Preparation of superabsorbent polymers by crosslinking acrylic acid and acrylamide copolymers

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1345-1353

  Liu, Z S ^a   Rempel, G L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; BINARY MIXTURES; CATALYSTS; CROSSLINKING; ETHANOL; INITIATORS (CHEMICAL); METHANOL; POLYMERIZATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SWELLING; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER ABSORPTION;

ACRYLAMIDE; ACRYLIC ACID; RETENTION CAPACITY; SOLUTION POLYMERIZATION; SUPERABSORBENT POLYMERS;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 0031139163     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4628(19970516)64:7<1345::AID-APP14>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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