Alim Asamatdinov
Department of Surface-active Substances, Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan,
Tashkent
Serbia
Research Article
New Water-Keeping Soil Additives
Author(s): Alim Asamatdinov
Alim Asamatdinov
Superabsorbent polymer hydrogels can swell to absorb huge volumes of water or aqueous solutions. This property has led to many practical applications of these new materials, particularly in agriculture for improving the water retention of soils and the water supply of plants. This article reviews the methods of polymeric hydrogels, measurements and treatments of their properties, as well as their effects in soil and on plant growth. The thermodynamic approach used to describe the swelling behaviour of polymer networks proves to be quite helpful in modelling the hydrogel efficiency of water-absorbing additives. The paper presents the results of a study of the physical and chemical properties of hydrogels based on of the production of "Nitron" (Polyacrylonitrile) wastes fibre and salts of the 3rd transition metals and formalin. The developed hydrogels HG-Al, HG and HG-Cr have .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-6798.1000246