Mechanochemical Preparation of Superabsorbent Materials from Okara and Itaconic Acid.

Abdul Hafeez, Gyanendra Sharma, Romain Milotskyi, Hao Wang, Akihiro Shinku, Naoki Wada, Kenji Takahashi

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Mechanochemical Functionalization of Polysaccharides via Catalytic Esterification for the Preparation of Superabsorbent Materials for Plant Growth Applications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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Abdul HafeezDivision of Biological Science and Technology, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-Machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Ishikawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0550-6900

Gyanendra SharmaFaculty of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-Machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Ishikawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5835-1255

Romain MilotskyiFaculty of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-Machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Ishikawa, Japan.

Hao WangDivision of Biological Science and Technology, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-Machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Ishikawa, Japan.ORCID 0009-0004-1498-0430

Akihiro ShinkuDivision of Biological Science and Technology, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-Machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Ishikawa, Japan.

Naoki WadaFaculty of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-Machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Ishikawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2522-6711

Kenji TakahashiFaculty of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-Machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Ishikawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6775-9850

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Japan Science and Technology Agency JPMJPF2102

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Abstract

In this study, a green technique of mechanochemistry was used to prepare superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) from soybean waste (Okara) and bio-based bifunctional itaconic acid (ItA) in a solventless melt-reactive esterification reaction using reactive extruder. SAPs were produced by reaction of ItA with Okara at 120 °C with and/or without the use of crosslinker

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bio-baseditaconic acidmechanochemistryOkarareactive extrusionsoybean wastesuperabsorbent polymers

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PMID42280134

DOI10.3390/molecules31111830

PMCPMC13257813

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