Applications of Hydrogels in Water Treatment Processes through Climate Change
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental and Green Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 February 2023) | Viewed by 2342
Special Issue Editors
Interests: surfactants; corrosion inhibitors; Schiff base; wear and erosion resistance of alloy; DFT; combined experimental and computational investigations; artificial intelligence
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change and overpopulation are the main challenges facing scientists and decision makers around the world today. Low rainfall with variable spatial and temporal distribution causes water scarcity, which hinders agricultural sustainability. Superabsorbent hydrogels can help agriculture by absorbing large amounts of water. Superabsorbent hydrogels have lately received attention for their increased water holding capacity, decreased irrigation rate, and ability to enhance plant growth and save water. Rapid population growth and industrialization have indirectly increased natural concerns such as water, air, and soil contamination. Metals are the most dangerous toxins. Heavy metal poisoning of water is one of the most serious and complex ecological challenges. One of the uses of hydrogel in agriculture is slow-release fertilizers to decrease the quantity of fertilizers instead of conventional fertilizers, especially with increases in the price of fertilizers on the agriculture market. Egypt’s biomass wastes provide biochar, which is made by pyrolyzing biomass waste. Biochar can increase soil quality and production in combination schemes, and biochar hydrogel composites are urgently needed for smart agriculture.
Dr. Elsayed Gamal Zaki
Prof. Dr. Shimaa Mohamed Elsaeed
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hydrogel
- water treatment
- irrigation
- water stress
- drought
- abiotic stress
- biotechnology
- nanomaterial
- antimicrobial
- oxidative stress
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