SUPER WATER GEL CRYSTALS THE GARDENERS FRIEND

The quantity of cross-linking agent enables modification of the polymer network:
The more the polymer is cross-linked, the tighter the network Thus absorption capacity decreases but the polymer remains more stable over time.
Conversely, the less cross-linking there is, the looser the network. Absorption volume increases, but stability is reduced.

Human activities require more and more resources - among them water is certainly the most precious.. Modern agriculture consumes almost two thirds of the waters pumped worldwide. For this reason more and more people are seeking ways to conserve it.

SUPER WATER GEL is a water retainer that, when incorporated into a soil or a substrate, absorbs and retains large quantities of water and nutrients, thereby allowing the plant to have water and nutrients available at will as a function of the absorption - release cycles.

SUPER WATER GEL:

Increases the Water Holding Capacity of soils for several years. Irrigation frequency may be reduced by 50%

Limits losses of water and nutrient due to leaching.

Reduces evaporation from the soil.

Improves the physical properties of compact soils through good aeration.

Enhances plant growth. Water and nutrients are continuously available in the root zone for optimal absorption by plants.

Protects the environment against drought and groundwater pollution.

COMPOSITION

SUPER WATER GEL  is a range of superabsorbent anionic polyacrylamide polymers. They are crosslinked copolymers of acrylamide and potassium acrylate that are water insoluble.

SUPER WATER GEL  products have the property of absorbing up to 500 times their volume. in distilled water and the become gels..

SUPER WATER GEL is a range of superabsorbent anionic polyacrylamide polymers. They are crosslinked copolymers of acrylamide and potassium acrylate that are water insoluble.

SUPER WATER GEL  products have the property of absorbing up to 500 times their volume. in distilled water and the become gels..

The polymer consists of a set of polymeric chains that are parallel to each other and regularly linked to each other by cross-linking agents, thus forming a network. When water comes into contact with one of these chains, it is drawn into the molecule by osmosis. Water rapidly migrates into the interior of the polymer network where it is stored. As the soil dries out, the polymer releases up to 95% of the absorbed water into the soil

An outstanding absorption capacity

In general, the finer the particle size of the polymer, the greater its absorption capacity and speed.

Absorption speed of SUPER WATER GEL as a function of particle size (in deionized water at 20 degrees C.Times (minutes)

A buffering effect on the availability of fertilizers

SUPER WATER GEL significantly reduces the leaching of fertilizers because they are stored in the network. The fertilizers are available to plants for a longer time due to a delay effect on their release.

Test on tomato seedlings grown in one-liter pots
(Biomass at 30 days)

TI=1/2 liter of Perlite+
* liter of
in a fertilizing solution
(28-14-14NPK at 2.5g/l)

T2=Perlite alone-1st fertilizing spraying
(* liter of 28-14-14NPK at2.5g/1)

The presence of electrolytes in the aqueous medium significantly diminishes the absorption capacity of SUPER WATER GEL This explains the fact that the water holding capacity of SUPER WATER GEL in a substrate varies around 100-150 times its weight

Absorption of SUPER WATER GEL as a function of fertilizer content

Concintration of fertilizers (gram/liter)

Super Water Gel Delays The Wilting Point

SUPER WATER GEL makes it possible to increase the Water Holding Capacity of soils and to delay the wilting point. A sandy soil treated with 2 grams of Water Gel per kg of soil holds water twice a long as untreated soil.

Evaporation of water in % at pF2 (near-field capacity)

Time in days