Eco-friendly whey/polysaccharide-based hydrogel with poly(lactic acid) for improvement of agricultural soil quality and plant growth

Duřpeková, Silvie; Domincová Bergerová, Eva; Hanušová, Dominika; Dušánková, Miroslava; Sedlařík, Vladimír

dc.title	Eco-friendly whey/polysaccharide-based hydrogel with poly(lactic acid) for improvement of agricultural soil quality and plant growth	en
dc.contributor.author	Duřpeková, Silvie
dc.contributor.author	Domincová Bergerová, Eva
dc.contributor.author	Hanušová, Dominika
dc.contributor.author	Dušánková, Miroslava
dc.contributor.author	Sedlařík, Vladimír
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
dc.identifier.issn	0141-8130 Scopus Sources, Sherpa/RoMEO, JCR
dc.identifier.issn	1879-0003 Scopus Sources, Sherpa/RoMEO, JCR
dc.date.issued	2022
utb.relation.volume	212
dc.citation.spage	85
dc.citation.epage	96
dc.type	article
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier B.V.
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.05.053
dc.relation.uri	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141813022010145
dc.subject	acid whey	en
dc.subject	hydrogel	en
dc.subject	poly(lactic acid)	en
dc.subject	sustainability	en
dc.subject	water retention	en
dc.description.abstract	A set of renewable and biodegradable hydrogels based on acid whey and cellulose derivatives blended with poly (lactic acid) (PLA) were designed as eco-friendly biopolymeric material for sustainable agricultural applications. The physico-chemical properties of the hydrogel were evaluated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and rheological measurements. The effect of the whey/poly-saccharide/PLA hydrogel on soil quality improvement (water retention study, biodegradability, loading capacity and release of the fertilizers) and the growth pattern of Raphanus sativus and Phaseolus vulgaris has been also studied. The addition of PLA has been found to improve mechanical properties of the hydrogel. The introduction of 20% wt PLA extended decomposition time of hydrogels by 25% which makes the material more stable in the environment and maintaining the soil humidity for longer. The increasing the amount of PLA led to a rise in hydrogel viscosity brought about better entrapment efficiency of the fertilizers (86-92% for KNO3 and 87-96% for urea, resp.) compared to control (82% for KNO3 and 85% for urea, resp.). The novel hydrogels with swelling ratio of up to 500% showed potential as a sustainable water reservoir for plants improving water retention capacity of the soil by 30%.	en
utb.faculty	University Institute
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10563/1010994
utb.identifier.obdid	43884268
utb.identifier.scopus	2-s2.0-85130494484
utb.identifier.wok	000805955200002
utb.identifier.pubmed	35561864
utb.identifier.coden	IJBMD
utb.source	j-scopus
dc.date.accessioned	2022-06-10T07:48:32Z
dc.date.available	2022-06-10T07:48:32Z
dc.description.sponsorship	Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy, MŠMT: RP/CPS/2020/002; Ministerstvo Zemědělství: QK1910392
dc.description.sponsorship	Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic [QK1910392]; Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic [RP/CPS/2020/002]
utb.ou	Centre of Polymer Systems
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Duřpeková, Silvie
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Domincová Bergerová, Eva
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Hanušová, Dominika
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Dušánková, Miroslava
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Sedlařík, Vladimír
utb.fulltext.affiliation	Silvie Durpekova , Eva Domincova Bergerova, Dominika Hanusova, Miroslava Dusankova, Vladimir Sedlarik Centre of Polymer Systems, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Tr. T. Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlin, Czech Republic Corresponding author. E-mail address: durpekova@utb.cz (S. Durpekova).
utb.fulltext.dates	Received 28 February 2022 Received in revised form 6 May 2022 Accepted 6 May 2022 Available online 11 May 2022
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utb.fulltext.sponsorship	This work was supported by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic (Project No. QK1910392), and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic (Grant No. RP/CPS/2020/002).
utb.wos.affiliation	[Durpekova, Silvie; Bergerova, Eva Domincova; Hanusova, Dominika; Dusankova, Miroslava; Sedlarik, Vladimir] Tomas Bata Univ Zlin, Univ Inst, Ctr Polymer Syst, Tr T Bati 5678, Zlin 76001, Czech Republic
utb.scopus.affiliation	Centre of Polymer Systems, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Tr. T. Bati 5678, Zlin, 760 01, Czech Republic
utb.fulltext.projects	QK1910392
utb.fulltext.projects	RP/CPS/2020/002
utb.fulltext.faculty	University Institute
utb.fulltext.ou	Centre of Polymer Systems