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Title: Engineered Silica Nanoparticles and silica nanoparticles containingControlled Release Fertilizer for drought and saline areas.
Authors: Mushtaq, Ayesha
Jamil, Nelofer
Rizwan, Sabeena
Mandokhel, Fazeela
Riaz, Musarrat
Malghani, M Najam
Shahwan, M Naeem
Keywords: Natural Science
Silica nanoparticles
controlled release fertilizer
saline
drought
Sol-Gel
Issue Date: 1-Jan-2018
Publisher: IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
Abstract: Silicon supplementation was exploredto increase salinity tolerance in plants,in the beginning of this cenutury,therefore silica nanoparticles(SiO2 Nps )can also be used as a trial to improve salinity tolerance in plants. In this study SiO2Nps have been synthesyzied by some modification in the conventional method of Stober by thermal hydrolysis of Tetraethylorthosilicate. A compound Controlled Release Fertilizer(CRF)was synthesized that carried NPK and SiO2Npsinside the core and Chitosan as the first semi-permeable coating and Sodium Alginate and Kaolin as an outer most superabsorbent coating. The synthesized SiO2Nps were characterized by TEM andXRD. The water absorbency of CRF beads showed that they can absorb large amounts of water and double their weight. The Nutrient released rate from CRF beads was very slow and sustained for six months at room temperature. The SiO2Nps containing superabsorbent CRF was capable of releasing the nutrients slowly, withhold large amounts of water therefore can help plants control salinity and survive better in drought and saline conditions without harming the environment. The synthesized compound fertilizer is biocompatible, biodegradable and nontoxic so ideal for growing plants in drought and salt effected areas.
URI: http://142.54.178.187:9060/xmlui/handle/123456789/2034
ISSN: 414 012029
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