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A modified freezing-thawing cyclic (FTC) process was applied to dissolve the chitin in NaOH/urea solution. A transparent homogeneous solution was obtained. It was utilized directly for preparing the superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) by grafting copolymerization under static solution conditions without nitrogen protection. The acrylic acid was used conveniently without prior neutralization. The final products existed as hydrogels without excess reagent emissions. The adsorption capacity and yield of SAP that was prepared in the optimum conditions was 2833 g/g and 81.65%, respectively, higher than one-time FTC program prepared with 2527 g/g and 15.44%. Furthermore, it formed a uniform and transparent gel without any residual chitin particles. The regenerated chitin and SAPs were characterized by SEM, FTIR, XRD, and TG. The samples prepared by the new method presented a more amorphous state with good thermal stability, suggesting that this convenient preparation method for a potential industrial application's pathway.
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