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Sulfur fertilizer based on inverse vulcanization process with soybean oil
Sulfur fertilizer based on inverse vulcanization process with soybean oil
Sulfur deficiency in soils has become an increasing concern over the past decades. Despite elemental sulfur (S8) vast utilization as a commercial fertilizer, S8 has to be biologically oxidized for plant assimilation, drastically limiting its efficiency. Therefore, we propose a new fertilizer in whic...
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Personal Name(s): | Valle, Stella F. |
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Giroto, Amanda S. / Klaic, Rodrigo / Guimarães, Gelton G. F. / Ribeiro, Caue (Corresponding author) | |
Contributing Institute: |
Technoökonomische Systemanalyse; IEK-3 |
Published in: | Polymer degradation and stability, 162 (2019) S. 102 - 105 |
Imprint: |
Amsterdam [u.a.]
Elsevier Science
2019
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DOI: |
10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2019.02.011 |
Document Type: |
Journal Article |
Research Program: |
Electrolysis and Hydrogen |
Publikationsportal JuSER |
Sulfur deficiency in soils has become an increasing concern over the past decades. Despite elemental sulfur (S8) vast utilization as a commercial fertilizer, S8 has to be biologically oxidized for plant assimilation, drastically limiting its efficiency. Therefore, we propose a new fertilizer in which S8 structure is more accessible to oxidizing microorganisms by chemical modification via inverse vulcanization technique, a solvent-free copolymerization method, with soybean oil as comonomer. Sulfur oxidation experiments were performed by A. niger submerged cultivation, confirming that the homogeneous rubbery-like material provides enhanced oxidation, with great potential as multifunctional sulfur-fertilizer. |