Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
发明人:
Johnston, Priscilla,Adhikari, Raju,Bristow, Keith L.
申请号：
AU2017239039
公开号：
AU2017239039A1
申请日:
2017.03.21
申请国别(地区):
AU
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要：
A process for regulating the water retention of soil materials used in agriculture involving providing a composition comprising a polymer selected from the group consisting of a urethane, a urethaneurea, a thiocarbamate and mixtures thereof, said polymer comprising hydrophobic and hydrophilic segments and applying the composition onto soil materials used in agriculture to form a polymer film thereon, wherein the hydrophobic and hydrophilic segments together provide reversible hydrophobic-hydrophilic switching in response to water, such that the film surface switches from a relatively hydrophobic state in dry conditions to a relatively hydrophilic state in response to the presence of water in contact with the film surface.
