Baiting is one of the main methods to control subterranean termites. Many previous studies showed that subterranean termites avoid making tunnels within dry soil and feeding on dry wood, which may decrease bait infestation and consumption in drought...
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different types of nanocellulose, i.e., cellulose nanocrystal (CNC), cellulose nanofiber (CNF) and bacterial nanocellulose (BNC), and also different drying methods (oven-drying and freeze-drying)...
As precious cultural heritage, earthen sites are susceptible to various natural factors, leading to diverse forms of degradation. To protect earthen sites, the effects of super absorbent polymers (SAPs) on soil water retention, physical properties, a...
With the rising cost of energy and fuel oils, clean coal technologies will continue to play an important role during the transition to a clean energy future. Victorian brown coals have high oxygen and moisture contents and hence low calorific value....
The tensile strength of stabilized clayey soil is a key indicator of its resistance to cracking and directly governs its performance when used as subgrade fill. In this study, ordinary Portland cement and polyacrylate-based super-absorbent polymers (...
This study aims to examine how core–shell super absorbent polymers (SAPs) can be effective in relation to recycling processes by using them as triggerable materials in coating binders. Super absorbent polymers are partially cross-linked, three-dimens...
The use of superabsorbent polymers, sometimes known as SAP, is a tremendously efficacious method for reducing the amount of autogenous shrinkage (AS) that occurs in high-performance concrete. This study utilizes support vector regression (SVR) as a s...
This research aimed to determine how a super absorbent polymer affects the microstructural characteristics and water retention kinetics of a new composite made by substituting granite pulver (GP) and fly ash (FA) for cement. Understanding the mechani...
To prepare a novel cassava starch-based phosphorus releasing super-absorbent polymer (CST-PRP-SAP), the single factor and orthogonal experiment were applied to analyze the effects of different reaction conditions on the absorption and phosphorus rele...
Alkali activated slag (AAS) mortar is becoming an increasingly popular green building material because of its excellent engineering properties and low CO2 emissions, promising to replace ordinary Portland cement (OPC) mortar. However, AAS’s hig...
The water-retaining and yield-increasing capacity of super-absorbent polymer (SAP) are essential for soil remediation in arid and semi-arid areas. Water availability is an increasing challenge to plant development and crop yield. During the growing s...
Super absorbent polymer (SAP), known as a water retention agent, has a high capacity for water absorption, which can help enhance the soil structure. This paper studied the effects of SAP dosages on the root characteristics and anchorage of Amorpha f...
Understanding the hydration kinetics of cement paste is essential for adjusting the early-age performance of concrete. Low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (LF-NMR) has emerged as an innovative technique to evaluate cement hydration progress by analy...
Studies on the functionalization of materials used for the construction of filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) relate to endowing fibers with biocidal properties. There is also a real need for reducing moisture content accumulating in such materia...
Plaster is a construction material widely used for the production of prefabricated parts in building construction due to its high capacity for hygrothermal regulation, its good mechanical performance, and its fireproof nature, among other factors. It...
As the average temperature in summer rises and heat waves occur more frequently, the urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon is becoming a social problem. Asphalt road pavement stores heat during the day, raising the surface temperature, and releases the...
In this study, the influence of a super absorbent polymer (SAP) addition on the thermal properties of phase change material (PCM) was investigated. It was found that adding SAP reduced the melting temperature of PCM and improved phase separation prop...
The widespread application of concrete with specific functions has become indispensable in modern technology. However, the persistent issue of electromagnetic pollution poses a serious hazard to human health, electronic equipment, and military operat...
In this investigation, a comprehensive assessment was conducted on the cooperative effects of Super Absorbent Polymers (SAP), limestone powder, and white cement within the realm of fair-faced concrete. We discerned that while white cement augments th...
This paper aims at solving the material durability problem caused by spraying deicing salt on pavement concrete in the northern winter. Super absorbent polymer (SAP) was adopted as an internal curing agent to enhance the durability of pavement concre...
Carbonization coefficient research has great significance in concrete carbonization evaluation. Nano-silica (NS) can reduce the content of Ca(OH)2, which is generated during the hydration of concrete, resulting in improved carbonization resistance an...
Lowering the temperature of the road surface is one efficient way to alleviate the urban heat island effect. Therefore water-retaining asphalt mixture was produced by adding super absorbent polymer (SAP) containing cement mortar to the porous asphalt...
The super absorbent polymer (SAP) has been attracting extensive concerns due to its strong capacity in water absorption and retention. The amorphous hydrogels formed by the post-absorbent SAP have the potential of clogging the micro-cracks in asphalt...
This research aimed to scale up the production of starch-based super water absorbent (SWA) and to validate the practical benefits of SWA for agricultural applications. SWA was successfully prepared in an up-scaling production by radiation-induced gra...
Recycled concrete incorporating additional super-absorbent polymer (SAP) and machine-made stone powder (MSP) was prepared using a two-factor, four-level orthogonal test. To enhance the frost resistance of recycled concrete and improve its mechanical...
Green approaches are much more appreciable during the present scenario. Soil amendments are frequently applied for improving water use efficiency, reducing soil salinity in arid and semi-arid areas, controlling the secondary salinization of cultivate...
The water-retaining and yield-increasing capacity of super-absorbent polymer (SAP) are essential for soil remediation in arid and semi-arid areas. Therefore, it is of great significance to investigate the influencing factors and mechanisms of SAP eff...
This review focusses on the use of recycled and virgin polymers in mineral and metallurgical processing, both high and ambient temperature processes, including novel applications. End of life applications of polymers as well as the utilisation of pol...
With an increasing population, world agriculture is facing many challenges, such as climate change, urbanization, the use of natural resources in a sustainable manner, runoff losses, and the accumulation of pesticides and fertilizers. The global wate...
Hydrogels have attracted great attention as good adsorbents due to their extraordinary water retention capacity, unique hydrophilic nature, biocompatibility, and abundance in availability. In this work, a superabsorbent polymer (SAP) hydrogel and its...
Concrete self-healing technology is an effective method for autonomously repairing cracks, which can reduce the maintenance costs of concrete components and prolong their service life. This study investigates the mechanical properties and self-healin...
Crack formation in concrete is one of the main reasons for concrete degradation. Calcium alginate capsules containing biological self-healing agents for cementitious materials were studied for the self-healing of cement paste and mortars through in v...
When the lightning current enters the ground through the grounding system, the impulse dispersion performance can be observed by the phenomenon of soil spark discharge, which is fundamentally determined by the nearby soil. At present, engineers use a...
Soil hydraulic properties are important for the movement and distribution of water in agricultural soils. The ability of plants to easily extract water from soil can be limited by the texture and structure of the soil, and types of soil amendments ap...
Self-healing cementitious materials are a promising means for ensuring sustainable concrete infrastructure and promoting long-term service lives. To obtain microcapsules that are versatile in varying environments, in this study, absorbing microcapsul...
The water absorption of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) freeze-dried porous polymer is critically influenced by its molecular structure. The hydrolysis degree and molecular weight of PVA were identified as key factors in the design of freeze-dried porous pol...
To achieve sustainable agriculture development in arid regions, it is imperative to improve the soil quality of arid sandy soils. This study explored the effects of the combined application of organic–inorganic fertilizers with soil conditioner...
Adopting environmentally friendly or green technology and incorporating new alternative substrates for a sustainable agricultural industry has garnered the attention of numerous researchers. Although super absorbent hydrogels have exhibited great pot...
Metallic nanogaps have great values in plasmonics devices. However, large-area and low-cost fabrication of such nanogaps is still a huge obstacle, hindering their practical use. In this work, inspired by the cracking behavior of the tomato skin, a wa...
Alginate is a polysaccharide with the property of forming hydrogels, which is economic production, zero toxicity, and biocompatibility. In the agro-industry, alginate is used as a super absorbent polymer, coating seeds, fruits, and vegetables and as...
In this study, a superabsorbent polymer (SAP) comprising poly (IA-co-cellulose-co-VSA-co-AA; ICVA) core-SAP (CSAP) was synthesized through radical polymerization using itaconic acid (IA), acrylic acid (AA), cellulose, and vinyl sulfonic acid (VSA) as...
To study the effect of SAP incorporation on the early shrinkage of SAP internally cured concrete with the aim to solve the problems of early shrinkage and cracking of bridge leveling-layer concrete, using the SAP incorporation method as a parameter,...
κ-carrageenan is useful for its superior gelling, hydrogel, and thickening properties. The purpose of the study was to maximize the hydrogel properties and water-absorbing capacity of κ-carrageenan by blending it with starch from potato p...
The aim of this study is to synthesize an organic core-shell co-polymer with a different glass transition temperature (Tg) between the core and the shell that can be used for several applications such as the selective debonding of coatings or the rel...
One of the major factors limiting the production of medicinal plants in arid and semi-arid areas is water deficit or drought stress. One-third of the land in the world is arid and semi-arid and is inhabited by nearly 4 × 108 people. Ocimum basi...
In an on-going European project LORCENIS, which focus on the development of durable concrete structures, different types of innovative additives have been tested for use in concrete. As a part of this project the effect of super absorbent polymers (S...
In this study, the emergence rate, emergence potential, root length, stem length, water consumption, and biomass around a root system were used as evaluation indexes, and we used the laboratory-prepared super absorbent resin watermelon rind (WMR)-p (...
In this study, the reduction of the early-age strength of mortar caused by the traditional super absorbent polymer (SAP) was solved. Two types of alkanolamines (Alkanolamine-A and alkanolamine-B) and calcium nitrite were compounded with traditional S...
Cross-scale self-similar hierarchical micro–nano structures in living systems often provide unique features on surfaces and serve as inspiration sources for artificial materials or devices. For instance, a highly self-similar structure often ha...
Removal of dyes through adsorption from wastewater has gained substantial interest in recent years, especially in development of hydrogel based adsorbents, owing to their easy use and economical nature. The aim of the present study was to design a su...
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