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Candelilla Wax as Natural Slow-Release Matrix for Fertilizers Encapsulated by Spray Chilling

Noé Navarro-Guajardo1, Edgar Miguel García-Carrillo2, Carlos Espinoza-González2,*, Rubén Téllez-Zablah1, Fátima Dávila-Hernández2, Jorge Romero-García2, Antonio Ledezma-Pérez2

Technological Institute of Saltillo, Blvd. Venustiano Carranza 2400, C.P. 25280, Saltillo, Coahuila, México
Research Center for Applied Chemistry, Sonomimetikos Research Group, Blvd. Enrique Reyna Hermosillo 140, C.P. 25294, Saltillo, Coahuila, México
Research Center for Applied Chemistry, National Laboratory of Graphene, Blvd. Enrique Reyna Hermosillo 140, C.P. 25294, Saltillo, Coahuila, México
CONACyT – Institute of Ecology A.C., Carretera antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya, C.P. 91070, Xalapa, Veracruz, México
Network for Advanced Molecular Studies, Institute of Ecology A.C., Carretera antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya, C.P. 91070, Xalapa, Veracruz, México

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Journal of Renewable Materials 2018, 6(3), 226-236. https://doi.org/10.7569/JRM.2017.634164

Abstract

Efforts to improve crop yields with efficient use of fertilizers are needed to guarantee global food security. Enhanced slow-release fertilizer systems (SRFs) encapsulated in biodegradable matrices are being developed to address this global concern. From a wide range of strategies for SRFs development, we explored a nature-inspired solution based on the plant cuticle model and its function as a membrane for water and nutrient transport control. Here, Candelilla wax, extracted from Candelilla wild plants (Euphorbia antisyphilitica), is studied as a renewable slow-release matrix for fertilizers encapsulated by a modified spray chilling process. From this process, microencapsulates containing 40 wt% of phosphorus fertilizer are obtained with distinctive sizes and chemical characteristics, presenting a slow-release behavior. Considering the abovementioned features, novel insights into fertilizer release mechanisms based on plant cuticle models are discussed.

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Navarro-Guajardo, N., García-Carrillo, E.M., Espinoza-González, C., Téllez-Zablah, R., Dávila-Hernández, F. et al. (2018). Candelilla wax as natural slow-release matrix for fertilizers encapsulated by spray chilling. Journal of Renewable Materials, 6(3), 226-236. https://doi.org/10.7569/JRM.2017.634164
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Navarro-Guajardo N, García-Carrillo EM, Espinoza-González C, Téllez-Zablah R, Dávila-Hernández F, Romero-García J, et al. Candelilla wax as natural slow-release matrix for fertilizers encapsulated by spray chilling. J Renew Mater. 2018;6(3):226-236 https://doi.org/10.7569/JRM.2017.634164
IEEE Style
N. Navarro-Guajardo et al., “Candelilla Wax as Natural Slow-Release Matrix for Fertilizers Encapsulated by Spray Chilling,” J. Renew. Mater., vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 226-236, 2018. https://doi.org/10.7569/JRM.2017.634164



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