Superabsorbent polymers in agricultural applications
US8017553B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 4, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2991
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Superabsorbent polymer (SAP) products for use in agricultural applications, and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. Certain of the SAPs include a monomer or a mixture of monomers, selected from acrylic acid, acrylamide, acrylonitrile, methacrylamide, 2-acryloamido-2-methyl-propanesulfonic acid, methacrylic acid, vinyl sulfonic acid, ethyl acrylate, potassium acrylate, derivatives thereof or mixtures thereof, that is graft polymerized onto a starch in the presence of an initiator to form a starch graft copolymer.
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