title: A facile and efficient strategy for the fabrication of porous linseed gum/cellulose superabsorbent hydrogels for water conservation.
abstract: The linseed gum/cellulose composite hydrogels were successfully fabricated by mixing cellulose and linseed gum solutions dissolved in the NaOH/urea aqueous system and cross-linked with epichlorohydrin. The morphology and structure of the composite hydrogels were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The swelling ratio and water retention properties were investigated. The results revealed that linseed gum mainly contributed to water adsorption, whereas the cellulose acted as a backbone to strengthen the porous structure. This work provided a simple way to prepare cellulose-based superabsorbent hydrogels, which could be potentially applied as an effective water conservation material in agriculture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Product Processing and Nutriology, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hubei Key Laboratory of Lipid Chemistry and Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Oil Crops Biology, Wuhan 430062, China.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Product Processing and Nutriology, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hubei Key Laboratory of Lipid Chemistry and Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Oil Crops Biology, Wuhan 430062, China.
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Luan
authors.affiliation: Department of Product Processing and Nutriology, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hubei Key Laboratory of Lipid Chemistry and Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Oil Crops Biology, Wuhan 430062, China.
authors.forename: Qingde
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Product Processing and Nutriology, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hubei Key Laboratory of Lipid Chemistry and Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Oil Crops Biology, Wuhan 430062, China. Electronic address: th725@163.com.
authors.forename: Hu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Product Processing and Nutriology, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hubei Key Laboratory of Lipid Chemistry and Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Oil Crops Biology, Wuhan 430062, China.
authors.forename: Fenghong
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Product Processing and Nutriology, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hubei Key Laboratory of Lipid Chemistry and Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Oil Crops Biology, Wuhan 430062, China.
authors.forename: Wenlin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Product Processing and Nutriology, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hubei Key Laboratory of Lipid Chemistry and Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Oil Crops Biology, Wuhan 430062, China.
authors.forename: Chuyun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.affiliation: Department of Product Processing and Nutriology, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hubei Key Laboratory of Lipid Chemistry and Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Oil Crops Biology, Wuhan 430062, China.
authors.forename: Changsheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Product Processing and Nutriology, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hubei Key Laboratory of Lipid Chemistry and Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Oil Crops Biology, Wuhan 430062, China.
authors.forename: Jiqu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Product Processing and Nutriology, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hubei Key Laboratory of Lipid Chemistry and Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Oil Crops Biology, Wuhan 430062, China.
authors.forename: Pingmei
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Department of Product Processing and Nutriology, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hubei Key Laboratory of Lipid Chemistry and Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Oil Crops Biology, Wuhan 430062, China.
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D000074067:Conservation of Water Resources; D019597:Flax / Q000737:chemistry*; D020100:Hydrogels / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D053149:Plant Gums / Q000737:chemistry*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D020100:Hydrogels; D053149:Plant Gums; D014867:Water; D002482:Cellulose
keywords: Cellulose; Hydrogel; Linseed gum