A Biodegradable Ramie Fiber-Based Nonwoven Film Used for Increasing Oxygen Supply to Cultivated Soil
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials and Reagents
2.2. Evaluation of Biodegradability
2.3. Analysis Related to Porosity Characteristics
2.4. Actual Detection of the Effect on Oxygen Supply to Soil
2.5. Simulation Demonstration of the Effect on Oxygen Supply
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Biodegradability
3.2. Porosity Characteristics
3.3. Effect on Oxygen Supply to Soil
3.4. Process of Oxygen Into the Soil
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhou, W.; Niu, Y.; Wang, C.; Yang, Y.; Tan, Z.; Yi, Y.; Yu, W.; Wang, H. A Biodegradable Ramie Fiber-Based Nonwoven Film Used for Increasing Oxygen Supply to Cultivated Soil. Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 1813. https://doi.org/10.3390/app8101813
Zhou W, Niu Y, Wang C, Yang Y, Tan Z, Yi Y, Yu W, Wang H. A Biodegradable Ramie Fiber-Based Nonwoven Film Used for Increasing Oxygen Supply to Cultivated Soil. Applied Sciences. 2018; 8(10):1813. https://doi.org/10.3390/app8101813
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhou, Wanlai, Yanbin Niu, Chaoyun Wang, Yuanru Yang, Zhijian Tan, Yongjian Yi, Wang Yu, and Hongying Wang. 2018. "A Biodegradable Ramie Fiber-Based Nonwoven Film Used for Increasing Oxygen Supply to Cultivated Soil" Applied Sciences 8, no. 10: 1813. https://doi.org/10.3390/app8101813