This invention relates to the art of fertilizers and, more particularly, to a coated granular fertilizer in which the dissolution rates of water-soluble fertilizer components are controlled by coating or encapsulating a granular fertilizer. The coating for the timed-release fertilizer is derived from plant cellulose extracted from hemp cellulose, sugar cane cellulose, or other plant-based cellulose.

An active chemistry capable of being combined with a carrier to produce a coating for fertilizer or other granular or compacted products, where the coating is capable of being applied at ambient temperature and is capable of reducing moisture adsorption and caking of the granular product. The active chemistry may be a functionalized polymer such as maleic anhydride/acid (from maleic anhydride), itaconic acid, diisobutylene, methacrylic acid, alkyl acrylates (i.e. butyl acrylate), hydroxyl ethyl methacrylate, 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid, 3-allyloxy-1,2-propanediol acrylic acid, acrylamide, or a combination thereof.

A polyester polyol is synthesized through an esterification reaction with a sebacic acid by-product fatty acid as a raw material; wherein the sebacic acid by-product fatty acid is refined from a by-product produced during preparing a sebacic acid from a castor oil; the sebacic acid by-product fatty acid includes, in weight percentage: a palmitic acid 15-25%, a stearic acid 10-16%, an oleic acid 45-57%, and a linoleic acid 12-28%. A method for preparing the polyester polyol is provided, as well as a polyurethane controlled-release fertilizer envelope and a polyurethane controlled-release fertilizer. The sebacic acid by-product fatty acid is used as a raw material to synthesize the polyester polyol because of a low price. The prepared fertilizer has excellent envelope and controlled-release performance, product structure performance is stable, cost performance is high, and degradation performance is sufficient after being applied to soil.

Epoxy soybean oil polyol is firstly prepared by open-ring etherification of an epoxy soybean oil and a small molecular alcohol with an organic acid catalyst, and then the epoxy soybean oil polyol is further esterified with an organic acid under an esterification catalyst to prepare a polyester polyol with a high biomass ratio. The polyester polyol includes a compound having an Ñ-type structure and a compound having an Ò-type structure. A method for preparing the polyester polyol is provided, as well as a polyurethane controlled-release fertilizer envelope and a polyurethane controlled-release fertilizer prepared by cross-linking the polyester polyol and MDI on surfaces of the fertilizer. The epoxy soybean oil and the small molecular alcohol can be derived from biomass, so a biomass content is high, the synthesized product is environmentally safe, and product performance is excellent.

The present disclosure relates to a controlled-release fertilizer and, more particularly, to a controlled-release fertilizer including: a photodegradable capsule including a binder resin containing a polyolefin and an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer; and a photocatalytic composite in which a (meth)acrylate compound containing an alkylene glycol repeating unit having 1 to 10 carbon atoms is bonded to the surface or inside of aggregates of inorganic fine particles, and a fertilizer contained in a space surrounded by the photodegradable capsule.

The present disclosure relates to a controlled-release fertilizer and, more particularly, to a controlled-release fertilizer including: a photodegradable capsule including a binder resin containing a polyolefin and an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer; and a photocatalytic composite in which a (meth)acrylate compound containing an alkylene glycol repeating unit having 1 to 10 carbon atoms is bonded to the surface or inside of aggregates of inorganic fine particles, and a fertilizer contained in a space surrounded by the photodegradable capsule.

A process of granulation of a urea melt, comprising: adding a first additive containing carboxymethyl starch to one or more first stage(s) of the granulation process, to form a carcarboxymethyl starch containing inner layer of urea granules, and adding a second additive containing calcium lignosulfonate to one or more second stage(s) of the granulation process, downstream said first stages, to form granules with a coating containing calcium lignosulfonate.

A process of granulation of a urea melt, comprising: adding a first additive containing carboxymethyl starch to one or more first stage(s) of the granulation process, to form a carcarboxymethyl starch containing inner layer of urea granules, and adding a second additive containing calcium lignosulfonate to one or more second stage(s) of the granulation process, downstream said first stages, to form granules with a coating containing calcium lignosulfonate.

This invention relates to water-soluble/dispersible film system with embedded/entrapped water dispersible materials. Said invention discloses water dispersible film system with crop and vegetables seed strip with embedded/entrapped therein such as to provide precise and desired release of actives ingredients there from and its method of manufacturing for diverse applications, in which a variety of substances such as Fertilizers, Micronutrients, Organic fertilizer, Plant growth hormones, Bio-pesticides, Bioinsecticides, Bio fungicide, Organic Soil Conditioners, Plant growth promoter, Neem pesticides, Humicacid, Weed control (herbicide, preemergence herbicide) including treatments for the removal of dormancy. The invention further discloses novel online and offline process for the manufacture of such multi layered water dispersible film with or without liners and of desired shapes to selectively entrap interacting/non-interacting materials and their combinations.

In an agricultural product, a seed is contained within a composite coating. The composite coating has successive layers, and one or more of the layers can include fertilizer, a binder, and/or lime.