Synthesis, characterization and swelling properties of poly (acrylic acid)/Zr-pillared clay superabsorbent composites

Abstract

Superabsorbents hydrogel were prepared by using Zr pillared- montmorillonite KSF by graft copolymerization reaction of acrylic acid (AA).  Swelling behavior of pillared clay based superabsorbent films in distilled water and different pH values were investigated at room temperature. It was also obtained that pillared clay based superabsorbents were pH dependent and showed a reversible swelling behavior. Water absorbency of pillared clay based superabsorbent (PILC-SA) was increased by decreasing pillared clay amount in the network of the superabsorbents. SEM and XRD analysis were conducted for further characterization of the PILC-SA. XRD revealed the basal spacing of the pillared clays before and after in-situ incorporation indicating that the morphology of the superabsorbent was exfoliated and the layers of clay dispersed on the composite. 

Keywords

• Pillared clay,superabsorbent composite,swelling

Poli(akrilik asit) / Zr-Sütunlu kil süper absorplayıcı kompozitlerin sentezi, karakterizasyonu ve şişme özellikleri

Abstract

Süperabsorplayıcı hidrojeller Zr sütunlu montmorillonit KSF ile akrilik asitin (AA) aşı kopolimerizasyon tepkimesi ile hazırlandı. Sütunlu kil tabanlı superabsorplayıcı filmlerin şişme özellikleri oda sıcaklığında destile edilmiş suda ve farklı pH değerlerinde araştırıldı. Sütunlu kil tabanlı süperabsorplayıcıların pH duyarlı ve yenilenebilir şişme özelliği olduğu bilgisine de ulaşıldı. Sütunlu kil tabanlı süperabsorplayıcıların (PILC-SA) su absorplaması süperabsorplayıcının yapısındaki sütunlu kilin miktarının azalmasıyla artmaktadır. SEM ve XRD analizleri PILC-SA’ların karakterizasyonları için gerçekleştirildi. Sütunlu killerin etkileşime girmeden önce ve sonraki tabakalar arası mesafesine XRD ile bakılarak superabsorplayıcıların morfolojisinin değiştiği ve kilin tabakalarının kompozit üzerinde dağıldığı ortaya çıkarıldı.

Keywords

• Sütunlu kil,süperabsorplayıcı kompozit,şişme

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