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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 157, Issue -, Pages 48-56Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.09.070
Keywords
Carboxymethyl cellulose; Superabsorbent resin; Graphene oxide; Swelling behavior; Water retention
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- Henan Province [14B150005, 17A150028]
- Innovation Research Foundation of Henan Agricultural University
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Well-dispersed graphene oxide sheets were successfully incorporated into a superabsorbent resin through in situ graft polymerization of acrylic acid on carboxymethyl cellulose backbone in the presence of graphene oxide as filler. The structure and properties of the resultant superabsorbent resin were studied in detail by means of a variety of characterization methods. The influence of the feed ratio of starting materials (such as GO, initiator, cross-linker, the ratio of CMC to AA and the neutralized degree of AA) and pH values on water absorbency and retention ability was extensively determined and discussed. The obtained results showed that the introduction of graphene oxide had no obvious influence on the inherent structure of the superabsorbent resin but changed the surface morphology significantly. Importantly, the hybrid superabsorbent resin showed an enhanced thermal stability and remarkably improved swelling ratio as well as water-retention ability comparing with that of the pure superabsorbent resin. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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