Loading…

Poly(sodium acrylate) hydrogels: synthesis of various network architectures, local molecular dynamics, salt partitioning, desalination and simulation

Various poly(sodium acrylate) hydrogels with different architectures, such as single networks, interpenetrating double networks and surface crosslinked hydrogels, are synthesized with a systematic change in their degree of crosslinking. The influence of these 3D structures on the absorbency of aqueo...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Soft matter 2019-12, Vol.15 (48), p.9949-9964
Main Authors: Arens, Lukas, Barther, Dennis, Landsgesell, Jonas, Holm, Christian, Wilhelm, Manfred
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
cited_by cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c451t-7245d520e600745f9230568aa732fc3c785da6920f1329237b0c0556a84b653c3
cites cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c451t-7245d520e600745f9230568aa732fc3c785da6920f1329237b0c0556a84b653c3
container_end_page 9964
container_issue 48
container_start_page 9949
container_title Soft matter
container_volume 15
creator Arens, Lukas
Barther, Dennis
Landsgesell, Jonas
Holm, Christian
Wilhelm, Manfred
description Various poly(sodium acrylate) hydrogels with different architectures, such as single networks, interpenetrating double networks and surface crosslinked hydrogels, are synthesized with a systematic change in their degree of crosslinking. The influence of these 3D structures on the absorbency of aqueous NaCl solutions is investigated. The local polymer mobility in water is probed in the form of transverse ( T 2 ) 1 H-relaxation at a low field, which allowed confirming the structural aspects of the studied network topologies. Salt partitioning between the gel and the surrounding solution phase in NaCl solutions with an initial salt concentration of c 0 = 0.017-0.60 mol L −1 ( 1-35 g L −1 ) is investigated. The data are compared with an idealized mean-field Donnan model, which fit the experimental findings only under the assumption of a drastically reduced effective charge density of f eff 25 mol% independent of the hydrogel used. The unequal salt distribution allows desalination of salt water by applying an external pressure to a swollen hydrogel to recover its water which has a lower salinity. The specific energy needed to desalinate 1 m 3 was estimated to be 6-18 kW h m −3 . This value decreases with a lower degree of swelling independent of the network topology. Besides the experiments, simulations based on a Poisson-Boltzmann mean-field model and MD simulations are performed to determine the degree of swelling and salt partitioning as a function of c 0 for different hydrogels. Both simulations describe qualitatively the experimental data, where deviations can be ascribed to model simplifications and the imperfect structure of the hydrogels synthesized via free radical polymerization. The effect of network architecture on salt partitioning between gel and supernatant phases is investgated and used to desalinate NaCl solutions.
doi_str_mv 10.1039/c9sm01468c
format article
fullrecord <record><control><sourceid>proquest_rsc_p</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_rsc_primary_c9sm01468c</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><sourcerecordid>2316784407</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-c451t-7245d520e600745f9230568aa732fc3c785da6920f1329237b0c0556a84b653c3</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNpdkV1rFDEUhoMotlZvvFcC3tTS1Xwn450stQoVBRW8G85mMt3UzGSbZFrmh_h_zXbrCl6dj_c5h3N4EXpOyRtKePPWNnkgVChjH6BDqoVYKCPMw33Ofx6gJzlfEcKNoOoxOuBUSyIJP0S_v8YwH-fY-WnAYNMcoLjXeD13KV66kN_hPI9l7bLPOPb4BpKPU8ajK7cx_cKQ7NoXZ8uUXD7FIVoIeIjB2SlAwt08wuBtVTKEgjeQii8-jn68PMWdq00_wraBYexw9kOd2pZP0aMeQnbP7uMR-vHh7Pvy4-Liy_mn5fuLhRWSloVmQnaSEacI0UL2DeNEKgOgOestt9rIDlTDSE85q6JeEUukVGDESklu-RE63u3dpHg9uVzawWfrQoDR1TdbxqnSRgiiK_rqP_QqTmms11WKCcMkJapSJzvKpphzcn27SX6ANLeUtFuz2mXz7fOdWcsKv7xfOa0G1-3Rv-5U4MUOSNnu1X9u8z-R35sR</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>2324825106</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Poly(sodium acrylate) hydrogels: synthesis of various network architectures, local molecular dynamics, salt partitioning, desalination and simulation</title><source>Royal Society of Chemistry:Jisc Collections:Royal Society of Chemistry Read and Publish 2022-2024 (reading list)</source><creator>Arens, Lukas ; Barther, Dennis ; Landsgesell, Jonas ; Holm, Christian ; Wilhelm, Manfred</creator><creatorcontrib>Arens, Lukas ; Barther, Dennis ; Landsgesell, Jonas ; Holm, Christian ; Wilhelm, Manfred</creatorcontrib><description>Various poly(sodium acrylate) hydrogels with different architectures, such as single networks, interpenetrating double networks and surface crosslinked hydrogels, are synthesized with a systematic change in their degree of crosslinking. The influence of these 3D structures on the absorbency of aqueous NaCl solutions is investigated. The local polymer mobility in water is probed in the form of transverse ( T 2 ) 1 H-relaxation at a low field, which allowed confirming the structural aspects of the studied network topologies. Salt partitioning between the gel and the surrounding solution phase in NaCl solutions with an initial salt concentration of c 0 = 0.017-0.60 mol L −1 ( 1-35 g L −1 ) is investigated. The data are compared with an idealized mean-field Donnan model, which fit the experimental findings only under the assumption of a drastically reduced effective charge density of f eff 25 mol% independent of the hydrogel used. The unequal salt distribution allows desalination of salt water by applying an external pressure to a swollen hydrogel to recover its water which has a lower salinity. The specific energy needed to desalinate 1 m 3 was estimated to be 6-18 kW h m −3 . This value decreases with a lower degree of swelling independent of the network topology. Besides the experiments, simulations based on a Poisson-Boltzmann mean-field model and MD simulations are performed to determine the degree of swelling and salt partitioning as a function of c 0 for different hydrogels. Both simulations describe qualitatively the experimental data, where deviations can be ascribed to model simplifications and the imperfect structure of the hydrogels synthesized via free radical polymerization. The effect of network architecture on salt partitioning between gel and supernatant phases is investgated and used to desalinate NaCl solutions.</description><identifier>ISSN: 1744-683X</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1744-6848</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1039/c9sm01468c</identifier><identifier>PMID: 31750503</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>England: Royal Society of Chemistry</publisher><subject>Charge density ; Chemical partition ; Chemical synthesis ; Computer simulation ; Crosslinking ; Desalination ; External pressure ; Free radical polymerization ; Free radicals ; Hydrogels ; Interpenetrating networks ; Molecular dynamics ; Network topologies ; Partitioning ; Polymerization ; Saline water ; Salt ; Salts ; Sodium chloride ; Swelling ; Topology</subject><ispartof>Soft matter, 2019-12, Vol.15 (48), p.9949-9964</ispartof><rights>Copyright Royal Society of Chemistry 2019</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><oa>free_for_read</oa><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-c451t-7245d520e600745f9230568aa732fc3c785da6920f1329237b0c0556a84b653c3</citedby><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c451t-7245d520e600745f9230568aa732fc3c785da6920f1329237b0c0556a84b653c3</cites><orcidid>0000-0002-9315-8522 ; 0000-0003-2739-310X ; 0000-0003-4700-4108</orcidid></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><link.rule.ids>314,776,780,27901,27902</link.rule.ids><backlink>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31750503$$D View this record in MEDLINE/PubMed$$Hfree_for_read</backlink></links><search><creatorcontrib>Arens, Lukas</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Barther, Dennis</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Landsgesell, Jonas</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Holm, Christian</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Wilhelm, Manfred</creatorcontrib><title>Poly(sodium acrylate) hydrogels: synthesis of various network architectures, local molecular dynamics, salt partitioning, desalination and simulation</title><title>Soft matter</title><addtitle>Soft Matter</addtitle><description>Various poly(sodium acrylate) hydrogels with different architectures, such as single networks, interpenetrating double networks and surface crosslinked hydrogels, are synthesized with a systematic change in their degree of crosslinking. The influence of these 3D structures on the absorbency of aqueous NaCl solutions is investigated. The local polymer mobility in water is probed in the form of transverse ( T 2 ) 1 H-relaxation at a low field, which allowed confirming the structural aspects of the studied network topologies. Salt partitioning between the gel and the surrounding solution phase in NaCl solutions with an initial salt concentration of c 0 = 0.017-0.60 mol L −1 ( 1-35 g L −1 ) is investigated. The data are compared with an idealized mean-field Donnan model, which fit the experimental findings only under the assumption of a drastically reduced effective charge density of f eff 25 mol% independent of the hydrogel used. The unequal salt distribution allows desalination of salt water by applying an external pressure to a swollen hydrogel to recover its water which has a lower salinity. The specific energy needed to desalinate 1 m 3 was estimated to be 6-18 kW h m −3 . This value decreases with a lower degree of swelling independent of the network topology. Besides the experiments, simulations based on a Poisson-Boltzmann mean-field model and MD simulations are performed to determine the degree of swelling and salt partitioning as a function of c 0 for different hydrogels. Both simulations describe qualitatively the experimental data, where deviations can be ascribed to model simplifications and the imperfect structure of the hydrogels synthesized via free radical polymerization. The effect of network architecture on salt partitioning between gel and supernatant phases is investgated and used to desalinate NaCl solutions.</description><subject>Charge density</subject><subject>Chemical partition</subject><subject>Chemical synthesis</subject><subject>Computer simulation</subject><subject>Crosslinking</subject><subject>Desalination</subject><subject>External pressure</subject><subject>Free radical polymerization</subject><subject>Free radicals</subject><subject>Hydrogels</subject><subject>Interpenetrating networks</subject><subject>Molecular dynamics</subject><subject>Network topologies</subject><subject>Partitioning</subject><subject>Polymerization</subject><subject>Saline water</subject><subject>Salt</subject><subject>Salts</subject><subject>Sodium chloride</subject><subject>Swelling</subject><subject>Topology</subject><issn>1744-683X</issn><issn>1744-6848</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2019</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><recordid>eNpdkV1rFDEUhoMotlZvvFcC3tTS1Xwn450stQoVBRW8G85mMt3UzGSbZFrmh_h_zXbrCl6dj_c5h3N4EXpOyRtKePPWNnkgVChjH6BDqoVYKCPMw33Ofx6gJzlfEcKNoOoxOuBUSyIJP0S_v8YwH-fY-WnAYNMcoLjXeD13KV66kN_hPI9l7bLPOPb4BpKPU8ajK7cx_cKQ7NoXZ8uUXD7FIVoIeIjB2SlAwt08wuBtVTKEgjeQii8-jn68PMWdq00_wraBYexw9kOd2pZP0aMeQnbP7uMR-vHh7Pvy4-Liy_mn5fuLhRWSloVmQnaSEacI0UL2DeNEKgOgOestt9rIDlTDSE85q6JeEUukVGDESklu-RE63u3dpHg9uVzawWfrQoDR1TdbxqnSRgiiK_rqP_QqTmms11WKCcMkJapSJzvKpphzcn27SX6ANLeUtFuz2mXz7fOdWcsKv7xfOa0G1-3Rv-5U4MUOSNnu1X9u8z-R35sR</recordid><startdate>20191211</startdate><enddate>20191211</enddate><creator>Arens, Lukas</creator><creator>Barther, Dennis</creator><creator>Landsgesell, Jonas</creator><creator>Holm, Christian</creator><creator>Wilhelm, Manfred</creator><general>Royal Society of Chemistry</general><scope>NPM</scope><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>7QF</scope><scope>7QO</scope><scope>7QQ</scope><scope>7SC</scope><scope>7SE</scope><scope>7SP</scope><scope>7SR</scope><scope>7TA</scope><scope>7TB</scope><scope>7U5</scope><scope>8BQ</scope><scope>8FD</scope><scope>F28</scope><scope>FR3</scope><scope>H8D</scope><scope>H8G</scope><scope>JG9</scope><scope>JQ2</scope><scope>KR7</scope><scope>L7M</scope><scope>L~C</scope><scope>L~D</scope><scope>P64</scope><scope>7X8</scope><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9315-8522</orcidid><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2739-310X</orcidid><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4700-4108</orcidid></search><sort><creationdate>20191211</creationdate><title>Poly(sodium acrylate) hydrogels: synthesis of various network architectures, local molecular dynamics, salt partitioning, desalination and simulation</title><author>Arens, Lukas ; Barther, Dennis ; Landsgesell, Jonas ; Holm, Christian ; Wilhelm, Manfred</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c451t-7245d520e600745f9230568aa732fc3c785da6920f1329237b0c0556a84b653c3</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2019</creationdate><topic>Charge density</topic><topic>Chemical partition</topic><topic>Chemical synthesis</topic><topic>Computer simulation</topic><topic>Crosslinking</topic><topic>Desalination</topic><topic>External pressure</topic><topic>Free radical polymerization</topic><topic>Free radicals</topic><topic>Hydrogels</topic><topic>Interpenetrating networks</topic><topic>Molecular dynamics</topic><topic>Network topologies</topic><topic>Partitioning</topic><topic>Polymerization</topic><topic>Saline water</topic><topic>Salt</topic><topic>Salts</topic><topic>Sodium chloride</topic><topic>Swelling</topic><topic>Topology</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Arens, Lukas</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Barther, Dennis</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Landsgesell, Jonas</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Holm, Christian</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Wilhelm, Manfred</creatorcontrib><collection>PubMed</collection><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>Aluminium Industry Abstracts</collection><collection>Biotechnology Research Abstracts</collection><collection>Ceramic Abstracts</collection><collection>Computer and Information Systems Abstracts</collection><collection>Corrosion Abstracts</collection><collection>Electronics &amp; Communications Abstracts</collection><collection>Engineered Materials Abstracts</collection><collection>Materials Business File</collection><collection>Mechanical &amp; Transportation Engineering Abstracts</collection><collection>Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts</collection><collection>METADEX</collection><collection>Technology Research Database</collection><collection>ANTE: Abstracts in New Technology &amp; Engineering</collection><collection>Engineering Research Database</collection><collection>Aerospace Database</collection><collection>Copper Technical Reference Library</collection><collection>Materials Research Database</collection><collection>ProQuest Computer Science Collection</collection><collection>Civil Engineering Abstracts</collection><collection>Advanced Technologies Database with Aerospace</collection><collection>Computer and Information Systems Abstracts – Academic</collection><collection>Computer and Information Systems Abstracts Professional</collection><collection>Biotechnology and BioEngineering Abstracts</collection><collection>MEDLINE - Academic</collection><jtitle>Soft matter</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Arens, Lukas</au><au>Barther, Dennis</au><au>Landsgesell, Jonas</au><au>Holm, Christian</au><au>Wilhelm, Manfred</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Poly(sodium acrylate) hydrogels: synthesis of various network architectures, local molecular dynamics, salt partitioning, desalination and simulation</atitle><jtitle>Soft matter</jtitle><addtitle>Soft Matter</addtitle><date>2019-12-11</date><risdate>2019</risdate><volume>15</volume><issue>48</issue><spage>9949</spage><epage>9964</epage><pages>9949-9964</pages><issn>1744-683X</issn><eissn>1744-6848</eissn><abstract>Various poly(sodium acrylate) hydrogels with different architectures, such as single networks, interpenetrating double networks and surface crosslinked hydrogels, are synthesized with a systematic change in their degree of crosslinking. The influence of these 3D structures on the absorbency of aqueous NaCl solutions is investigated. The local polymer mobility in water is probed in the form of transverse ( T 2 ) 1 H-relaxation at a low field, which allowed confirming the structural aspects of the studied network topologies. Salt partitioning between the gel and the surrounding solution phase in NaCl solutions with an initial salt concentration of c 0 = 0.017-0.60 mol L −1 ( 1-35 g L −1 ) is investigated. The data are compared with an idealized mean-field Donnan model, which fit the experimental findings only under the assumption of a drastically reduced effective charge density of f eff 25 mol% independent of the hydrogel used. The unequal salt distribution allows desalination of salt water by applying an external pressure to a swollen hydrogel to recover its water which has a lower salinity. The specific energy needed to desalinate 1 m 3 was estimated to be 6-18 kW h m −3 . This value decreases with a lower degree of swelling independent of the network topology. Besides the experiments, simulations based on a Poisson-Boltzmann mean-field model and MD simulations are performed to determine the degree of swelling and salt partitioning as a function of c 0 for different hydrogels. Both simulations describe qualitatively the experimental data, where deviations can be ascribed to model simplifications and the imperfect structure of the hydrogels synthesized via free radical polymerization. The effect of network architecture on salt partitioning between gel and supernatant phases is investgated and used to desalinate NaCl solutions.</abstract><cop>England</cop><pub>Royal Society of Chemistry</pub><pmid>31750503</pmid><doi>10.1039/c9sm01468c</doi><tpages>16</tpages><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9315-8522</orcidid><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2739-310X</orcidid><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4700-4108</orcidid><oa>free_for_read</oa></addata></record>
fulltext fulltext
identifier ISSN: 1744-683X
ispartof Soft matter, 2019-12, Vol.15 (48), p.9949-9964
issn 1744-683X
1744-6848
language eng
recordid cdi_rsc_primary_c9sm01468c
source Royal Society of Chemistry:Jisc Collections:Royal Society of Chemistry Read and Publish 2022-2024 (reading list)
subjects Charge density
Chemical partition
Chemical synthesis
Computer simulation
Crosslinking
Desalination
External pressure
Free radical polymerization
Free radicals
Hydrogels
Interpenetrating networks
Molecular dynamics
Network topologies
Partitioning
Polymerization
Saline water
Salt
Salts
Sodium chloride
Swelling
Topology
title Poly(sodium acrylate) hydrogels: synthesis of various network architectures, local molecular dynamics, salt partitioning, desalination and simulation
url http://sfxeu10.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/loughborough?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-02-23T10%3A57%3A39IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest_rsc_p&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Poly(sodium%20acrylate)%20hydrogels:%20synthesis%20of%20various%20network%20architectures,%20local%20molecular%20dynamics,%20salt%20partitioning,%20desalination%20and%20simulation&rft.jtitle=Soft%20matter&rft.au=Arens,%20Lukas&rft.date=2019-12-11&rft.volume=15&rft.issue=48&rft.spage=9949&rft.epage=9964&rft.pages=9949-9964&rft.issn=1744-683X&rft.eissn=1744-6848&rft_id=info:doi/10.1039/c9sm01468c&rft_dat=%3Cproquest_rsc_p%3E2316784407%3C/proquest_rsc_p%3E%3Cgrp_id%3Ecdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c451t-7245d520e600745f9230568aa732fc3c785da6920f1329237b0c0556a84b653c3%3C/grp_id%3E%3Coa%3E%3C/oa%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=2324825106&rft_id=info:pmid/31750503&rfr_iscdi=true