Thermodynamic assessment of the effect of strongly swelling polymer hydrogels on the water retention capacity of model porous media

Eurasian Soil Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 287-296

  Sadovnikova, N B ^a   Smagin, A V ^a   Sidorova, M A ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

porous media; strongly swelling polymer hydrogels; water retention capacity; water retention curve

Indexed keywords

POLYMER; POROUS MEDIUM; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL WATER; SWELLING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 84899737391     PISSN: 10642293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1064229314040061     Document Type: Article

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