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Absorbent polymer technology /

In recent years, there has been a veritable explosion of research and development in consumer-oriented fields that utilize polymeric materials which absorb large amounts of water. These fields encompass the preparation, characterization and commercialization of separation systems, pharmaceutical and...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Brannon-Peppas, Lisa, 1962-, Harland, Ronald S., 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; New York : New York, NY, U.S.A. : Elsevier ; Distributors for the United States and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub., 1990.
Colección:Studies in polymer science ; 8.
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  • Front Cover; Absorbent Polymer Technology; Copyright Page; PREFACE; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; Table of Contents; SECTION I: FUNDAMENTALS OF ABSORBENT MATERIALS: PREPARATION, STRUCTURE, AND CHARACTERIZATION; Chapter 1. The Evolution of Absorbent Materials; SUMMARY; ABSORBENCY; ABSORBENT PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; SUPERABSORBENT POLYMERS; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2. Preparation and Structure of Polyacrylates; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; POLYMER PROPERTIES DEPENDENT ON STRUCTURE; POLYACRYLATES BY FREE-RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; SPECIFIC POLYMERIZATION TECHNIQUES; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES.
  • Chapter 3. Preparation and Characterization of Crosslinked Hydrophilic networksSUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; CLASSIFICATION AND BASIC STRUCTURE; PREPARATION OF HYDROGELS; SWELLING BEHAVIOR; DETERMINATION OF STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; IMPORTANT PROPERTIES OF HYDROGELS; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4. The Equilibrium Swelling Behavior of Porous and Non-Porous Hydrogels; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; BASIC SWELLING EQUATION; EVALUATION OF pH WITHIN THE SWOLLEN POLYMER; GENERAL EQUATIONS; PREDICTIONS OF MODELS; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES.
  • Chapter 5. Characterization of Ionic Water Absorbent Polymers: Determination of Ionic Content and Effective Crosslink DensitySUMMARY; WATER ABSORBENT POLYMERS; DETERMINATION OF CROSSLINK DENSITY; DETERMINATION OF IONIC CONTENT; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 6. Swelling Behavior of Water-Soluble Cellulose Derivatives; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; GENERAL INFORMATION; HYDROPHILICITY, SWELLING AND THERMAL GELATION PROPERTIES; SWELLING KINETICS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 7. Structure and Swelling Behavior of Poly(ethylene glycol)/Poly(Methacrylic acid) Complexes; SUMMARY.
  • INTRODUCTIONHYDROGEN-BONDED COMPLEXES IN SOLUTION; HYDROGEN-BONDED COMPLEXES IN POLYMER NETWORKS; THEORY OF COMPLEXATION; AMPHOLYTIC HYDROPHILIC POLYMER COMPLEXES; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 8. Transport in Porous Polymers; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; FLOW IN POROUS MEDIA; DIFFUSION IN POROUS MEDIA; DIFFUSION IN RESTRICTED MICROGEOMETRIES; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES; SECTION II: RECENT EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; Chapter 9. Molecular Thermodynamics of Aqueous Polymers and Gels; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; THERMODYNAMIC FRAMEWORK.
  • THERMALLY-INDUCED COLLAPSE OF UNCHARGED POLYMERS AND GELSISOTHERMAL SWELLING EQUILIBRIA FOR POLYELECTROLYTE HYDROGELS; SWELLING OF IONIZED TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE HYDROGELS; MOLECULAR SIMULATION OF SINGLE POLYELECTROLYTES IN SOLUTION; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; Chapter 10. Dynamic and Equilibrium Swelling Characteristics of Hydrophilic copolymers with Carboxylic Functional Groups; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; Chapter 11. Kinetics of Swelling of Absorbent Polymers; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL.