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Synthesis and enhanced swelling properties of a guar gum-based superabsorbent composite by the simultaneous introduction of styrene and attapulgite

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In current study, a series of novel guar gum-graft-poly(sodium acrylate-co-styrene)/attapulgite (GG-g-P(NaA-co-St)/APT) superabsorbent nanocomposites were prepared by the simultaneous graft copolymerization of partially neutralized acrylic acid (NaA), styrene (St) and attapulgite (APT) onto natural guar gum (GG), using ammonium persulfate (APS) as the initiator and N,N'-methylene-bis-acrylamide (MBA) as the crosslinking agent. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and ultravoilet (UV) spectra confirmed that NaA and St had been grafted onto GG backbones and APT participated in the polymerization reaction. The incorporation of St and APT clearly improved the surface porous morphology of the composites as exhibited by Filed Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM). The effect of St and APT on the swelling properties and the swelling kinetics of the developed nanocomposite was investigated. Results showed that the simultaneous incorporation of proper amount of hydrophobic co-monomer St and inorganic nano-scale APT not only obviously enhanced the swelling capacity but highly improved the swelling rate, and the nanocomposite showed better salt-resistant capability and excellent pH-stability in various pH solutions.

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Acknowledgments

This work was financially supported by “863” Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology, P. R. China (No. 2006AA03Z0454 and 2006AA100215).

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  1. Center of Eco-material and Green Chemistry, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaoning Shi, Wenbo Wang & Aiqin Wang

  2. Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People’s Republic of China

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Shi, X., Wang, W. & Wang, A. Synthesis and enhanced swelling properties of a guar gum-based superabsorbent composite by the simultaneous introduction of styrene and attapulgite. J Polym Res 18, 1705–1713 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-011-9576-8

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