Original scientific paper

Preparation of Copper-loaded Microcapsule Formulations

Nenad Jalšenjak ; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Chemistry, Svetošimunska 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Novel copper-loaded chitosan or chitosan/alginate based microcapsules formulations have been presented. It was shown that prolonged release of copper from microcapsules accompanied with possible prolonged presence of copper on leaves is useful in crop protection.

Keywords

alginate; chitosan; copper; crop protection; microcapsule

Hrčak ID:

70646

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/70646

Publication date:

23.6.2011.

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