Volume 129, Issue 4 pp. 2328-2334
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Preparation of polyacrylamide/graphite oxide superabsorbent nanocomposites with salt tolerance and slow release properties

Zhao-Qi Zhu

Zhao-Qi Zhu

State Key Laboratory of Gansu Advanced Non-ferrous Metal Materials, Key Laboratory of Non-ferrous Metal Alloys and Processing, Ministry of Education, College of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, People's Republic of China

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Han-Xue Sun

Han-Xue Sun

State Key Laboratory of Gansu Advanced Non-ferrous Metal Materials, Key Laboratory of Non-ferrous Metal Alloys and Processing, Ministry of Education, College of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, People's Republic of China

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Gui-Xian Li

Gui-Xian Li

State Key Laboratory of Gansu Advanced Non-ferrous Metal Materials, Key Laboratory of Non-ferrous Metal Alloys and Processing, Ministry of Education, College of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, People's Republic of China

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Wei-Dong Liang

Wei-Dong Liang

State Key Laboratory of Gansu Advanced Non-ferrous Metal Materials, Key Laboratory of Non-ferrous Metal Alloys and Processing, Ministry of Education, College of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, People's Republic of China

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Xue-Mei Bao

Xue-Mei Bao

State Key Laboratory of Gansu Advanced Non-ferrous Metal Materials, Key Laboratory of Non-ferrous Metal Alloys and Processing, Ministry of Education, College of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, People's Republic of China

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Jin An

Jin An

State Key Laboratory of Gansu Advanced Non-ferrous Metal Materials, Key Laboratory of Non-ferrous Metal Alloys and Processing, Ministry of Education, College of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, People's Republic of China

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Pei-Qing La

Pei-Qing La

State Key Laboratory of Gansu Advanced Non-ferrous Metal Materials, Key Laboratory of Non-ferrous Metal Alloys and Processing, Ministry of Education, College of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, People's Republic of China

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Jian-Feng Dai

Corresponding Author

Jian-Feng Dai

State Key Laboratory of Gansu Advanced Non-ferrous Metal Materials, Key Laboratory of Non-ferrous Metal Alloys and Processing, Ministry of Education, College of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, People's Republic of China

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An Li

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An Li

State Key Laboratory of Gansu Advanced Non-ferrous Metal Materials, Key Laboratory of Non-ferrous Metal Alloys and Processing, Ministry of Education, College of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, People's Republic of China

State Key Laboratory of Gansu Advanced Non-ferrous Metal Materials, Key Laboratory of Non-ferrous Metal Alloys and Processing, Ministry of Education, College of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, People's Republic of China===Search for more papers by this author
First published: 17 January 2013
Citations: 15

Abstract

Novel polyacrylamide/graphite oxide (PAM/GO) superabsorbent nanocomposites were synthesized by a simple solution polymerization of acrylamide using N,N ′-methylenebisacrylamide as crosslinker and ammonium persulfate as initiator. The well dispersion of GO nanoplatelets in the polymeric network results in a remarkable improvement on the comprehensive swelling performance of the resulting superabsorbent nanocomposites. The water absorption experimental results show that the superabsorbent nanocomposites could absorb water as twice as that of crosslinked polyacrylamide (PAM) superabsorbent with a weight gain of 400 g g−1 with a low loading of GO. The salt tolerance and water-retention ability of the resulting PAM/GO superabsorbent nanocomposites are also enhanced compared with PAM. Moreover, by embedding of ammonium salt into PAM/GO network, the PAM/GO superabsorbent nanocomposites also exhibit a slow release behavior of ammonium salt from network when swelling in water, which makes the PAM/GO superabsorbent nanocomposites multifunctional absorbent materials with great potential for agricultural and horticultural applications. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2013

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