Kaolin-enhanced superabsorbent composites : synthesis, characterization and swelling behaviors

• Main Authors: Chen, Mengna, Chen, Xuelong, Zhang, Caiyan, Cui, Baozheng, Li, Zewen, Zhao, Dongyu, Wang, Zhe
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Sodium Alginate; Starch
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151847
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

One type of low-cost and eco-friendly organic‒inorganic superabsorbent composite (SAPC) was synthesized by free radical polymerization of acrylic acid (AA), starch (ST), sodium alginate (SA) and kaolin (KL) in aqueous solution. The structure and morphology of the SAPC were characterized by Fourier t...