{"id":6841,"date":"2025-08-29T01:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T01:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saphydrogels.com\/?p=6841"},"modified":"2025-08-29T01:21:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T01:21:33","slug":"what-are-water-storing-crystals-made-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saphydrogels.com\/is\/what-are-water-storing-crystals-made-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Hva\u00f0 eru vatnsgeymandi kristallar ger\u00f0ir \u00far?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"370\"><em data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"368\">Alhli\u00f0a lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um v\u00edsindin \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 hydrogel-kristalla<\/em><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"375\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"377\" data-end=\"394\">Inngangur<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"396\" data-end=\"821\">Hefur\u00f0u nokkurn t\u00edma s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00f6rsm\u00e1ar hv\u00edtar kristalla str\u00e1\u00f0ar \u00ed jar\u00f0veg sem umbreytast eins og me\u00f0 t\u00f6frum \u00ed gelkenndan massa \u00feegar \u00feeim er v\u00f6kva\u00f0? \u00deeir eru kalla\u00f0ir <strong data-start=\"536\" data-end=\"562\">vatnsgeymandi kristallar<\/strong>, stundum marka\u00f0ssett sem <strong data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"638\">vatnsgel, pl\u00f6ntugel e\u00f0a jar\u00f0vegsraka-kristallar<\/strong>. \u00deau hafa or\u00f0i\u00f0 s\u00edfellt vins\u00e6lli me\u00f0al gar\u00f0yrkjumanna, b\u00e6nda og jafnvel kennara vegna h\u00e6fileika \u00feeirra til a\u00f0 <strong data-start=\"751\" data-end=\"795\">Gleypa og halda \u00ed gr\u00ed\u00f0arlegt magn vatns<\/strong> bori\u00f0 saman vi\u00f0 st\u00e6r\u00f0 \u00feeirra<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"1107\">En hva\u00f0 eru \u00feessir kristallar eiginlega? <strong data-start=\"860\" data-end=\"871\">ger\u00f0ur \u00far<\/strong>Hvernig getur sl\u00edkt l\u00edti\u00f0 efni geymt hundru\u00f0 sinnum \u00feyngd s\u00edna \u00ed vatni? Og eru \u00feau \u00f6rugg fyrir f\u00f3lk, g\u00e6lud\u00fdr og umhverfi\u00f0? \u00cd \u00feessari grein munum vi\u00f0 kanna v\u00edsindin, efnafr\u00e6\u00f0ina og notkun vatnsgeymandi kristalla \u00ed sm\u00e1atri\u00f0um.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1109\" data-end=\"1112\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1163\">Grunnatri\u00f0in: Hva\u00f0 eru vatnsgeymandi kristallar?<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1165\" data-end=\"1458\">Vatnsgeymandi kristallar eru <strong data-start=\"1192\" data-end=\"1226\">ofursogandi p\u00f3l\u00fdmer (SAPs)<\/strong>\u2014langir ke\u00f0jur sameinda sem geta dregi\u00f0 til s\u00edn og haldi\u00f0 st\u00f3rum magni v\u00f6kva. \u00cd \u00feurrku formi l\u00edta \u00fe\u00e6r \u00fat eins og sm\u00e1ar, salti l\u00edkar agnir e\u00f0a perlur. \u00deegar \u00fe\u00e6r komast \u00ed snertingu vi\u00f0 vatn b\u00f3lgna \u00fe\u00e6r \u00fat \u00ed t\u00e6r gel, sem minnir \u00e1 gel\u00e9 e\u00f0a mj\u00fakar perlur.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2363\" src=\"https:\/\/saphydrogels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Water-absorbing-polymer-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1141\" height=\"1141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saphydrogels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Water-absorbing-polymer-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/saphydrogels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Water-absorbing-polymer-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saphydrogels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Water-absorbing-polymer-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/saphydrogels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Water-absorbing-polymer-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/saphydrogels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Water-absorbing-polymer-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saphydrogels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Water-absorbing-polymer-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/saphydrogels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Water-absorbing-polymer-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/saphydrogels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Water-absorbing-polymer-1-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1141px) 100vw, 1141px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1460\" data-end=\"1585\">\u00deessi efni eru v\u00ed\u00f0a notu\u00f0 \u00ed landb\u00fana\u00f0i, gar\u00f0yrkju, bleyjum, l\u00e6knislegum s\u00e1rabindum og jafnvel \u00ed leikf\u00f6ngum eins og vatnsperlum.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1587\" data-end=\"1590\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1592\" data-end=\"1640\">Efnafr\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 vatnsgeymandi kristalla<\/h2>\n<h3 data-start=\"1642\" data-end=\"1692\">1. Lykil\u00fe\u00e1tturinn: Polyakrylatp\u00f3l\u00fdmer<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1694\" data-end=\"1940\">Flest vi\u00f0skipta vatnsgeymandi krist\u00f6ll eru ger\u00f0 \u00far <strong data-start=\"1747\" data-end=\"1769\">pol\u00fdakr\u00fdlat-salts<\/strong>, venjulega <strong data-start=\"1779\" data-end=\"1802\">natr\u00edum-p\u00f3l\u00fdakr\u00fdlat<\/strong> e\u00f0a <strong data-start=\"1806\" data-end=\"1832\">kal\u00edum-p\u00f3l\u00fdakr\u00fdlat<\/strong>\u00deetta eru tilb\u00fain p\u00f3l\u00fdmer sem eru b\u00fain til \u00far akr\u00fdls\u00fdru me\u00f0 efnaferli sem kallast p\u00f3l\u00fdmer\u00edsun.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1942\" data-end=\"2191\">\n<li data-start=\"1942\" data-end=\"2061\">\n<p data-start=\"1944\" data-end=\"2061\"><strong data-start=\"1944\" data-end=\"1967\">Natr\u00edum-p\u00f3l\u00fdakr\u00fdlat<\/strong>: Gleypir gr\u00ed\u00f0arlegt magn vatns og er miki\u00f0 nota\u00f0 \u00ed einnota bleyjum og gar\u00f0yrkjugelum.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2062\" data-end=\"2191\">\n<p data-start=\"2064\" data-end=\"2191\"><strong data-start=\"2064\" data-end=\"2090\">Kalium-p\u00f3l\u00fdakr\u00fdlat<\/strong>: \u00c1kj\u00f3sanlegt til landb\u00fana\u00f0ar notkunar vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 kal\u00edum er pl\u00f6ntun\u00e6ringarefni, sem gerir \u00fea\u00f0 jar\u00f0vegv\u00e6nna.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"2193\" data-end=\"2226\">2. Uppbygging p\u00f3l\u00fdmersins<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2228\" data-end=\"2452\">P\u00f3l\u00fdmerke\u00f0jurnar innihalda neikv\u00e6tt hla\u00f0na h\u00f3pa (\u2013COO\u207b) sem la\u00f0a a\u00f0 s\u00e9r vatnssameindir me\u00f0 vetnisbindingu. \u00deegar vatn berst inn \u00fdtir \u00fea\u00f0 ke\u00f0junum \u00ed sundur og veldur \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 kristallinn \u00feenst \u00fat margfalt upp \u00far upphaflegri st\u00e6r\u00f0 sinni.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2454\" data-end=\"2601\">\u00cdmynda\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e9r \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00f6rsm\u00e1tt svamp, en eitt sem virkar vegna <strong data-start=\"2521\" data-end=\"2573\">Rafstat\u00edskt a\u00f0dr\u00e1ttarafl og sameindae\u00f0lisfr\u00e6\u00f0i<\/strong>, ekki bara l\u00edkamlegir svitaholur.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2603\" data-end=\"2625\">3. \u00devertenging<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2627\" data-end=\"2807\">Kristallar sem geyma vatn eru ekki bara lausar p\u00f3l\u00fdmerke\u00f0jur. \u00deeir eru <strong data-start=\"2693\" data-end=\"2709\">\u00feversambundinn<\/strong>\u2014sem \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 ke\u00f0jurnar eru efnafr\u00e6\u00f0ilega bundnar \u00e1 \u00e1kve\u00f0num st\u00f6\u00f0um til a\u00f0 mynda \u00fer\u00edv\u00edddar net.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2809\" data-end=\"2959\">\u00deessi \u00fevertenging kemur \u00ed veg fyrir a\u00f0 efni\u00f0 leysist upp \u00ed vatni. \u00cd sta\u00f0inn b\u00f3lgnar \u00fea\u00f0 og fangar v\u00f6kva innra me\u00f0 s\u00e9r. Stig \u00fevertengingar stj\u00f3rnar:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2960\" data-end=\"3062\">\n<li data-start=\"2960\" data-end=\"2990\">\n<p data-start=\"2962\" data-end=\"2990\">Hversu miki\u00f0 vatn \u00fea\u00f0 getur haldi\u00f0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2991\" data-end=\"3028\">\n<p data-start=\"2993\" data-end=\"3028\">Hversu sterkt e\u00f0a gelkennt \u00fea\u00f0 finnst<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3029\" data-end=\"3062\">\n<p data-start=\"3031\" data-end=\"3062\">Hversu hratt \u00fea\u00f0 losar vatn<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"3064\" data-end=\"3067\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"3069\" data-end=\"3103\">Hversu miki\u00f0 vatn geta \u00feau haldi\u00f0?<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3105\" data-end=\"3171\">Metta\u00f0gengi vatnsgeymandi kristalla er \u00e1hrifamiki\u00f0:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3173\" data-end=\"3382\">\n<li data-start=\"3173\" data-end=\"3260\">\n<p data-start=\"3175\" data-end=\"3260\"><strong data-start=\"3175\" data-end=\"3198\">Natr\u00edum-p\u00f3l\u00fdakr\u00fdlat<\/strong> getur gleypi\u00f0 <strong data-start=\"3210\" data-end=\"3238\">200\u2013300 sinnum \u00feyngd s\u00edna<\/strong> \u00ed destilu\u00f0u vatni<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3261\" data-end=\"3382\">\n<p data-start=\"3263\" data-end=\"3382\">\u00cd jar\u00f0vegi e\u00f0a s\u00f6ltu vatni er fr\u00e1sogi\u00f0 minna, vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 leystir j\u00f3nir keppast vi\u00f0 p\u00f3l\u00fdmeri\u00f0 um vatnssameindir.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3384\" data-end=\"3500\">\u00deessi eiginleiki gerir \u00feau kj\u00f6rin fyrir <strong data-start=\"3419\" data-end=\"3472\">geyma vatn og losa \u00fea\u00f0 h\u00e6gt og r\u00f3lega til r\u00f3tanna \u00e1 pl\u00f6ntunum<\/strong> \u00ed gar\u00f0yrkju og landb\u00fana\u00f0i<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"3502\" data-end=\"3505\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"3507\" data-end=\"3545\">\u00d6nnur innihaldsefni sem stundum eru b\u00e6tt vi\u00f0<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3547\" data-end=\"3613\">\u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 p\u00f3l\u00fdakr\u00fdlat s\u00e9 a\u00f0al\u00edhluturinn, geta framlei\u00f0endur b\u00e6tt vi\u00f0:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3615\" data-end=\"3848\">\n<li data-start=\"3615\" data-end=\"3693\">\n<p data-start=\"3617\" data-end=\"3693\"><strong data-start=\"3617\" data-end=\"3630\">N\u00e6ringarefni<\/strong>Kalium, fosf\u00f3r e\u00f0a snefilefni til a\u00f0 gagnast pl\u00f6ntum.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3694\" data-end=\"3760\">\n<p data-start=\"3696\" data-end=\"3760\"><strong data-start=\"3696\" data-end=\"3709\">Litarefni<\/strong>Til a\u00f0 b\u00faa til skreytingarvatnsperlur sem nota\u00f0ar eru \u00ed v\u00f6sum.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3761\" data-end=\"3848\">\n<p data-start=\"3763\" data-end=\"3848\"><strong data-start=\"3763\" data-end=\"3787\">L\u00edfbrj\u00f3tanleg efni<\/strong>: Til a\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpa p\u00f3l\u00fdmerinu a\u00f0 brotna hra\u00f0ar ni\u00f0ur \u00ed umhverfinu.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"3850\" data-end=\"3853\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"3855\" data-end=\"3901\">Eru vatnsgeymandi kristallar l\u00edfbrj\u00f3tanlegir?<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3903\" data-end=\"3989\">Ein algengasta spurningin er hvort \u00feessir kristallar s\u00e9u umhverfisv\u00e6nir.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3991\" data-end=\"4330\">\n<li data-start=\"3991\" data-end=\"4173\">\n<p data-start=\"3993\" data-end=\"4173\"><strong data-start=\"3993\" data-end=\"4020\">Gerv\u00edak\u00fdl\u00f6t<\/strong> \u00deau brotna a\u00f0 lokum ni\u00f0ur, en ferli\u00f0 getur teki\u00f0 \u00e1r. Me\u00f0 t\u00edmanum brotna \u00feau ni\u00f0ur \u00ed minni sameindir eins og koltv\u00edox\u00ed\u00f0, vatn og einf\u00f6ld salt.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4174\" data-end=\"4330\">\n<p data-start=\"4176\" data-end=\"4330\"><strong data-start=\"4176\" data-end=\"4203\">L\u00edfbrj\u00f3tanlegar hydrogelar<\/strong> eru \u00fer\u00f3u\u00f0 \u00far n\u00e1tt\u00farulegum efnum eins og sterkju, sellul\u00f3sa e\u00f0a k\u00edt\u00f3san, sem bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 umhverfisv\u00e6nni valkost.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"4332\" data-end=\"4335\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"4337\" data-end=\"4381\">Hversdagsleg notkun vatnsgeymandi kristalla<\/h2>\n<h3 data-start=\"4383\" data-end=\"4417\">1. Gar\u00f0yrkja og landb\u00fana\u00f0ur<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"4418\" data-end=\"4583\">\n<li data-start=\"4418\" data-end=\"4465\">\n<p data-start=\"4420\" data-end=\"4465\">Blanda\u00f0 \u00ed jar\u00f0veg til a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta vatnsgeymslu.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4466\" data-end=\"4509\">\n<p data-start=\"4468\" data-end=\"4509\">Minnkar \u00fe\u00f6rfina fyrir t\u00edtr\u00f3t vatnsgjafir.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4510\" data-end=\"4583\">\n<p data-start=\"4512\" data-end=\"4583\">S\u00e9rstaklega gagnlegt \u00ed sandm\u00fdru, \u00ed hengik\u00f6rfum og \u00ed pottapl\u00f6ntum.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"4585\" data-end=\"4622\">2. Bleyjur og hreinl\u00e6tisv\u00f6rur<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"4623\" data-end=\"4734\">\n<li data-start=\"4623\" data-end=\"4734\">\n<p data-start=\"4625\" data-end=\"4734\">Natr\u00edum-p\u00f3l\u00fdakr\u00fdlat er galdurinn \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 n\u00fat\u00edma bleyjur, sem dregur v\u00f6kva samstundis upp og l\u00e6sir hann inni.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"4736\" data-end=\"4765\">3. L\u00e6knisfr\u00e6\u00f0ileg forrit<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"4766\" data-end=\"4887\">\n<li data-start=\"4766\" data-end=\"4837\">\n<p data-start=\"4768\" data-end=\"4837\">Nota\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00e1rapl\u00e1strum til a\u00f0 halda s\u00e1rum r\u00f6kum og stu\u00f0la a\u00f0 gr\u00f3anda.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4838\" data-end=\"4887\">\n<p data-start=\"4840\" data-end=\"4887\">Nota\u00f0 \u00ed kerfum til st\u00fdr\u00f0rar lyfjadreifingar.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"4889\" data-end=\"4916\">4. Leikf\u00f6ng og menntun<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"4917\" data-end=\"5060\">\n<li data-start=\"4917\" data-end=\"4986\">\n<p data-start=\"4919\" data-end=\"4986\">Marka\u00f0ssett sem vatnsperlur fyrir barnalistarverkefni og skynjunarleiki.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4987\" data-end=\"5060\">\n<p data-start=\"4989\" data-end=\"5060\">Oft nota\u00f0 \u00ed tilraunum \u00ed kennslustofu til a\u00f0 s\u00fdna p\u00f3l\u00fdmerfr\u00e6\u00f0i.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"5062\" data-end=\"5065\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"5067\" data-end=\"5087\">\u00d6ryggis\u00e1hyggjur<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"5089\" data-end=\"5170\">Vatnsgeymandi kristallar eru <strong data-start=\"5116\" data-end=\"5129\">Eiturefnislaus<\/strong>, en mikilv\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 taka eftirfarandi \u00f6ryggisathugasemdir til greina:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"5172\" data-end=\"5489\">\n<li data-start=\"5172\" data-end=\"5302\">\n<p data-start=\"5174\" data-end=\"5302\"><strong data-start=\"5174\" data-end=\"5188\">Ekki \u00e6tla\u00f0 til neyslu<\/strong>\u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 kristallar s\u00e9u ska\u00f0lausir vi\u00f0 snertingu getur \u00fea\u00f0 veri\u00f0 h\u00e6ttulegt a\u00f0 kyngja \u00feeim, \u00fev\u00ed \u00feeir \u00feenjast \u00fat \u00ed meltingarveginum.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5303\" data-end=\"5400\">\n<p data-start=\"5305\" data-end=\"5400\"><strong data-start=\"5305\" data-end=\"5326\">G\u00e6lud\u00fdr og b\u00f6rn<\/strong>: Haltu \u00feurrum krist\u00f6llum e\u00f0a b\u00f3lgnum perlum fjarri forvitnum h\u00f6ndum og munnum.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5401\" data-end=\"5489\">\n<p data-start=\"5403\" data-end=\"5489\"><strong data-start=\"5403\" data-end=\"5418\">\u00c1hrif \u00e1 jar\u00f0veg<\/strong>Ofnotkun \u00ed leirkenndum jar\u00f0vegi getur leitt til of\u00feornunar og sl\u00e6mrar loftr\u00e6stingar.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"5491\" data-end=\"5494\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"5496\" data-end=\"5524\">Framt\u00ed\u00f0 h\u00fddrogela<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"5526\" data-end=\"5602\">V\u00edsindamenn vinna a\u00f0 n\u00e6stu kynsl\u00f3\u00f0 vatnsgeymandi kristalla sem eru:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"5604\" data-end=\"5825\">\n<li data-start=\"5604\" data-end=\"5678\">\n<p data-start=\"5606\" data-end=\"5678\"><strong data-start=\"5606\" data-end=\"5623\">L\u00edfbrj\u00f3tanlegur<\/strong>Ger\u00f0 \u00far n\u00e1tt\u00farulegum p\u00f3l\u00fdmerum til a\u00f0 draga \u00far plast\u00fargangi.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5679\" data-end=\"5745\">\n<p data-start=\"5681\" data-end=\"5745\"><strong data-start=\"5681\" data-end=\"5695\">Snjallgelar<\/strong>sem bregst vi\u00f0 hitastigi, s\u00fdrustigi e\u00f0a n\u00e6ringarefnum.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5746\" data-end=\"5825\">\n<p data-start=\"5748\" data-end=\"5825\"><strong data-start=\"5748\" data-end=\"5772\">Landb\u00fana\u00f0ar-s\u00e9rt\u00e6kt<\/strong>Hanna\u00f0 til a\u00f0 losa \u00e1bur\u00f0 \u00e1samt vatni.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"5827\" data-end=\"5952\">\u00deessar n\u00fdjungar g\u00e6tu gert hydrogel enn ver\u00f0m\u00e6tari vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 vatnsskort \u00e1 heimsv\u00edsu og b\u00e6ta matv\u00e6la\u00f6ryggi.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"5954\" data-end=\"5957\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"5959\" data-end=\"5974\">\u00c1lyktun<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"5976\" data-end=\"6032\">Svo, \u00far hva\u00f0a efnum eru vatnsgeymandi kristallar ger\u00f0ir? \u00cd stuttu m\u00e1li:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6034\" data-end=\"6279\">\u00deau eru <strong data-start=\"6043\" data-end=\"6114\">Ofursogandi p\u00f3l\u00fdmer, a\u00f0allega natr\u00edum- e\u00f0a kal\u00edum-p\u00f3l\u00fdakr\u00fdlat<\/strong>, h\u00f6nnu\u00f0 til a\u00f0 gleypa og halda \u00ed mikla vatnsmagni. 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