Mechanochemical Synthesis of Polymorphic Urea ⋅ Adipic Acid Cocrystal as a Sustained-Release Nitrogen Source

Shalika Parakatawella; Diptajyoti Gogoi; Poonam Deka; Yizhi Xu; Chanaka Sandaruwan; Anil C A Jayasundera; Mihails Arhangelskis; Ranjit Thakuria; Nadeesh M Adassooriya

doi:10.1002/cssc.202102445

Mechanochemical Synthesis of Polymorphic Urea ⋅ Adipic Acid Cocrystal as a Sustained-Release Nitrogen Source

ChemSusChem. 2022 Feb 8;15(3):e202102445. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202102445. Epub 2021 Dec 23.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya, 20400, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
² Department of Chemistry, Gauhati University, Guwahati, 781014, Assam, India.
³ Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, 1 Pasteura Street, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland.
⁴ Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology, Pitipana, 10200 Homagama, Sri Lanka.
⁵ Department of Chemistry, University of Peradeniya, 20400, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
⁶ Department of Chemical & Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, 20400, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

PMID: 34939741
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202102445

Abstract

A 2 : 1 urea ⋅ adipic acid cocrystal was obtained in two polymorphic forms (Form I reported earlier, and Form II synthesized in this study) using mechanochemistry as well as solution crystallization. Lower solubility and leaching study showed the newly synthesized urea ⋅ adipic acid 2 : 1 cocrystal to be an efficient sustained-release nitrogen fertilizer compared to commercially available urea.

Keywords: cocrystal; fertilizer; leaching; mechanochemistry; polymorph.

MeSH terms

Adipates
Delayed-Action Preparations
Nitrogen*
Solubility
Urea*

Substances

Adipates
Delayed-Action Preparations
adipic acid
Urea
Nitrogen

Abstract

MeSH terms

Substances

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