Aplicação de ZnO nanoestruturado na agricultura
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2011-03-25Autor
Fattobene, André Luiz Evangelista
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In this study we
attempted to produce two fertilizers with ZnO nanoparticles and also attempted to
characterize and apply them in order to establish a comparison between the
distribution of particle sizes and levels of implementation, using as basis a
micronized commercial fertilizer keeping the concentration. To produce these
fertilizers it was used the technologie called Top-Down using the technique of high
energy milling among with characterization techniques such as scanning electron
microscopy with field emission gun (SEM-FEG), analysis of micrographs using the
software ImageJ obtaining the distribution of particle size, analysis of content and
heavy metals by an ICP-OES, pH, specific gravity, viscosity and premature aging
test. It was noticed that during the aging tests there was a precipitation, what
indicated that the suspending agent was not effective. After a year and three months
the distributions of particle size was analyzed and there was no significant change,
demonstrating that the increased amount of dispersant was appropriate. The
agronomic tests were divided into two phases, the first one was used to collect data
about which of the two fertilizers would have the best performance and the second
one was used to understand what the correct dosage and the best way of
application. At the first test it was only possible to notice the difference between the
two at a dosage of 37.5 ml/ha, the smallest of all. The fertilizer Nano Zinc 5 produced
the better results. At the second test, when the fertilizer Nano Zinc 5 was tested in
various dosages and applications at seeds and leaves, the best result in mg/kg at the
leaf and grain was the 50 mL. The applications that have brought higher average
number of seeds per pod were the one with 100 mL/ha by seed, 50 mL/ha via seed
and 100 mL/ha on the leaves. The applications that have brought greater average
weight of grain per plant were 200 mL/ha by leaves, 100 mL/ha by leaves, 50 ml/ha
by seeds, 200 mL/ha by seeds and 100 mL/ha by seeds. Regarding productivity,
applications with higher productivity are in the same sequence of average mass per
grain. These results demonstrate the efficiency and feasibility of producing a fertilizer
on the nanometer scale.