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ReviewACS environmental Au2026

Lignin-Based Hydrogels for Sustainable Agriculture: Extraction, Design, and Applications.

Ankit Verma, Priyanka Devi, Sangeeta Bhogal, Rohit Jasrotia, Vijay Kumar Thakur

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Review in ACS environmental Au, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Ankit VermaFaculty of Science and Technology, ICFAI University, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh 174103, India.
Priyanka DeviFaculty of Science and Technology, ICFAI University, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh 174103, India.
Sangeeta BhogalFaculty of Science and Technology, ICFAI University, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh 174103, India.
Rohit JasrotiaSchool of Physics and Materials Science, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh 173229, India.
Vijay Kumar ThakurBiorefining and Advanced Materials Research Center, SRUC, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0790-2264

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synthetic polymers are widespread in modern life and pose growing environmental problems, especially in agriculture, where water management and soil health are crucial. Eco-friendly materials that balance performance and environmental safety are desperately needed as sustainable alternatives remain understudied. This study emphasizes the potential of lignin, a naturally occurring, abundant, and underutilized biopolymer, and its conversion into lignin-based hydrogels. Lignin hydrogels offer distinct benefits for agricultural applications due to their inherent antibacterial, biodegradable, and biocompatible properties. Their ability to swell improves soil water retention, promotes plant development in drought-prone areas, and permits regulated release of fertilizer. Lignin-based hydrogels can promote sustainable agricultural methods and lessen the dependency on synthetic polymers by customizing these characteristics. This study points to potential advances in green polymer technology by highlighting their capacity to bridge the gap between environmental stewardship and agricultural production.

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agricultural applications of hydrogelsextraction methodsextraction of ligninligninlignin-based hydrogelsproperties of hydrogelsstructure of ligninsynthesis of hydrogels

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PMID42180197
PMCPMC13195472

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