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Synthesis and investigation of swelling behavior of new agar based superabsorbent hydrogel as a candidate for agrochemical delivery

Pourjavadi, A ; Sharif University of Technology | 2009

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1007/s10965-009-9270-2
  3. Publisher: 2009
  4. Abstract:
  5. In this investigation a new type of superabsorbent hydrogel based on agar was prepared, and the effect of the feed ratio of some components (acrylic acid, MBA, APS and agar) on the swelling capacity of the hydrogel was systematically studied. Maximum water absorbency of the optimized final product was found to be 1,100∈g/g in distilled water. The structure of the hydrogel was characterized by FT-IR method and morphology of the samples was examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Swelling properties of optimized hydrogel sample in different swelling mediums were investigated. The optimum hydrogel were also loaded with potassium nitrate and its potential for controlled release of potassium was investigated by measuring conductivity in various conditions. © 2009 Springer Science+Business Media B.V
  6. Keywords:
  7. Hydrogel ; Acrylic acid ; Acrylic acids ; Agar ; Controlled release ; Distilled water ; Feed ratios ; IR methods ; Potassium nitrate ; SEM ; Superabsorbent hydrogel ; Swelling behavior ; Swelling capacities ; Swelling properties ; Water absorbency ; Algae ; Carboxylic acids ; Organic acids ; Polysaccharides ; Potassium ; Scanning electron microscopy ; Swelling ; Hydrogels
  8. Source: Journal of Polymer Research ; Volume 16, Issue 6 , 2009 , Pages 655-665 ; 10229760 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10965-009-9270-2