The ability of superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) to absorb and retain a large amount of
aqueous solution enables their applications in agriculture, medicine and water treatment. As …

Water pollution by organic dyes continues to pose a serious health and environmental threat
to the ecosystem. Although adsorption using biopolymer-based hydrogels has proven to be …

In order to reduce the production costs of hydrogel and decrease the negative impact on the
environment, a new low-cost and eco-friendly semi-interpenetrating polymer network (semi …

A novel slow-release nitrogen fertilizer hydrogel nanocomposite was fabricated by in-situ
free radical copolymerization between sodium alginate (SA), acrylic acid (AA), and …

The sodium alginate-g-poly (acrylic acid-co-acrylamide)/rice husk ash (NaAlg-gP (AA-co-
AAm)/RHA) superabsorbent nanocomposite was synthesized by the free-radical graft …

Conventional fertilizers used worldwide to increase crop yield have several environmental
and economic issues resulting from their quickly soluble nature, causing most of the …

Semi-interpenetrating polymer network (semi-IPN) superabsorbent nanocomposite based
on montmorillonite (MMT) and sodium alginate (NaAlg)-g-poly (acrylic acid (AA)) …

Nearly 1.3 billion tons of food are discarded annually in the production process. In this study,
a novel slow-release nitrogen fertilizer with water absorbency was developed using leftover …

Hoy en día los hidrogeles son uno de los materiales más versátiles, debido a la facilidad
con que es posible incorporar nuevos agentes a su estructura y darle características …

Superabsorbent hydrogels based on polyacrylamide (PAAm) and Na-alginate (Alg) or
chitosan (CS) were synthesized by γ-rays. The effect of dose and copolymer composition on …