Agriculture Reference
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Table 2.2 (continued)
Nano-
content
Claim
a
Patent title
Ref.
Nanosized selenium-rich
compound fertilizer for pro-
moting longevity of house
flowering plants
Urea fertilizer blend com-
posed of nano-Se, nano-
tourmaline, etc. crushed and
mixed. No size information
provided. Final product not
nano (in the range of 500 nm-
200 um). Claims of increased
longevity of indoor flowering
plants. Cross-listed to Cate-
gory 2 tourmaline
Cheng and
Cheng (
2010
)
Si
Products comprising an anti-
microbial composition based
on titanium dioxide
nanoparticles
TiO
2
, ZnO, SnO, ZrO
2
, and
SiO
2
nanoparticles modified
with fatty acids are used as an
antimicrobial treatment, with
one of the example uses as a
fertilizer additive. Cross-
listed in Category 2 Ti, Zn,
Sn, and Zr
Bignozzi et al.
(
2008
)
Agrochemical compositions
containing agrochemicals
absorbed on porous
nanoparticles for controlled
release
SiO
2
and TiO
2
nanoparticles
are used as a carrier for fer-
tilizer additives or pesticides
due to their large surface
area. Cross-listed in Category
2Ti
Chen (
2002
)
Production process for
mixing polymer of nano-
subnano grade marsh dregs-
gangue compound
Cross-listed in Category 2 Al Zhang
et al. (
2005c
)
Nanometer soil amendment
and its application in field
crops
Cross-listed in Category
2 humic acid
Wei and Ji
(
2003
)
Sn
Biological organic compound
liquid nanofertilizer and pre-
paring process thereof
Cross-listed in Category 2 Fe
and Al
Ni (
2003
)
Products comprising an anti-
microbial composition based
on titanium dioxide
nanoparticles
Cross-listed in Category 2 Ti,
Zn, Zr, and Si
Bignozzi
et al. (
2008
)
Thermoplastics in growth
accelerators, giving increased
yields and quality of plants in
agriculture
When partially crystalline
polymers such as polyethyl-
ene and polypropylene are
mixed with semiconductor
nanoparticles of less than
200 nm (SnO, In
2
O
3
, or Sn-
doped In
2
O
3
), the resultant
fertilizer additive leads to
improved sunlight utilization
by plants
Caro
et al. (
2006
)
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