Synthesis of a new superabsorbent copolymer based on acrylic acid grafted onto carboxymethyl tragacanth.

In this research, a new superabsorbent copolymer was synthesized based on the tragacanth gum (TG) via graft polymerization of the acrylic acid onto the carboxymethyl tragacanth (CMT) in the aqueous solution. For this purpose firstly, the carboxymethyl tragacanth was synthesized by reaction of the tragacanth gum and the monochlroroacetic acid in basic conditions. Then the acrylic acid was grafted on the carboxymethyl tragacanth via free radical polymerization.