Caccavo, Diego; Apicella, Pietro; Cascone, Sara; Dalmoro, Annalisa; Lamberti, Gaetano; Barba, Anna Angela Hydrogels-based systems for controlled release in agricultural applications Inproceedings 42nd Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Controlled Release Society, 2015. BibTeX | Tags: Hydrogel Characterization @inproceedings{Caccavo2015b,
title = {Hydrogels-based systems for controlled release in agricultural applications},
author = {Diego Caccavo and Pietro Apicella and Sara Cascone and Annalisa Dalmoro and Gaetano Lamberti and Anna Angela Barba },
year = {2015},
date = {2015-07-26},
booktitle = {42nd Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Controlled Release Society},
keywords = {Hydrogel Characterization},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}
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Caccavo, Diego; Cascone, Sara; Amoroso, Maria Chiara; Apicella, Pietro; Lamberti, Gaetano; Barba, Anna Angela Hydrogel-based Granular Phytostrengtheners for Prolonged Release: Production and Characterization Journal Article Chemical Engineering Transaction, 44 , pp. 235–240, 2015. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Granulation, Hydrogel Characterization, Tecnagri @article{Caccavo2015,
title = {Hydrogel-based Granular Phytostrengtheners for Prolonged Release: Production and Characterization},
author = { Diego Caccavo and Sara Cascone and Maria Chiara Amoroso and Pietro Apicella and Gaetano Lamberti and Anna Angela Barba},
url = {http://www.aidic.it/cet/15/44/040.pdf},
doi = {10.3303/CET1544040},
year = {2015},
date = {2015-01-01},
journal = {Chemical Engineering Transaction},
volume = {44},
pages = {235--240},
abstract = {Soil wellness is an indispensable requirement to obtain fruits and vegetables with finest quality and with high yields. To the purpose, periodical administrations of nutrients, as well as phytostrengtheners could be required. Crucial goals to maximize the economic and environmental sustainability of the whole cultivation are the decrease of the dosages number together with the increase of the active substance availability within the soil. With these aims a controlled release phytostrengtheners encapsulated in a granular Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose matrix has been developed exploiting the wet granulation process. The granular product has been analyzed in terms of Particle Size Distribution (PSD), morphology and flowability. The results showed the effectiveness of the granulation process and the good flowability of the granules, highly desirable features for the product handling and commercialization.},
keywords = {Granulation, Hydrogel Characterization, Tecnagri},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Soil wellness is an indispensable requirement to obtain fruits and vegetables with finest quality and with high yields. To the purpose, periodical administrations of nutrients, as well as phytostrengtheners could be required. Crucial goals to maximize the economic and environmental sustainability of the whole cultivation are the decrease of the dosages number together with the increase of the active substance availability within the soil. With these aims a controlled release phytostrengtheners encapsulated in a granular Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose matrix has been developed exploiting the wet granulation process. The granular product has been analyzed in terms of Particle Size Distribution (PSD), morphology and flowability. The results showed the effectiveness of the granulation process and the good flowability of the granules, highly desirable features for the product handling and commercialization. |