{"id":5560,"date":"2024-04-22T10:30:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T14:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fertilizer.com\/staging\/2041\/?p=5560"},"modified":"2024-04-22T09:25:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T13:25:58","slug":"pursell-biodegradable-coating-paves-way-for-sustainable-fertilizer-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fertilizer.com\/staging\/2041\/pursell-biodegradable-coating-paves-way-for-sustainable-fertilizer-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pursell Biodegradable Coating Paves Way for Sustainable Fertilizer Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>USPTO patent application filed on novel coating technology that will make biodegradable controlled-release fertilizer a viable solution to address industry sustainability challenges<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SYLACAUGA, Ala., USA, April 22, 2024 \u2013<\/strong> Pursell has filed a non-provisional patent with the U.S.\u00a0Patent\u00a0and Trademark Office\u00a0(USPTO)\u00a0to protect Intellectual Property related to its biodegradable coating components and application process. The company is currently in end-stage research and development of a novel coating technology that will enable commercialization of controlled-release fertilizer (CRF) products meeting European Union (EU) biodegradability standards.<\/p>\n<p>Pursell&#8217;s patented, lower-temperature coating process enables the incorporation and survival of best-in-breed biostimulants and microbes. This unique capability allows Pursell to deliver a biodegradable CRF product with nutrient uptake, and a biostimulant package, tailored to a crop\u2019s specific needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur current coating technology utilizes an extremely thin membrane, which already decreases the amount of polyurethane used in the process. This biodegradable technology, coupled with biostimulant inclusion, has the potential to be a true game-changer for both Pursell and the fertilizer industry at large,\u201d said Joe Brady, Pursell CFO and Sustainability Initiatives Lead. \u201cWhen introduced, our biofortified, biodegradable CRF products will offer the broad benefits of our current products, without any of the potential effects of non-biodegradable coatings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Application of Pursell biofortified, biodegradable CRF products will not require growers to change their standard growing practices and will help them achieve:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increased plant and soil health<\/li>\n<li>Higher yields and crop quality<\/li>\n<li>Substantial sustainability benefits through minimization of nutrient leaching into waterways, GHG emissions and volatilization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cUltimately, nature provided the key to unlocking the possibility of biodegradable controlled-release fertilizers,\u201d said Brady. \u201cOur coating technology will allow us to introduce a simple-to-use, single-source product that offers meaningful benefits to farmers and the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur research has shown that the use of controlled-release fertilizers is an effective approach to improve nutrient use efficiency and reduce environmental pollutants,\u201d said Dr. Upendra Singh, IFDC Vice President, Research. \u201cWe are currently performing degradation tests on Pursell\u2019s biodegradable coating technology and are excited about the additional soil health benefits it may offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Initial biodegradable product field trials are being conducted this spring in university and industry grower trials in the Midwest, Southeast and Canada, targeting corn production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USPTO patent application filed on novel coating technology that will make biodegradable controlled-release fertilizer a viable solution to address industry [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fertilizer.com\/staging\/2041\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fertilizer.com\/staging\/2041\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fertilizer.com\/staging\/2041\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fertilizer.com\/staging\/2041\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fertilizer.com\/staging\/2041\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5560"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/fertilizer.com\/staging\/2041\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5568,"href":"https:\/\/fertilizer.com\/staging\/2041\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5560\/revisions\/5568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fertilizer.com\/staging\/2041\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fertilizer.com\/staging\/2041\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fertilizer.com\/staging\/2041\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}