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System and method for controlling water flow through ground with a geotextile comprising water absorbing material

US5980996A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 6, 1998
Grant dateNov 9, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 6, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC03C25/285
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A water absorptive material comprising a fibrous substrate impregnated with a water absorptive, water insoluble polymer, wherein the polymer is intertwined and interlocked with fibers of the fibrous substrate, and the use of such water absorptive material to form a water control zone to prevent water egress from the water control zone into adjacent ground or water ingress into the water control zone from adjacent ground.

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