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Development of Tailor-Made Superabsorbent Polymers: Review of Key Aspects from Raw Material to Kinetic Model

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The ability of superabsorbent polymers (SAP) to absorb and retain a large amount of water and/or aqueous solution enables their applications in areas such as agriculture, medicine and water treatment. This versatility has attracted the attention of researchers interested in developing new materials, especially bio-based polymers. As a result, there are numerous studies reporting different types of monomers and crosslinks to produce SAP. Conversely, in the literature there is a lack of discussion of the modeling approaches to describe SAP production. This paper makes a comprehensive and systematic review of the main issues for the synthesis of new SAP materials: monomer and crosslink types, as well as the kinetic model. A database on the raw materials to produce SAP for the main applications should be useful for those interested in producing new SAP materials. The mathematical model correlates structural properties with the synthesis conditions, thus supporting the development of tailor-made products.

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The authors would like to thank the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia (FAPESB), Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) and the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), for their financial support.

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Santos, R.V.A., Costa, G.M.N. & Pontes, K.V. Development of Tailor-Made Superabsorbent Polymers: Review of Key Aspects from Raw Material to Kinetic Model. J Polym Environ 27, 1861–1877 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-019-01485-0

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