1. Study on preparation and application of a multifunctional microspheric soil conditioner based on Arabic gum, gelatin, chitosan and β-cyclodextrin
- Author
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Lei Che, Shiqiang Song, Li Yakun, Wang Runkai, Wang Jincheng, Shihui Liu, and Rao Pinhua
- Subjects
Thermogravimetric analysis ,food.ingredient ,Materials science ,02 engineering and technology ,Biochemistry ,Gelatin ,Chitosan ,Gum Arabic ,Soil ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Adsorption ,food ,X-Ray Diffraction ,Structural Biology ,Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared ,Ferrous Compounds ,Particle Size ,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy ,Molecular Biology ,030304 developmental biology ,0303 health sciences ,beta-Cyclodextrins ,Thermal decomposition ,General Medicine ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Microspheres ,Quaternary Ammonium Compounds ,Soil conditioner ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,Salts ,Particle size ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
All kinds of soil conditioners have been used to improve soil quality. The application of many traditional soil conditioners was limited by single performance. In this study, a novel multifunctional microspheric soil conditioner was prepared based on Arabic gum, gelatin, chitosan and β-cyclodextrin. Arabic gum and gelatin (AG-GL) microspheric carriers, which could load ferrous sulfate (FS), were synthesized via complex coagulation method. The AG-GL(FS) microspheres were covered by chitosan quaternary ammonium salt (CQAS) through single coagulation method. And β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) was used as the outermost shell to improve chemical stability of the soil conditioner by saturated solution method. Finally, the novel multifunctional microspheric soil conditioner AG-GL/CQAS/β-CD-FS was obtained and characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analyzer, polarizing microscope, scanning electron microscope and particle size analyzer. The novel soil conditioner shows good nutrient slowly-releasing, water retention, heavy metal ions adsorption and antibacterial performances with the particle size of 14–17 μm and high thermal decomposition temperature, which has the potential application in improving soil quality.
- Published
- 2021