Synthesis of superabsorbent carbonaceous kenaf fibre filled polymer using inverse suspension polymerisation
This paper studies the synthesis of superabsorbent carbonaceous kenaf fibre filled polymer using inverse suspension polymerisation method. The kenaf fibre was prepared using the hydrothermal carbonisation process. Inverse suspension polymerisation process involved two different solution mixtures; a...
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| author | Munirah Ezzah Tuan Zakaria Saidatul Shima Jamari Suriati Ghazali |
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| description | This paper studies the synthesis of superabsorbent carbonaceous kenaf fibre filled polymer using inverse suspension polymerisation method. The kenaf fibre was prepared using the hydrothermal carbonisation process. Inverse suspension polymerisation process involved two different solution mixtures; a continuous phase containing cyclohexane, span-80, and kenaf fibre filler and a dispersed phase containing partially neutralised acrylic acid, acrylamide, initiator APS, and crosslinker NN-Methylenebisacrylamide. Kenaf fibre filler addition was varied with different weight percentages (0.01- 0.05 wt%). Water absorption testing using the teabag method showed sample containing 0.04 wt% carbon filler had the highest and optimal percentage of water absorbency, 55.27 g/g while the sample containing 0.01 wt% carbon filler displayed the lowest percentage of water absorbency, 45.27 g/g. All SPC samples showed a higher rate of water absorbency compared to SAP sample which had 40.61 g/g of average water absorbency. The samples were characterised by FTIR, FESEM - EDX, Mastersizer. All synthesised samples produced were in spherical beads form. It can be concluded that kenaf fibre affects the enhancement of superabsorbent polymer performance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5d44bdd5c03748ddbc4b967cbacd676f2023-09-03T12:06:52ZengUniversiti Malaysia Pahang PublishingJournal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences2289-46592231-83802017-09-011132794280010.15282/jmes.11.3.2017.2.0253Synthesis of superabsorbent carbonaceous kenaf fibre filled polymer using inverse suspension polymerisationMunirah Ezzah Tuan Zakaria0Saidatul Shima Jamari1Suriati Ghazali2Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26300 Gambang, Pahang, Malaysia Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26300 Gambang, Pahang, Malaysia Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26300 Gambang, Pahang, Malaysia This paper studies the synthesis of superabsorbent carbonaceous kenaf fibre filled polymer using inverse suspension polymerisation method. The kenaf fibre was prepared using the hydrothermal carbonisation process. Inverse suspension polymerisation process involved two different solution mixtures; a continuous phase containing cyclohexane, span-80, and kenaf fibre filler and a dispersed phase containing partially neutralised acrylic acid, acrylamide, initiator APS, and crosslinker NN-Methylenebisacrylamide. Kenaf fibre filler addition was varied with different weight percentages (0.01- 0.05 wt%). Water absorption testing using the teabag method showed sample containing 0.04 wt% carbon filler had the highest and optimal percentage of water absorbency, 55.27 g/g while the sample containing 0.01 wt% carbon filler displayed the lowest percentage of water absorbency, 45.27 g/g. All SPC samples showed a higher rate of water absorbency compared to SAP sample which had 40.61 g/g of average water absorbency. The samples were characterised by FTIR, FESEM - EDX, Mastersizer. All synthesised samples produced were in spherical beads form. It can be concluded that kenaf fibre affects the enhancement of superabsorbent polymer performance.https://journal.ump.edu.my/jmes/article/view/8265superabsorbent polymersinverse suspension polymerisationswelling propertieskenaf |
| spellingShingle | Munirah Ezzah Tuan Zakaria Saidatul Shima Jamari Suriati Ghazali Synthesis of superabsorbent carbonaceous kenaf fibre filled polymer using inverse suspension polymerisation Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences superabsorbent polymers inverse suspension polymerisation swelling properties kenaf |
| title | Synthesis of superabsorbent carbonaceous kenaf fibre filled polymer using inverse suspension polymerisation |
| title_full | Synthesis of superabsorbent carbonaceous kenaf fibre filled polymer using inverse suspension polymerisation |
| title_fullStr | Synthesis of superabsorbent carbonaceous kenaf fibre filled polymer using inverse suspension polymerisation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synthesis of superabsorbent carbonaceous kenaf fibre filled polymer using inverse suspension polymerisation |
| title_short | Synthesis of superabsorbent carbonaceous kenaf fibre filled polymer using inverse suspension polymerisation |
| title_sort | synthesis of superabsorbent carbonaceous kenaf fibre filled polymer using inverse suspension polymerisation |
| topic | superabsorbent polymers inverse suspension polymerisation swelling properties kenaf |
| url | https://journal.ump.edu.my/jmes/article/view/8265 |
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