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Cover Image, Volume 138, Issue 10
Author(s) -
Erceg Tamara,
Stupar Alena,
Cvetinov Miroslav,
Vasić Vesna,
Ristić Ivan
Publication year - 2021
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.50365
Subject(s) - copolymer , acrylic acid , flocculation , self healing hydrogels , acrylamide , biocompatible material , chemical engineering , materials science , volume (thermodynamics) , polymer chemistry , polymer science , chemistry , polymer , organic chemistry , composite material , biomedical engineering , physics , engineering , medicine , quantum mechanics
The image designed by Tamara Erceg and colleagues shows the hydrogel sample in swollen state showing how it's whole life cycle, from synthesis to application, fits in green chemistry framework. Hydrogel was synthesized using the carboxymethylcellulose, polycarboxylic acid, and biocompatible poly (acrylamide‐co‐acrylic acid) copolymer. Regulating the initial amount of compounds using the design of semi‐interpenetrating hydrogels with a high amount of acrylic acid in copolymer composition can create a theoretical platform for the synthesis of an efficient flocculant. An efficient flocculant that is intended for the purification of water with a certain type of impurities by selecting the appropriate flocculation parameters. DOI: 10.1002/app.50240