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Synthesis and swelling behaviors of semi‐IPNs superabsorbent resin based on chicken feather protein
Author(s) -
Li Qian,
Liu Jia,
Su Yuan,
Yue Qinyan,
Gao Baoyu
Publication year - 2014
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.39748
Subject(s) - swelling , polyvinyl alcohol , distilled water , copolymer , acrylic acid , polymer chemistry , superabsorbent polymer , nuclear chemistry , absorption of water , chemistry , acrylate , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , materials science , chemical engineering , polymer , organic chemistry , chromatography , composite material , engineering
A novel chicken feather protein‐ g ‐poly (potassium acrylate)/polyvinyl alcohol (CFP‐ g ‐PKA/PVA) semi‐IPNs superabsorbent resin (SAR) based on feather protein, acrylic acid (AA), and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) was synthesized by graft copolymerization and semi‐interpenetrating technology. The results from FTIR, SEM, and TGA analysis showed that both CFP and PVA reacted with PKA during the polymerization process. The effects of AA, PVA, initiator and crosslinker content on water absorbency of semi‐IPNs SAR were studied. The swelling behavior in various pHs and saline solutions were also investigated. The water absorbency of SAR reached the maximum at pH = 6. The effect of the five cations on swelling had the following order: Al 3+ > Ca 2+ > Mg 2+ > K + > Na + . The highest water absorbency in distilled water and 0.9 wt % NaCl solutions were 714.22 and 70.08 g g −1 , respectively. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014 , 131 , 39748.