Water gel (plain) Water crystal gel or water beads or gel beads is any gel which absorbs and contains a large amount of water….

Superabsorbent polymer uses Superabsorbent polymers are primarily used as an absorbent for water and aqueous solutions for diapers, adult incontinence products, feminine hygiene products,…

Suspension polymerization uspension polymerization, sometimes called bead, pearl or granular polymerization, is one of the most widely used polymerization techniques. It is essentially a…

Solution polymerization Solution polymerization is a method of industrial polymerization. In this procedure, a monomer is dissolved in a non-reactive solvent that contains a…

Gel polymerization A mixture of acrylic acid, water, cross-linking agents and UV initiator chemicals are blended and placed either on a moving belt or…

Copolymer chemistry Copolymer, any of a diverse class of substances of high molecular weight prepared by chemical combination, usually into long chains, of molecules…

Superabsorbent Polymer History Until the 1920s, water absorbing materials were fiber-based products. Choices were tissue paper, cotton, sponge, and fluff pulp. The water absorbent…

Superabsorbent Polymer Superabsorbent polymer (SAP) (also called slush powder) can absorb and retain extremely large amounts of a liquid relative to its own mass….