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Cover Image, Volume 134, Issue 44
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.45667
Subject(s) - emulsion , cover (algebra) , volume (thermodynamics) , styrene , phase (matter) , materials science , mesoporous material , polymer , chemical engineering , computer science , polymer science , chemistry , composite material , copolymer , organic chemistry , physics , engineering , mechanical engineering , quantum mechanics , catalysis
Manit Nithitanakul and colleagues prepared mesoporous polyHIPEs from styrene and ethylene glycol dimetacrylate (EGDMA) with a high internal phase emulsion (HIPE) technique. This technique used aqueous phase as a temporary template and oil phase as a continuous structure. PolyHIPEs morphology has an open cell structure with interconnected pores. The diameter of pore size ranged from 10–500 μm. The EGDMA comonomers, with hydroxyl groups on the structure, helped to increase the hydrophilic properties of the obtained polyHIPEs. Thus, their ability to adsorb and store large amounts of water, makes them attractive soil additives for use in agricultural industry. (DOI: 10.1002/app.45509 ).