Prolonged release urea powder system with potential use in sustainable agriculture

Authors

  • Anayza Echevarría- Hernández Departamento de Investigación y Posgrado en Alimentos, Uni- versidad de Sonora.
  • Francisco Javier Wong- Corral Departamento de Investigación y Posgrado en Alimentos, Uni- versidad de Sonora
  • Jesús Borboa-Flores Departamento de Investigación y Posgrado en Alimentos, Uni- versidad de Sonora.
  • Francisco Rodríguez-Félix epartamento de Investigación y Posgrado en Alimentos, Universidad de Sonora
  • Carmen Lizette Del Toro- Sánchez1 Departamento de Investigación y Posgrado en Alimentos, Universidad de Sonora
  • José Luis García Hernández Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19136/era.a7n3.2489

Keywords:

urea, gluten de trigo, microscopía electrónica de barrido, espectroscopia

Abstract

With the aim of reducing nitrogen losses in the soil, a prolonged release system (SLIP) of urea powder encapsulated in a wheat gluten matrix was studied as a sustainable alternative for use in agriculture. SLIP was characterized using the techniques: Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) and Thermogravimetry (TGA). Subsequently, the kinetics of urea release in water were evaluated. Very porous structures were obtained and the existence of interactions through hydrogen bonds between urea and gluten proteins was confirmed and the thermal stability of SLIP was observed. The kinetics showed a rapid release of urea (38%) in the first 10 minutes, reaching the diffusion equilibrium (86.35%) at 36 hours, respectively. Urea SLIP has the potential characteristics to be used as a sustainable alternative for agriculture.

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Published

2020-10-01

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SCIENTIFIC NOTE

How to Cite

Echevarría- Hernández, A., Wong- Corral, F. J., Borboa-Flores, J., Rodríguez-Félix, F., Del Toro- Sánchez1, C. L., & García Hernández, J. L. (2020). Prolonged release urea powder system with potential use in sustainable agriculture. Ecosistemas Y Recursos Agropecuarios, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.19136/era.a7n3.2489

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