Phosphates-Containing Interpenetrating Polymer Networks (IPNs) Acting as Slow Release Fertilizer Hydrogels (SRFHs) Suitable for Agricultural Applications
Novel, phosphorus-containing slow release fertilizer hydrogels (SRFHs) composed of interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) with very good swelling and mechanical properties have been obtained and characterized. It was found that introducing organophosphorus polymer based on a commercially available...
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doaj-6870dead51be47ba9849b73b4579ceee2021-06-01T01:25:34ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442021-05-01142893289310.3390/ma14112893Phosphates-Containing Interpenetrating Polymer Networks (IPNs) Acting as Slow Release Fertilizer Hydrogels (SRFHs) Suitable for Agricultural ApplicationsAgnieszka Lipowczan0Andrzej W. Trochimczuk1Department of Engineering and Technology of Polymers, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Engineering and Technology of Polymers, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, PolandNovel, phosphorus-containing slow release fertilizer hydrogels (SRFHs) composed of interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) with very good swelling and mechanical properties have been obtained and characterized. It was found that introducing organophosphorus polymer based on a commercially available monomer, 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphate (MEP), as the IPN’s first component network results in much better swelling properties than for a terpolymer with acrylic acid (AAc), 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphate (MEP) and bis[2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl] phosphate (BMEP) when the same weight ratios of monomers are employed. The procedure described in this paper enables the introduction of much larger amounts of phosphorus into polymer structures without significant loss of water regain ability, which is crucial in the application of such materials in the agricultural field.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/11/2893interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs)full IPNspolymer gelshydrogelsphosphorus-containing hydrogelshydrogels in agriculture |
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Agnieszka Lipowczan Andrzej W. Trochimczuk Phosphates-Containing Interpenetrating Polymer Networks (IPNs) Acting as Slow Release Fertilizer Hydrogels (SRFHs) Suitable for Agricultural Applications Materials interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) full IPNs polymer gels hydrogels phosphorus-containing hydrogels hydrogels in agriculture |
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Phosphates-Containing Interpenetrating Polymer Networks (IPNs) Acting as Slow Release Fertilizer Hydrogels (SRFHs) Suitable for Agricultural Applications |
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Phosphates-Containing Interpenetrating Polymer Networks (IPNs) Acting as Slow Release Fertilizer Hydrogels (SRFHs) Suitable for Agricultural Applications |
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Phosphates-Containing Interpenetrating Polymer Networks (IPNs) Acting as Slow Release Fertilizer Hydrogels (SRFHs) Suitable for Agricultural Applications |
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Phosphates-Containing Interpenetrating Polymer Networks (IPNs) Acting as Slow Release Fertilizer Hydrogels (SRFHs) Suitable for Agricultural Applications |
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Phosphates-Containing Interpenetrating Polymer Networks (IPNs) Acting as Slow Release Fertilizer Hydrogels (SRFHs) Suitable for Agricultural Applications |
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phosphates-containing interpenetrating polymer networks (ipns) acting as slow release fertilizer hydrogels (srfhs) suitable for agricultural applications |
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Novel, phosphorus-containing slow release fertilizer hydrogels (SRFHs) composed of interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) with very good swelling and mechanical properties have been obtained and characterized. It was found that introducing organophosphorus polymer based on a commercially available monomer, 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphate (MEP), as the IPN’s first component network results in much better swelling properties than for a terpolymer with acrylic acid (AAc), 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphate (MEP) and bis[2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl] phosphate (BMEP) when the same weight ratios of monomers are employed. The procedure described in this paper enables the introduction of much larger amounts of phosphorus into polymer structures without significant loss of water regain ability, which is crucial in the application of such materials in the agricultural field. |
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interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) full IPNs polymer gels hydrogels phosphorus-containing hydrogels hydrogels in agriculture |
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