In an alarming tale of agricultural excess, the relentless overuse of chemical fertilizers in
modern farming methods have wreaked havoc on the once-fertile soil, mercilessly depleting …

Starch, as a widely available renewable resource, has the potential to be used in the
production of controlled-release fertilizers (CRFs) that support sustainable agriculture …

Human existence and the long-term viability of society depend on agriculture. Overuse of
synthetic fertilizers results in increased contamination of the land, water, and atmosphere as …

Inverse vulcanization utilizes alkenyl monomers and elemental sulfur, an excessive by-
product of oil and gas refineries, to synthesize dynamically crosslinked sulfur-rich polymers …

Using natural rubber (NR)/chitosan (CS)/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as raw materials,
biodegradable semi-IPN (semi-interpenetrating polymer network) composites were …

Nutrient leaching and volatilization cause environmental pollution, thus the pursuit of
developing controlled-release fertilizer formulation is necessary. Biochar-based fertilizer …

To improve crop nutrient uptake efficacy (NUE) and better manage fertilization, slow-release
fertilizers (SRFs) are developed by either coating the urea granules or making a composite …

Coping with the growth of the global population and the necessity for food, the agricultural
sector has been compelled to rely heavily on fertilizers as a means to enhance both the …

A unique eco-friendly slow-release fertilizer (SRF) was developed using a clean process of
spreading biodegradable acrylate epoxidized soybean oil (AESO) on the urea surface and …

Abundant availability of inexpensive sulfur coupled with its reactivity triggered the interest of
scientific community to explore the unique chemistry of sulfur for developing advanced …