Crosslinked DADMAC polymers as cationic super absorbents

Korpe S., Erdogan B., BAYRAM G., ÖZGEN S., ULUDAĞ Y., Bicak N.

REACTIVE & FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS, vol.69, no.9, pp.660-665, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 69 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2009.04.010
  • Journal Name: REACTIVE & FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.660-665
  • Keywords: Cationic hydrogel, Super absorbent, Crosslinking, Polyelectrolyte, Poly(DADMAC), VOLUME PHASE-TRANSITION, SUPERABSORBENT POLYMERS, SWELLING BEHAVIOR, HYDROGELS, GELS, CYCLOPOLYMERIZATION, PERFORMANCE, COPOLYMERS, EQUILIBRIA, RADIATION
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Loosely crosslinked cationic polyelectrolytes (polyquats) with super-water-sorption abilities are presented, for the first time. Hydrogels obtained by radically initiated copolymerization of N,N-diallyl, N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride (DADMAC) with N-vinyl 2-pyrrolidone (NVP) in presence of N,N,N',N'-tetraallyl piperazinium dichloride (TAP) as crosslinker showed reasonably high equilibrium swelling ratios, as high as those for poly(acrylic acid)-based super absorbents.