<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Starch graft copolymers have been obtained via grafting of acrylic monomers i.e. acrylamide (AAm) and acrylic acid (AA) during the reactive extrusion processes. 2,2'-azobis (2-methylpropionamidine) dihydrochloride (AAPH) was used as a radical initiator and N'N-methylenebisacrylamide (MBA), mixture of pentaerythritol triacrylate and pentaerythritol tetraacrylate (trade name PETIA) and alkoxylated pentaerithritol acrylate (trade name Ebecryl 40) were applied as acrylic crosslinkers. The obtained materials were characterized by FTIR and their water sorption properties investigated using swelling (vol. %) and sorption (wt. %) tests. Sorption of water into these graft copolymer samples reached values of ca. 6-13 g of water per g of dry materials. It was also found that water sorption values were dependent on ratio of AAm and AA as well as on a type of the applied crosslinking agent.</p></abstract>

Starch graft copolymers have been obtained via grafting of acrylic monomers i.e. acrylamide (AAm) and acrylic acid (AA) during the reactive extrusion processes. 2,2'-azobis (2-methylpropionamidine) dihydrochloride (AAPH) was used as a radical initiator and N'N-methylenebisacrylamide (MBA), mixture of pentaerythritol triacrylate and pentaerythritol tetraacrylate (trade name PETIA) and alkoxylated pentaerithritol acrylate (trade name Ebecryl 40) were applied as acrylic crosslinkers. The obtained materials were characterized by FTIR and their water sorption properties investigated using swelling (vol. %) and sorption (wt. %) tests. Sorption of water into these graft copolymer samples reached values of ca. 6-13 g of water per g of dry materials. It was also found that water sorption values were dependent on ratio of AAm and AA as well as on a type of the applied crosslinking agent.

Starch graft copolymers as superabsorbents obtained via reactive extrusion processing

Polymer Institute, Westpomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, 70-322 Szczecin, ul. Pulaskiego 10, Poland

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

Starch graft copolymers have been obtained via grafting of acrylic monomers i.e. acrylamide (AAm) and acrylic acid (AA) during the reactive extrusion...

Starch graft copolymers as superabsorbents obtained via reactive extrusion processing

Publicado en línea: 09 jul 2010

Páginas: 14 - 17

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10026-010-0012-3

Palabras clave
superabsorbents, acrylamide, acrylic acid, starch modification, acrylic crosslinkers, reactive extrusion, starch graft copolymers

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Starch graft copolymers as superabsorbents obtained via reactive extrusion processing

Publicado en línea: 09 jul 2010

Páginas: 14 - 17

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10026-010-0012-3

Palabras clavesuperabsorbents, acrylamide, acrylic acid, starch modification, acrylic crosslinkers, reactive extrusion, starch graft copolymers

This content is open access.

Palabras clave
superabsorbents, acrylamide, acrylic acid, starch modification, acrylic crosslinkers, reactive extrusion, starch graft copolymers