Characterization of water hyacinth cellulose-g-poly(ammonium acrylate-co-acrylic acid)/nano-hydroxyapatite polymer hydrogel composite for potential agricultural application

Polymer nano-composite was prepared by grafting partially neutralized acrylic acid onto swollen cellulose isolated from water hyacinth in the presence of nano-hydroxyapatite (nano-HA) using N,N-methylene-bis-acrylamide (MBA) as the cross-linker and ammonium persulphate (APS) as the free radical init...

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Main Authors: Kiplangat Rop, Damaris Mbui, George N. Karuku, Immaculate Michira, Njagi Njomo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Results in Chemistry
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211715619300207