RADIATION SYNTHESIS OF POLY VINYLPYRROLIDONE AND POLYACRYLAMIDE HYDROGELS AS SOIL CONDITIONER.

Authors

H. Abd El-Wahab, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Azher University, P.O. Box 11754, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
Mohamed, Ghobashy, Radiation Research of Polymer department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Atomic Energy Authority, P.O.Box.29, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
Norhan Nady, Polymeric Material Research Department Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), New Borg El-Arab City 21934, Alexandria, Egypt|Chemical and Petrochemicals Department, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (EJUST), New Borg El-Arab City, Alexandria, EgyptFollow
A. Naser, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Azher University, P.O. Box 11754, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
Farag Abdelhai, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Azher University, P.O. Box 11754, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
Basem El-Damhougy, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Azher University, P.O. Box 11754, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt

Corresponding Author

Ghobashy, Mohamed,

Document Type

Original Article

Subject Areas

Chemistry

Keywords

Radiation synthesis; Polymerization; Hydrogel; Sunflower; soil conditioner

Abstract

The important to synthesize a lower toxicity hydrogel with high biocompatibility to use in agricultural field. In this regard, the polymerization reaction of Poly vinylpyrrolidone and Poly acrylamide (PVP/PAAm) hydrogel has been obtained after exposed the copolymer and monomer mixture to dose of 30 kGy. The equilibrium swollen of the obtained hydrogel was 25 (g/g) after 60 min., has an advantage to use as soil conditioner. The hydrogels samples have been prepared in weight ratios 25:75, 50:50 and 75:25 (wt:wt). The crosslink density combining this with measurements of the swelling degree was depend on the copolymer concentration of two polymers. The morphology and the chemical structure of the PVP/PAAm hydrogels was characterized using Scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy technique (FTIR), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The PVP/PAAm hydrogels with ratio (75/25) were selected to evaluate the effectiveness on water holding capacity (WHC) in heavy metals and alkaline soil pH >9 for plating sunflower (Helianthus annuus).

How to Cite This Article

Abd El-Wahab, H.; Ghobashy, Mohamed,; Nady, Norhan; Naser, A.; Abdelhai, Farag; and El-Damhougy, Basem (2018) "RADIATION SYNTHESIS OF POLY VINYLPYRROLIDONE AND POLYACRYLAMIDE HYDROGELS AS SOIL CONDITIONER.," Al-Azhar Bulletin of Science: Vol. 29: Iss. 2, Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21608/absb.2018.33765