Abstract
In order to reduce the damage to soil caused by degradation residues in the application of superabsorbent resin (SAR), the primary target of this study was to improve its biodegradability by doping with starch and cellulose. After that, the water absorption performance of composite SAR doped with starch and cellulose was improved as much as possible by changing the formulation when the biodegradability changed in a narrow range. The degradation percentage in soil and compost after 60 days is much higher than that of the SAR without doping which is 8.42 and 14.17%, but the performance for water absorption depends on the type of starch that was used. Experiments showed that the presence of amylopectin in starch contributes significantly to the performance for water absorption of composite SAR. The more amylopectin content, the better performance for water absorption, but the specific relationship between the degradability and the amylopectin content has not to be proven. Finally, the best mass ratio of starch, cellulose, and acrylic was 4.2:1.8:65, which was determined via the experiments. A kind of composite SAR doped with starch and cellulose with excellent performance was obtained.
Funding source: Key Research and Development Plan of Tianjin 501100019336
Award Identifier / Grant number: 19YFHBQY00010
Funding source: Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Bureau 501100015406
Award Identifier / Grant number: 20YDTPJC01070
Funding source: Tianjin Municipal Education Commission 501100010882
Award Identifier / Grant number: 202010061080
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Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
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Research funding: Key Research and Development Plan of Tianjin, (ID: 19YFHBQY00010); Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, (ID: 20YDTPJC01070); Tianjin Municipal Education Commission, (ID: 202010061080).
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Material properties
- Study on the properties of composite superabsorbent resin doped with starch and cellulose
- Thermal stability, mechanical properties, and gamma radiation shielding performance of polyvinyl chloride/Pb(NO3)2 composites
- Effects of talc, kaolin and calcium carbonate as fillers in biopolymer packaging materials
- Tribological properties of organotin compound modified UHMWPE
- Recent progress on improving the mechanical, thermal and electrical conductivity properties of polyimide matrix composites from nanofillers perspective for technological applications
- Rheological and thermal stability of interpenetrating polymer network hydrogel based on polyacrylamide/hydroxypropyl guar reinforced with graphene oxide for application in oil recovery
- Characterization of polymeric biomedical balloon: physical and mechanical properties
- Preparation and assembly
- Preparation and properties of poly (vinyl alcohol)/sodium caseinate blend films crosslinked with glutaraldehyde and glyoxal
- Lignin reinforced, water resistant, and biodegradable cassava starch/PBAT sandwich composite pieces
- A simple and green approach to the preparation of super tough IIR/SWCNTs nanocomposites with tunable and strain responsive electrical conductivity