Enhancement of gel strength of itaconic acid-based superabsorbent polymer composites using oxidized starch

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Herein, core-superabsorbent polymer (CSAP) composites are prepared from oxidized starch (OS) via aqueous solution copolymerization using ammonium persulfate as the initiator, and 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate as the inner-crosslinker. The surface-crosslinking process is performed using various surface-crosslinkers, including bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE), poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether (PEGDGE), ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether (EGDGE), and diglycidyl ether (DGE). The structures of the CSAP composites and their surface-crosslinked SAPs (SSAPs) are characterized using Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, their absorption properties are measured via centrifuge retention capacity (CRC), absorbency under load (AUL), permeability, and re-swellability tests, and their gel strengths according to surface-crosslinker type and EGDGE content are examined via rheological analysis. The results indicate that an EGDGE content of 0.75 mol provides the optimum surface-crosslinking and SSAP performance, with a CRC of 34.8 g/g, an AUL of 27.2 g/g, and a permeability of 43 s. The surface-crosslinking of the CSAP composites using OS is shown to improve the gel strength, thus enabling the SAP to be used in disposable diapers.

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Kim, H., Kim, J., & Kim, D. (2021). Enhancement of gel strength of itaconic acid-based superabsorbent polymer composites using oxidized starch. Polymers, 13(17). https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13172859

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