Synthesis, characterization, and morphology study of coco peat-grafted-poly(acrylic acid)/NPK slow release fertilizer hydrogel

Ros Azlinawati, Ramli and Yuen, Mei Lian and Noraishah, Mohamad Nor and Nur Iffah Zulaikha, Azman (2019) Synthesis, characterization, and morphology study of coco peat-grafted-poly(acrylic acid)/NPK slow release fertilizer hydrogel. Journal of Polymer Research, 26 (12). ISSN 1022-9760. (Published)

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Abstract

Coco peat-grafted-poly(acrylic acid)/NPK [CP-g-P(AAc)/NPK] slow release fertilizer hydrogel (SRFH) was prepared by grafting coco peat fiber onto acrylic acid in the presence of NPK 15–15-15 fertilizer using in-situ solution polymerization technique. Commercial super absorbance polymer (CSAP) was used to compare the properties of SRFH. The hydrogels were characterized by fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis). The grafting reaction is approved by the disappearance of peak at 973 cm−1 of FTIR spectrum. DSC results revealed that SRFH had high glass transition temperature, Tg compared to CSAP. SEM images showed that SRFH had low porosity and compact structure than CSAP. Fertilizer release study showed that the amount of nutrient release is greatly improved by SRFH.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Indexed by Scopus
Uncontrolled Keywords: Coco peat; Grafting; Hydrogel; Fertilizer; Acrylic acid; Crosslinked
Subjects: S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Industrial Sciences And Technology
Institute of Postgraduate Studies
Depositing User: Mrs Norsaini Abdul Samat
Date Deposited: 16 Dec 2019 07:08
Last Modified: 18 Jun 2020 03:44
URI: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26709
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