Use of cellulose from waste paper to improve the water capacity of soils within the circular economy
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989100%3A27230%2F25%3A10258382" target="_blank" >RIV/61989100:27230/25:10258382 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/61989100:27240/25:10258382 RIV/61989100:27350/25:10258382 RIV/61989100:27610/25:10258382 RIV/61989100:27730/25:10258382
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/15/17/1880" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/15/17/1880</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15171880" target="_blank" >10.3390/agriculture15171880</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Use of cellulose from waste paper to improve the water capacity of soils within the circular economy
Original language description
The article focuses on verifying the potential of using cellulose obtained from waste cardboard to improve the soil’s water retention capacity, depending on its texture and type, in accordance with the principles of the circular economy. The study compares reference cellulose (RFC) and waste carton-extracted cellulose (WCC) in terms of their structure and water-holding capacity (WHC), using FTIR spectroscopy and experiments across various soil types. Results showed that WCC has a significantly higher WHC (12.6 g/g) than RFC (0.75 g/g) due to its greater proportion of amorphous sections and the presence of lignin and hemicellulose. In contrast, the high crystalline content of RFC limits its water sorption capabilities. Soil texture and soil organic matter (SOM) play a crucial role in water retention. The highest WHC values were observed in fine-grained soils classified as silt loam. The study confirms that SOM has a stronger influence on WHC than texture alone. Applying WCC led to a linear increase in WHC across different soil types. Even soils with initially low WHC showed notable improvement with low doses of WCC (1%). The findings highlight the potential of waste carton-extracted cellulose as a soil amendment to enhance water retention in agricultural soils, especially in adapting to climate variability and drought conditions.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40104 - Soil science
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/TN02000025" target="_blank" >TN02000025: National Centre for Energy II</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Agriculture
ISSN
2077-0472
e-ISSN
2077-0472
Volume of the periodical
15
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3.9.2025
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
20
Pages from-to
"nestrankovano"
UT code for WoS article
001569491800001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105015360128