Abstract
In recent years, there has been an increase in soil degradation under the influence of anthropogenic pressure. This leads to decreased fertility and deterioration of environmental quality. In this regard, there is an increasing need to develop new methods for creating and restoring soil structure. Therefore, the article presents the results of a study of the influence of hybrid amide functional polymers on soil structure formation. The relevance of the work is determined by the growing need to develop new methods for creating and restoring soil structure degraded under the influence of human activity. The work studied polymers that differ in the set of functional groups, charge, conformation and type of counterions. A comprehensive study of their optical, viscosity and electrical conductivity properties was carried out. Types of functional groups have been identified and quantitative relationships between them have been established. The types of polymers and the influence of synthesis conditions on the concentration of destabilizing and stabilizing factors that determine the structure-forming properties of polymer samples in disperse systems are determined. The areas of application of the obtained polymers are shown and the nature of their functional properties is explained. The results of the work are important for the development of new environmentally friendly methods for structuring, destabilizing and stabilizing dispersed systems in the presence of water-soluble polymers. This will increase soil fertility and improve environmental quality.