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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Ultrasonic Synthesis and Properties of Sodium Lignosulfonate-grafted Poly(Acrylic Acid-co-Vinyl Alcohol) Composite Superabsorbent Polymer

Chen Hao A B , Jun Li A , Qiang He A , Zilong Zhou A , Xiaowei Guo A , Xiaohong Wang A B , Sijia Gao A and Yike Zhang A
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A School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China.

B Corresponding authors. Email: xhwang@ujs.edu.cn; chhao@ujs.edu.cn

Australian Journal of Chemistry 69(10) 1155-1161 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH16064
Submitted: 3 February 2016  Accepted: 5 April 2016   Published: 17 May 2016

Abstract

In this paper, a green and high-efficiency method (ultrasound synthesis) has been applied in the preparation of a sodium lignosulfonate-grafted poly(acrylic acid-co-vinyl alcohol) superabsorbent polymer (SL-P(AA-co-VA)). By Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and thermogravimetry–differential scanning calorimetry, the successful preparation was confirmed. An L16(4)5 orthogonal experiment was carried out to optimize synthetic conditions for SL-P(AA-co-VA). Under the optimized synthetic conditions, maximum water absorbency (949 g g–1) and physiological saline absorbency (62 g g–1) were achieved. Adjusting pH reduces the water absorbency of SL-P(AA-co-VA), as does the presence of metal ions. However, a rise in temperature does not have a significant influence on it. In general, both the water absorbency and physiological saline absorbency of SL-P(AA-co-VA) were significantly improved versus P(AA-co-VA) superabsorbent.


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