Title: UTILISATION OF POTATO LEAVES AND ORGANOPHILIC MONTMORILLONITE FOR THE PREPARATION OF SUPERABSORBENT COMPOSITE UNDER MICROWAVE IRRADIATION
Page Range: p.423-430
Author(s): Yun-Pu Wang; Yan Liang; Jiu-Cun Chen; Xiao-Dong Yan; Cheng-Lin Li; Xi-Ping Wang
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Journal: Polymers and Polymer Composites
Issue Year: ppc
Volume: 17
Issue No: No.7
Abstract
A novel superabsorbent composite from waste potato leaves, organophilic montmorillonite, acrylic acid and acrylamide was produced by microwave irradiation using potassium persulphate as polymerisation initiator and N,N’-methylene bisacrylamide as crosslinker. Polymerisation conditions were investigated by orthogonal tests and optimum reaction conditions established. The superabsorbent composite was characterised by FTIR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and TGA and the effects of monomer to potato leaf ratio and montmorillonite content on composite water absorbency evaluated. 28 refs.
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