# UTILISATION OF POTATO LEAVES AND ORGANOPHILIC MONTMORILLONITE FOR THE PREPARATION OF SUPERABSORBENT COMPOSITE UNDER MICROWAVE IRRADIATION

> 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 File size: 183K Download the pdf (subscribers only) Buy...

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Published: 2009-07-01T00:00:00+00:00
Categories: Polymers and Polymer Composites

**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
 File size: 183K
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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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