Weakly Cross-Linked Anionic Copolymers: Kinetics of Swelling and Water-Retaining Properties of Hydrogels
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Swelling of Cross-Linked Anionic Copolymers in Aqueous-Salt Solutions
3.2. Water-Retaining Properties of Anionic Copolymer Hydrogels
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Hydrophysical Indicator | Q, wt.% | ||||||
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0 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1 | |
SAND | |||||||
Wmax | 27 | 91 | 104 | 136 | 116 | 99 | 83 |
FWC | 4 | 52 | 46 | 61 | 60 | 54 | 47 |
WP | 1 | 30 | 23 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 29 |
AWR = FWC − WP | 3 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 18 |
SOIL | |||||||
Wmax | 36 | 79 | 84 | 127 | 98 | 84 | 73 |
FWC | 14 | 41 | 45 | 65 | 55 | 47 | 44 |
WP | 5 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
AWR = FWC − WP | 9 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 28 | 24 | 22 |
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Iliasov, L.; Shibaev, A.; Panova, I.; Kushchev, P.; Philippova, O.; Yaroslavov, A. Weakly Cross-Linked Anionic Copolymers: Kinetics of Swelling and Water-Retaining Properties of Hydrogels. Polymers 2023, 15, 3244. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/polym15153244
Iliasov L, Shibaev A, Panova I, Kushchev P, Philippova O, Yaroslavov A. Weakly Cross-Linked Anionic Copolymers: Kinetics of Swelling and Water-Retaining Properties of Hydrogels. Polymers. 2023; 15(15):3244. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/polym15153244
Chicago/Turabian StyleIliasov, Leonid, Andrey Shibaev, Irina Panova, Petr Kushchev, Olga Philippova, and Alexander Yaroslavov. 2023. "Weakly Cross-Linked Anionic Copolymers: Kinetics of Swelling and Water-Retaining Properties of Hydrogels" Polymers 15, no. 15: 3244. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/polym15153244