公开(公告)号：EP2825515A2

公开(公告)日：2015-01-21

申请号：EP13715399.5

申请日：2013-03-15

申请人： The Nottingham Trent University

发明人： CAVE, Gareth Wynn Vaughan ,  MUNDELL, Victoria Jane

IPC分类号： C05D9/02

CPC分类号： A01G22/00 ,  A01G31/00 ,  A23L19/05 ,  A23L33/16 ,  A61K9/167 ,  A61K31/375 ,  A61K31/4178 ,  A61K31/7036 ,  A61K33/26 ,  B05D1/40 ,  B05D3/0406 ,  B05D3/0413 ,  B05D3/12 ,  C05D9/02 ,  C05G3/0041

摘要： The invention relates to methods of forming coated metal oxide particles, suspensions of such coated particles, particles comprising functionalised surface coatings and to fortification of food crops with coated metal oxide particles. Embodiments disclosed include a method of fortifying a food crop with a trace element, the method comprising growing the food crop in a growth medium comprising the trace element in the form of metal oxide particles coated with an organic compound, and a food crop fortified with a trace element in the form of metal oxide particles. Also disclosed is a method of forming coated particles, the method comprising: providing a first quantity of metal oxide particles; providing a second quantity of a coating material comprising an organic compound; and mechanically mixing the metal oxide particles with the coating material in a dry mixing process to provide a mixture comprising the metal oxide particles coated with the organic compound.