Effects of a novel poly (AA-co-AAm)/AlZnFe2O4/potassium humate superabsorbent hydrogel nanocomposite on water retention of sandy loam soil and wheat seedling growth

• Main Authors: Shahid, Shaukat Ali, Qidwai, Ansar Ahmad, Anwar, Farooq, Ullah, Inam, Rashid, Umer
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2012
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78024/1/78024.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78024/; https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/17/11/12587
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

A novel poly(acrylic acid-co-acrylamide)AlZnFe2O4/potassium humate superabsorbent hydrogel nanocomposite (PHNC) was synthesized and its physical properties characterized using SEM, Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) and FTIR spectroscopic techniques. Air dried sandy loam soil was amended with 0.1 to 0.4...