Shukla, Neelesh Bharti and Madras, Giridhar (2011) Reversible Swelling/Deswelling Characteristics of Ethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate Cross-Linked Poly(acrylic acid-co-sodium acrylate-co-acrylamide) Superabsorbents. In: Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 50 (19). pp. 10918-10927.
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Abstract
Poly(acrylic acid-co-sodium acrylate-co-acrylamide) superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) cross-linked with ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) were synthesized by inverse suspension polymerization. The SAPs were swollen in DI water, and it was found that the equilibrium swelling capacities varied with the acrylamide content. The SAPs were subjected to reversible swelling/deswelling cycles in DI water and aqueous NaCl solution, respectively. The effect of the addition of an electrolyte on the swelling of the SAP was explored. The equilibrium swelling capacity of the SAPs was found to decrease with increasing concentration of added electrolyte in the swelling medium. The effect of the particle size of the dry SAPs on the swelling properties was also investigated. A first order model was used to describe the kinetics of swelling/deswelling, and the equilibrium swelling capacity, limiting swelling capacity, and swelling/deswelling rate coefficients were determined.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Publication: | Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research |
| Publisher: | American Chemical Society |
| Additional Information: | Copyright of this article belongs to American Chemical Society. |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Mechanical Sciences > Chemical Engineering |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Nov 2011 09:50 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Nov 2011 09:50 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/41825 |
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