Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
Volume 147, Issue -, Pages 187-193Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.01.038
Keywords
Hydrogel; Superabsorbent; Hybrid; Acrylic acid; Urea; Cellulose nanofibers
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In this study, acrylic acid (AA) and cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) were used as main materials to synthesize an acrylic-nanocellulose hybrid hydrogel nanocomposite in the presence of urea. The interpenetrating polymer networks were obtained by radical polymerization in different urea: AA ratios (0:10,1:10, 3:10, 5:10,10:10). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) combined with X-ray diffraction (XRD) and elemental analysis techniques confirmed the chemical interaction of urea in the network structure. Free absorption and water absorption under load (AUL) of the synthesized hydrogels varying in urea: acrylic acid weight ratios were measured in distilled water and saline (0.9 wt%) solution for hybrid (5 wt% CNFs) and pure polyacrylic acid (0 wt% CNFs) hydrogels. It was found that incorporation of urea and CNFs in the hybrid structure generating compact hydrogel networks with high crosslink density leading to lower absorption with and without pressure, whereas incorporation of urea in the structure resulted in a more extended network with higher absorption capacity (about 3x) than hybrid structure. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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