Synthesis of Tapioca Starch/Palm oil Encapsulated Urea-Impregnated Peppercorn Biochar Controlled-Release Fertilizer for Soil Amendment

• Main Author: Daniel Hong Heng, Sim
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: University of Malaysia, Sarawak 2024
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44532/4/DOW_%20Daniel%20Sim%20Hong%20Heng.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44532/5/Master%20Thesis_Daniel%20Sim%20Hong%20Heng.ftext.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44532/6/Master%20Thesis-Daniel%20Sim%20Hong%20Heng%20-%2024%20pages.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44532/

The slow-release property of biochar-based fertilizer is still facing limitation and it can be overcome by integrating encapsulating technology and biochar-based fertilizer. Starch has been introduced as an encapsulating material due to its low-cost and biodegradable nature, but the slow-release pro...