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An efficient preparation method for superabsorbent polymers
Author(s) -
Chen Junwu,
Zhao Yaoming
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19991003)74:1<119::aid-app14>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - monomer , polymerization , polymer chemistry , polymer , aqueous solution , materials science , superabsorbent polymer , solution polymerization , degree of polymerization , chemical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , engineering
High water‐absorbent polyacrylates could be prepared by concentrated aqueous solution polymerization within a short time period, heating the monomer mixture by water bath. The influences of initiator content, bath temperature, crosslinker content ( Cc ), and degree of neutralization on water absorbency ( Q ) were investigated. The temperature changing of the monomer mixture during polymerization was thoroughly analyzed. The increase of initiator content as well as the increase of bath temperature results in the increase of water absorbency and reduces the crosslinking efficiency. The results are in conformity with Flory's network theory and also illustrate that lower crosslinking efficiency occurs when the polymerization rate is faster. An empirical relation of Q = 1.40 Cc −0.665 is obtained and its exponent is very close to −0.6 in a derived relation. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 74: 119–124, 1999