Synthesis of cross-linked, partially neutralized poly(acrylic acid) by suspension polymerization in supercritical carbon dioxide

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 35, 2012, Pages 11401-11408

  Hussain, Yazan A ^a,b   Liu, Tao ^b,c   Roberts, George W ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^c Bayer Technology Services   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; POLY(ACRYLIC ACID ); PRODUCT MORPHOLOGY; PRODUCT PERFORMANCE; SIZE RANGES; SUPERABSORBENT POLYMER; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDES; SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION; SUSPENSION STABILIZER; WATER ABSORBENCY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; POLYMERIZATION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

CROSSLINKING;

EID: 84865856608     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie3014007     Document Type: Article

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