ABSORBENT MATERIALS BASED ON KRAFT PULP: PREPARATION AND MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION

Today, petroleum-based superabsorbents are widely used, but interest in renewable alternatives is on the rise. This study presents two wood-based absorbent materials suitable for various absorption applications as an alternative to petroleum-based products. Never-dried bleached kraft pulp was treate...

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Main Authors: Fredrik Wernersson Brodin, Hans Theliander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2012-02-01
Series:BioResources
Subjects:
MFC
Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_07_2_1666_Brodin_T_Aborbent_Mater_Kraft_Pulp_Characterization/1444