DOI : https://doi.org/10.18517/ijaseit.7.2.2340

Acrylic Acid Neutralization for Enhancing the Production of Grafted Chitosan Superabsorbent Hydrogel

Dhena Ria Barleany (1), Retno Sulistyo Dhamar Lestari (2), Meri Yulvianti (3), Taufik Rachman Susanto (4), - Shalina (5), - Erizal (6)
(1) Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Jln. Jenderal Sudirman Km. 3, Cilegon, 42434, Indonesia
(2) Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Jln. Jenderal Sudirman Km. 3, Cilegon, 42434, Indonesia
(3) Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Jln. Jenderal Sudirman Km. 3, Cilegon, 42434, Indonesia
(4) Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Jln. Jenderal Sudirman Km. 3, Cilegon, 42434, Indonesia
(5) Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Jln. Jenderal Sudirman Km. 3, Cilegon, 42434, Indonesia
(6) Centre for Application of Isotopes and Radiation, Jakarta, Indonesia
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Barleany, Dhena Ria, et al. “Acrylic Acid Neutralization for Enhancing the Production of Grafted Chitosan Superabsorbent Hydrogel”. International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology, vol. 7, no. 2, Apr. 2017, pp. 702-8, doi:10.18517/ijaseit.7.2.2340.
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Acrylic acid is a hydrophilic monomer which becomes the most popular material used to synthesize superabsorbent polymer. In this recent study, acrylic acid was partially neutralized with KOH and mixed with chitosan to form a superabsorbent hydrogel poly (acrylic acid) - graft - chitosan by using of gamma ray irradiation technique. The aim of this study was to determine the optimum composition of KOH in acrylic acid partial neutralization process for enhancing the production of grafted polymer. The degree of neutralization was varied (0, 25, 50, 75, and 100)% and the effect on the superabsorbent characteristics were studied. Hydrogel products were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The gel content, swelling ratio, Equilibrium Degree of Swelling (EDS), and Thermal Analysis were also performed. The highest water swelling capacity was 715 (g water/g dry hydrogel), and the gel content was 91.23%, resulted from 75% of acrylic acid neutralization. The swelling capacity of the products was also tested in urea and NaCl solutions and reached 750 (g urea solution/g dry hydrogel) for urea and 378,33 (g NaCl solution/g dry hydrogel) for NaCl. The huge water absorption capacity indicated that the hydrogel from this research was a superabsorbent product which was suitable for hygiene products application. The degree of neutralization did not show a significant influence on the thermal resistance of the grafted hydrogel produced in this study.

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