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Engineered Silica Nanoparticles and silica nanoparticles containingControlled Release Fertilizer for drought and saline areas.

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dc.contributor.author Mushtaq, Ayesha
dc.contributor.author Jamil, Nelofer
dc.contributor.author Rizwan, Sabeena
dc.contributor.author Mandokhel, Fazeela
dc.contributor.author Riaz, Musarrat
dc.contributor.author Malghani, M Najam
dc.contributor.author Shahwan, M Naeem
dc.date.accessioned 2019-12-18T07:31:55Z
dc.date.available 2019-12-18T07:31:55Z
dc.date.issued 2018-01-01
dc.identifier.issn 414 012029
dc.identifier.uri http://142.54.178.187:9060/xmlui/handle/123456789/2034
dc.description.abstract Silicon supplementation was exploredto increase salinity tolerance in plants,in the beginning of this cenutury,therefore silica nanoparticles(SiO2 Nps )can also be used as a trial to improve salinity tolerance in plants. In this study SiO2Nps have been synthesyzied by some modification in the conventional method of Stober by thermal hydrolysis of Tetraethylorthosilicate. A compound Controlled Release Fertilizer(CRF)was synthesized that carried NPK and SiO2Npsinside the core and Chitosan as the first semi-permeable coating and Sodium Alginate and Kaolin as an outer most superabsorbent coating. The synthesized SiO2Nps were characterized by TEM andXRD. The water absorbency of CRF beads showed that they can absorb large amounts of water and double their weight. The Nutrient released rate from CRF beads was very slow and sustained for six months at room temperature. The SiO2Nps containing superabsorbent CRF was capable of releasing the nutrients slowly, withhold large amounts of water therefore can help plants control salinity and survive better in drought and saline conditions without harming the environment. The synthesized compound fertilizer is biocompatible, biodegradable and nontoxic so ideal for growing plants in drought and salt effected areas. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering en_US
dc.subject Natural Science en_US
dc.subject Silica nanoparticles en_US
dc.subject controlled release fertilizer en_US
dc.subject saline en_US
dc.subject drought en_US
dc.subject Sol-Gel en_US
dc.title Engineered Silica Nanoparticles and silica nanoparticles containingControlled Release Fertilizer for drought and saline areas. en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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