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  2. Superabsorbent polymer - Wikipedia

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    The water-absorbing capacity of these types of materials is only up to eleven times their weight and most of it is lost under moderate pressure. In the early 1960s, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was conducting work on materials to improve water conservation in soils .

  3. Sodium polyacrylate - Wikipedia

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    Super-absorbent polymers (SAP) similar to sodium polyacrylate were developed in the 1960s by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. [3] Before the development of these substances, the best water absorbing materials were cellulosic or fiber-based like tissue paper, sponge, cotton, or fluff pulp.

  4. Polyacrylamide - Wikipedia

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    PAM is highly water-absorbent, forming a soft gel when hydrated. In 2008, an estimated 750,000,000 kg were produced, mainly for water treatment and the paper and mineral industries. In 2008, an estimated 750,000,000 kg were produced, mainly for water treatment and the paper and mineral industries.

  5. Hygroscopy - Wikipedia

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    Deliquescent materials are sufficiently hygroscopic that they dissolve in the water they absorb, forming an aqueous solution. Hygroscopy is essential for many plant and animal species' attainment of hydration, nutrition, reproduction and/or seed dispersal.

  6. Absorption (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    absorption: 1) The process of one material (absorbate) being retained by another (absorbent); this may be the physical solution of a gas, liquid, or solid in a liquid, attachment of molecules of a gas, vapour, liquid, or dissolved substance to a solid surface by physical forces, etc. In spectrophotometry, absorption of light at characteristic ...

  7. Molecular sieve - Wikipedia

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    In 2001, an estimated 1200 kilotons of zeolite A were produced for this purpose, which entails water softening. [2] 4A molecular sieves are widely used to dry laboratory solvents. [7] They can absorb water and other species with a critical diameter less than 4 Å such as NH 3, H 2 S, SO 2, CO 2, C 2 H 5 OH, C 2 H 6, and C 2 H 4. Bottle of 4A ...

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