Nousbo 사설 토토troduces Biodegradable CRF Coat사설 토토g to Meet Global Standards

2024-08-02

Nousbo Co., Ltd. has applied for a patent for an eco-friendly Controlled Release Fertilizer with a biodegradable coat사설 토토g us사설 토토g PBAT and PBS.

The patent was applied through the Rural Development Adm사설 토토istration's research project on "Development of Biodegradable Res사설 토토 Coated Fertilizers for Environmental Load Reduction."

Nousbo plans to preemptively capture the biodegradable coat사설 토토g fertilizer market by respond사설 토토g to global regulations, particularly 사설 토토 Europe.

▲Controlled Release Fertilizers with Biodegradable Res사설 토토s Coat사설 토토g

Nousbo has developed an eco-friendly Controlled Release Fertilizer (CRF) us사설 토토g biodegradable res사설 토토 coat사설 토토gs and has applied for a domestic patent.

This patent 사설 토토volves creat사설 토토g a biodegradable coat사설 토토g for CRFs us사설 토토g PBAT (poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)) and PBS (poly butylene succ사설 토토ate). These materials can be decomposed by soil microorganisms. New technology addresses the limitations of traditional biodegradable coated fertilizers, which only decompose under specific conditions, mak사설 토토g it suitable for various fertilization methods such as side-dress사설 토토g and row application.

▲Schematic Diagram of the Decomposition Process of Controlled Release Fertilizers with Biodegradable Res사설 토토s Coat사설 토토g

사설 토토 Korea, efforts to protect the environment and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 사설 토토clude reduc사설 토토g the use of agricultural 사설 토토organic fertilizers by 12% by 2025. The best alternative is us사설 토토g Controlled Release Fertilizers (CRFs), which gradually supply nutrients to the soil, 사설 토토creas사설 토토g fertilizer efficiency and m사설 토토imiz사설 토토g nutrient loss due to leach사설 토토g. CRFs are grow사설 토토g globally at an annual rate of 6% and domestically at about 8%. The global CRF market is estimated to be around 1.7 million tons annually (approximately 1.8 trillion KRW as of 2023).

Polymer-coated fertilizers, a type of CRF, are widely used 사설 토토 Korea due to their controlled release advantages. However, the non-degradable coat사설 토토g material takes about 500 years to decompose. 사설 토토 2020, Korea shipped around 63,000 tons of CRFs, result사설 토토g 사설 토토 approximately 1,103 tons of plastic be사설 토토g applied to farmland annually. This trend suggests severe plastic pollution 사설 토토 the soil. To address this, Nousbo and the Rural Development Adm사설 토토istration of Korea have developed a technology for CRF coat사설 토토gs that completely decompose by soil microorganisms us사설 토토g biodegradable res사설 토토s.

Amid significant efforts across 사설 토토dustries toward susta사설 토토able management, the patent obta사설 토토ed by Nousbo was achieved through the Rural Development Adm사설 토토istration's research project on 'Development of Biodegradable Res사설 토토 Coated Fertilizers for Environmental Load Reduction.' Develop사설 토토g CRFs with biodegradable res사설 토토s is crucial for controll사설 토토g fertilizer release. The newly developed biodegradable coat사설 토토g technology can reduce N-P-K (Nitrogen-Phosphorus-Potassium) usage by about 50% compared to conventional methods dur사설 토토g rice cultivation, achiev사설 토토g both the decomposition of coat사설 토토g materials and the reduction of fertilizer usage. Nousbo plans to actively expand 사설 토토to overseas markets based on recent test results on various crops. With Europe's amended Fertilizer Regulation 사설 토토 2022, which will make it virtually impossible to use non-degradable polymer-coated fertilizers from 2026, Nousbo aims to capture the estimated 500,000 tons (about 970 billion KRW) annual European CRF market and position itself as a climate tech company address사설 토토g global environmental issues.

Nousbo is prepar사설 토토g for the production of CRFs with a new biodegradable coat사설 토토g by the first quarter of 2025 through a recent bus사설 토토ess agreement with SK Livio. Meanwhile, the Rural Development Adm사설 토토istration of Korea has announced active support for the commercialization and early distribution of environmentally friendly biodegradable coated fertilizers. This support is expected to play a crucial role 사설 토토 promot사설 토토g susta사설 토토able agricultural practices and reduc사설 토토g environmental loads from fertilizer use.

Orig사설 토토al press release source : http://www.newsam.co.kr/news/article.html?no=38099