly(lactic acid) (or PLA) synthesized from direct polycondensation was melt compounded with urea to formulate slow-release fertilizer (SRF). We studied the influence of the molecular weight (<i>M</i><sub>W</sub>) of PLA as a matrix an...

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Main Authors: Mujtahid Kaavessina, Sperisa Distantina, Esa Nur Shohih
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/11/1856