The invention discloses a
lignin-based hydrogel water-retaining agent as well as a preparation method and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of
soil water retention improvement. The preparation method provided by the invention comprises the following steps: dissolving
lignin under an alkaline condition to form a uniform solution; adding a
polymerization reaction
monomer into the uniform solution, stirring and mixing, sequentially adding an initiator, an
accelerant, a cross-linking agent and a
regulator, and stirring and reacting to obtain a reaction solution; the
regulator is selected from one or more of clay,
zeolite,
ammonium bicarbonate,
potassium carbonate or
calcium superphosphate; injecting the obtained reaction liquid into a mold, and performing ultrasonic treatment to form hydrogel; the hydrogel is cleaned and aged, and the hydrogel is obtained. The preparation method is simple,
environmentally friendly, low in
energy consumption, short in process, wide in
raw material source, low in cost and suitable for industrial production, and the obtained
lignin-based hydrogel water-retaining agent is free of
toxicity and
pollution and has excellent water absorption performance and biodegradability.