TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hafidi, Youssef
A1  - El Hatka, Hicham
A1  - Schmitz, Dominik
A1  - Krauss, Manuel
A1  - Pettrak, Jürgen
A1  - Biel, Markus
A1  - Ittobane, Najim
T1  - Sustainable soil additives for water and micronutrient supply: swelling and chelating properties of polyaspartic acid hydrogels utilizing newly developed crosslinkers
JF  - Gels
N2  - Drought and water shortage are serious problems in many arid and semi-arid regions. This problem is getting worse and even continues in temperate climatic regions due to climate change. To address this problem, the use of biodegradable hydrogels is increasingly important for the application as water-retaining additives in soil. Furthermore, efficient (micro-)nutrient supply can be provided by the use of tailored hydrogels. Biodegradable polyaspartic acid (PASP) hydrogels with different available (1,6-hexamethylene diamine (HMD) and L-lysine (LYS)) and newly developed crosslinkers based on diesters of glycine (GLY) and (di-)ethylene glycol (DEG and EG, respectively) were synthesized and characterized using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and regarding their swelling properties (kinetic, absorbency under load (AUL)) as well as biodegradability of PASP hydrogel. Copper (II) and zinc (II), respectively, were loaded as micronutrients in two different approaches: in situ with crosslinking and subsequent loading of prepared hydrogels. The results showed successful syntheses of di-glycine-ester-based crosslinkers. Hydrogels with good water-absorbing properties were formed. Moreover, the developed crosslinking agents in combination with the specific reaction conditions resulted in higher water absorbency with increased crosslinker content used in synthesis (10% vs. 20%). The prepared hydrogels are candidates for water-storing soil additives due to the biodegradability of PASP, which is shown in an exemple. The incorporation of Cu(II) and Zn(II) ions can provide these micronutrients for plant growth.
KW  - micronutrients
KW  - swelling properties
KW  - biodegradable polymers
KW  - hydrogels
KW  - superabsorbent polymers
KW  - glycine
KW  - polyaspartic acid
Y1  - 2024
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/gels10030170
SN  - 2310-2861
VL  - 10
IS  - 3
SP  - Artikel 170
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hoffstadt, Kevin
A1  - Nikolausz, Marcell
A1  - Krafft, Simone
A1  - Bonatelli, Maria
A1  - Kumar, Vivekanantha
A1  - Harms, Hauke
A1  - Kuperjans, Isabel
T1  - Optimization of the ex situ biomethanation of hydrogen and carbon dioxide in a novel meandering plug flow reactor: start-up phase and flexible operation
JF  - Bioengineering
KW  - methanation
KW  - plug flow reactor
KW  - bubble column
KW  - biomethane
KW  - P2G
Y1  - 2024
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering11020165
SN  - 2306-5354
VL  - 11
IS  - 2
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  -