10.1007/s40095-021-00404-1

Natural pozzolan super-absorbent polymer: synthesis, characterization, and its application on plant growing under drought condition

  • Seyda Tugba Gunday*1,
  • Huseyin Tombuloglu2,
  • Ismail Anil3,
  • Omar Alagha3,
  • Ayhan Bozkurt1,
  1. Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, SA
  2. Department of Genetics Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, SA
  3. Environmental Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, SA

Published in Issue 2021-06-15

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Gunday, S. T., Tombuloglu, H., Anil, I., Alagha, O., & Bozkurt, A. (2021). Natural pozzolan super-absorbent polymer: synthesis, characterization, and its application on plant growing under drought condition. International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, 12(4 (December 2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40095-021-00404-1
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Abstract

Abstract In this work, a novel natural pozzolan-incorporated super-absorbent polymer composites (SAPCs), a potential soil-additive to increase water holding capacity and water use efficiency of soil, was synthesized and characterized. Consequently, barley plants have been grown on the produced SAPCs under (1) well-watered and (2) water-deficient conditions. Results showed that SAPCs could reach the highest theoretical equilibrium swelling capacities of 20,000% and 3260% (wt/wt) in pure water and saltwater. Natural pozzolan (NP) incorporation with super-absorbent polymer improves water absorption capacity and thermal stability. Under the water-deficit condition, the amendment of soil with %1 SAPCs and %1 NP suppressed the reduction of relative water content as 4–8%, while it was recorded as 14% in control plants. These results confirmed that SAPC-amended soil could hold significant amounts of water and release it to plant roots gradually as needed. In conclusion, poly(AA-co-AM)/NP SAPCs can be used as a soil additive to reduce water loss, especially in arid/semi-arid regions.

Keywords

  • Irrigation water management,
  • Drought competing,
  • Natural pozzolan,
  • Super-absorbent polymer,
  • Water swelling

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