Swelling mechanism of urea cross-linked starch�lignin films in water

• Main Authors: Sarwono, A., Man, Z., Bustam, M.A., Subbarao, D., Idris, A., Muhammad, N., Khan, A.S., Ullah, Z.
• Format: Article
• Published: Taylor and Francis Ltd. 2018
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85020264720&doi=10.1080%2f09593330.2017.1332108&partnerID=40&md5=dcd04756c49ef803e35a5cb4a4c059f8; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/21490/

Coating fertilizer particles with thin films is a possibility to control fertilizer release rates. It is observed that novel urea cross-linked starch�lignin composite thin films, prepared by solution casting, swell on coming into contact with water due to the increase in volume by water uptake by...