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US 2026/0198409 A1Published application
Hydrogel materials
AssigneeKhalifa University of Science and Technology
InventorsLinda Yuan Zou, Adetunji Alabi, Ahmed Mamdouh Aboulella
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Abstract
A system for fertigation includes a forward osmosis membrane capable of receiving a feed stream including water and at least partially rejecting one or more substances to form a purified stream; and a hydrogel material capable of receiving the purified stream and forming a fertigation product stream, wherein the hydrogel material includes an alginate component, a polymeric matrix, and a graphene oxide material.
Claims20
A system for fertigation, the system comprising:
- a forward osmosis membrane capable of receiving a feed stream including water and at least partially rejecting one or more substances to form a purified stream;
- and
- a hydrogel material capable of receiving the purified stream and forming a fertigation product stream, wherein the hydrogel material includes an alginate component, a polymeric matrix, and a graphene oxide material.
A method for fertigation, the method comprising:
- adding a fertilizer to a hydrogel material, wherein the hydrogel material includes an alginate component, a polymeric matrix, and a graphene oxide material;
- and
- transferring a liquid through the hydrogel material to form a liquid product stream, wherein the liquid product stream includes at least a portion of the fertilizer.
A method for forming a hydrogel, the method comprising:
- mixing an alginate component, a hydrophilic monomer component, a cross-linking agent, an initiator, and a graphene oxide material sufficient for polymerization of the hydrophilic monomer component to form a hydrogel material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.