Synthesis and swelling behaviour of bentonite based superabsorbent polymer composite /

Muhammad Danial Mazelan

Synthesis and swelling behaviour of bentonite based superabsorbent polymer composite / Muhammad Danial Mazelan - Kuantan, Pahang : UMP, 2012 - xv, 44 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. + 1 CD-ROM

Project paper (Bachelor of Chemical Engineering) -- Universiti Malaysia Pahang - 2012

Bibliography: p. 34-36

Bentonite based superabsorbent polymer composite (SPC) was synthesized by solution polymerization of acrylic acid and acrylamide comonomer with bentonite using ammonium persulfate (APS) as an initiator and N, N-methylenebisacrylamide (MBA) as a crosslinker. Amount of bentonite, initiator and crosslinker were varied to get the optimum value to produce maximum water absorbency. The water absorbency determination was done by using tea-bag method The SPC were characterized by using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA).The water absorbency under optimal synthesis of the SPC with Bentonite content of 10%, APS content of 0.9% and MBA content of 0.0%, it reaches more than 537 g H2O/g in distilled water respectively.

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