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Controlled fertilizer release via tunable poly(vinyl alcohol)/ammonium sulfate-coated nonwoven materials

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In this study, nonwoven fabrics were coated with two different ammonium sulfate fertilizer loadings (27.75% and 55.50%) by using two different poly(vinyl alcohol) types (high and low molecular weight). The poly(vinyl alcohol) coating amounts were adjusted to 60 and 120 g/m2. In order to study the effect of poly(vinyl alcohol) crosslinking on fertilizer release, a glutaraldehyde (GA) crosslinking agent was used in two different ratios (GA/PVOH ratio: 0.01 or 1). A concentration of 0.01 GA was insufficient for PVOH crosslinking, and water absorption capacity was reduced with increasing poly(vinyl alcohol) and glutaraldehyde loading amount. Fertilizer release was affected mostly by molecular weight and loading amounts of poly(vinyl alcohol) and fertilizer. It was possible to achieve controlled fertilizer release when the nonwoven fabric was coated at 120 g/m2 with high molecular weight poly(vinyl alcohol) containing 55.50% ammonium sulfate fertilizer in the absence of glutaraldehyde.

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The authors appreciate the contributions of nonwoven producer Hassan Tekstil, İstanbul, Turkey.

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This work was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), Project Number: 115M718

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  1. Textile Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Erciyes University, 38039, Melikgazi, Kayseri, Turkey

    İlhan Özen & Gamze Okyay

  2. Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Erciyes University, Melikgazi, Kayseri, Turkey

    Abdullah Ulaş

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Özen, İ., Okyay, G. & Ulaş, A. Controlled fertilizer release via tunable poly(vinyl alcohol)/ammonium sulfate-coated nonwoven materials. J Coat Technol Res 16, 93–102 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11998-018-0103-2

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