Recent progress in chemical modification of starch and its applications

Q Chen, H Yu, L Wang, Z ul Abdin, Y Chen, J Wang… - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Starch has received much attention as a promising natural material both in biomedical fields
and waste water treatment due to its unique biological and adsorptive properties. Recently …

Modification of starch by graft copolymerization

J Meimoun, V Wiatz, R Saint‐Loup, J Parcq… - Starch …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Research toward bio‐based and biodegradable polymers has received a lot of attention
these last years, due to environmental concerns and the need to replace fossil resources …

Synthesis and swelling behaviors of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose-g-poly (AA-co-AM-co-AMPS)/MMT superabsorbent hydrogel

Y Bao, J Ma, N Li - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2011 - Elsevier
Superabsorbents were synthesized by graft copolymerization of acrylic acid (AA)/acrylamide
(AM)/2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid (AMPS) onto sodium carboxymethyl …

Synthesis of chitosan derivative graft acrylic acid superabsorbent polymers and its application as water retaining agent

S Fang, G Wang, P Li, R Xing, S Liu, Y Qin, H Yu… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
A new superabsorbent polymer was synthesized using amino ethyl chitosan and an acrylic
acid by a free radical polymerization. The chemical structure of the superabsorbent polymer …

Superabsorbent nanocomposite hydrogels made of carboxylated cellulose nanofibrils and CMC-gp (AA-co-AM)

Y Zhou, S Fu, L Zhang, H Zhan - Carbohydrate polymers, 2013 - Elsevier
Superabsorbents based on carboxylated cellulose nanofibrils (CCNFs) and carboxymethyl
cellulose-g-poly (acrylic acid-co-acrylamide) were synthesized. A series of experiments …

Dyes adsorption using a synthetic carboxymethyl cellulose-acrylic acid adsorbent

G Zhang, L Yi, H Deng, P Sun - Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2014 - Elsevier
Removal of noxious dyes is gaining public and technological attention. Herein grafting
polymerization was employed to produce a novel adsorbent using acrylic acid and …

Superabsorbent polymers: A state-of-art review on their classification, synthesis, physicochemical properties, and applications

D Venkatachalam, S Kaliappa - Reviews in Chemical Engineering, 2023 - degruyter.com
Superabsorbent polymers (SAP) and modified natural polymer hydrogels are widely and
increasingly used in agriculture, health care textiles, effluent treatment, drug delivery, tissue …

Synthesis, swelling and adsorption studies of a pH-responsive sodium alginate–poly (acrylic acid) superabsorbent hydrogel

S Thakur, OA Arotiba - Polymer bulletin, 2018 - Springer
Polyacrylic acid grafted sodium alginate (SA-cl-PAA)-based hydrogel was synthesized by an
aqueous polymerisation method. An acrylic acid (AA) monomer was grafted onto sodium …

Interactions between superabsorbent polymers and cement-based composites incorporating colloidal silica nanoparticles

A Pourjavadi, SM Fakoorpoor, P Hosseini… - Cement and Concrete …, 2013 - Elsevier
The relatively new applications of superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) in cement based
materials call for investigations regarding their behaviors in relation to other constituents in …

Swelling and mechanical properties of superabsorbent hydrogels based on Tara gum/acrylic acid synthesized by gamma radiation

SG Abd Alla, M Sen, AWM El-Naggar - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2012 - Elsevier
The main objective is to develop a new superabsorbent system especially for using in diaper
applications. In this study, hydrogels based on Tara gum/acrylic acid (TG/AAc) were …