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ReviewJournal of agricultural and food chemistry2024

Recent Advances in Superabsorbent Hydrogels Derived from Agro Waste Materials for Sustainable Agriculture: A Review.

Jingling Zhu, Zhongxing Zhang, Yuting Wen, Xia Song, Wee Kee Tan, Choon Nam Ong, Jun Li

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Review in Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Jingling ZhuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 15 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119276, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-0148-9146
Zhongxing ZhangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 15 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119276, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-5902-9690
Yuting WenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 15 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119276, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-1675-706X
Xia SongDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 15 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119276, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-4219-7193
Wee Kee TanNUS Environmental Research Institute (NERI), National University of Singapore, 5A Engineering Drive 1, Singapore117411, Singapore.
Choon Nam OngNUS Environmental Research Institute (NERI), National University of Singapore, 5A Engineering Drive 1, Singapore117411, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-4002-1725
Jun LiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 15 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119276, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-2982-7960

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Superabsorbent hydrogels made from agro waste materials have the potential to promote sustainable agriculture and environmental sustainability. These hydrogels not only help reduce water consumption and increase crop yields but also contribute to minimizing waste and lowering greenhouse gas emissions. Recent research on superabsorbent hydrogels derived from agro wastes has focused on the preparation of hydrogels based on natural polymers isolated from agro wastes, such as cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. This review provides an in-depth examination of hydrogels developed from raw agro waste materials and natural polymers extracted from agro wastes, highlighting that these studies start with raw wastes as the main materials. The utilization strategies for specific types of agro wastes are comprehensively described. This review outlines different methods utilized in the production of these hydrogels, including physical cross-linking techniques such as dissolution-regeneration and freeze-thawing, as well as chemical cross-linking methods involving various cross-linking agents and graft polymerization techniques such as free radical polymerization, microwave-assisted polymerization, and γ radiation graft polymerization. Specifically, this review explores the applications of agro waste-based superabsorbent hydrogels in enhancing soil properties such as water retention and slow-release of fertilizers for sustainable agriculture.

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agricultural wastechemical cross-linkingphysical cross-linkingplant growthslow-release fertilizersoil conditioner

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PMID39215710
PMCPMC11487571

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