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Gamma‐radiation initiated synthesis of Psyllium and acrylic acid‐based polymeric networks for selective absorption of water from different oil–water emulsions
Author(s) -
Kumar Kiran,
Kaith B. S.,
Jindal Rajeev,
Mittal Hemant
Publication year - 2011
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/app.35605
Subject(s) - acrylic acid , emulsion , superabsorbent polymer , absorption of water , chemical engineering , swelling , materials science , absorption (acoustics) , psyllium , polymer , extraction (chemistry) , polymer chemistry , nuclear chemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , dietary fiber , food science , engineering , monomer
Removal of water from the crude petroleum during its extraction and refining process is one of the major problems faced by petroleum industries, so in this study a superabsorbent has been synthesized from Psyllium and acrylic acid based polymers under the influence of gamma radiations using hexamine as a crosslinker. After optimizing various reaction parameters, the optimized superabsorbent has been tested for its selective water absorption capacity from different oil–water emulsions as a function of time, temperature, pH, and NaCl concentration. The synthesized superabsorbent has been found to be highly selective toward water absorption with maximum percent swelling of 8560% in petrol–water emulsion. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011