Radiation grafting of acrylic acid onto partially deacetylated chitin for metal ion adsorbent

Gamma Irradiation Synthesis of Carboxymethyl Cellulose/Acrylic Acid/Clay Superabsorbent Hydrogel

“…Gel fraction (%) = (W 1 /W 0 ) × 100 (1) Swelling Behavior of the 10% CMC/30%AAc Hydrogel A known dry weight of the insoluble part of the hydrogel (W 1 ) after the calculation of the gel fraction was immersed in distilled water at room temperature for 24 h. The swollen part of the hydrogel was weighed (W 2 ).…”

“…1 Hydrogels can be used as superabsorbents because of their excellent characteristics. 1 Hydrogels can be used as superabsorbents because of their excellent characteristics.…”

“…The superabsorbents and hydrogels with eco‐friendly properties and biodegradability are finding increasing interest in the academic and industrial field …”

Quantitative Determination of Heavy Metal Contaminant Complexation by the Carbohydrate Polymer Chitin

“…1,2,7,8 Chitin is known to be less reactive toward metal chelation than chitosan; on the other hand, it is more stable than chitosan, which could make it a better choice to remove metal cations. 14 Interestingly though, despite its many applications, the binding affinity of chitin to common metal cations found in biological systems or as heavy metal contaminants in industrial effluents has never been quantified. Quantitative data would provide not only the basis for better computational force fields related to carbohydrate-metal interactions but also a better understanding of the molecular basis for these interactions.…”

Preparation of anion exchanger by amination of acrylic acid grafted polypropylene nonwoven fiber and its ion-exchange property

“…Accordingly, studies on the synthesis of anion exchange materials to remove anions more efficiently are being widely conducted. Among them, chemical modification may be the most widely used technique to improve the surface chemistry of polymeric adsorbents, as described in detail elsewhere [29][30][31][32][33].…”