eprintid: 14804 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/01/48/04 datestamp: 2023-11-10 03:29:24 lastmod: 2023-11-10 03:29:24 status_changed: 2023-11-10 01:57:51 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Abd Manan, T.S.B. creators_name: Beddu, S. creators_name: Mohamad, D. creators_name: Mohd Kamal, N.L. creators_name: Itam, Z. creators_name: Khan, T. creators_name: Jusoh, H. creators_name: Abdul Rahman, N.A. creators_name: Mohamed Nazri, F. creators_name: Mohd Yapandi, M.F.K. creators_name: Wan Mohtar, W.H.M. creators_name: Isa, M.H. creators_name: Che Muda, Z. creators_name: Ahmad, A. creators_name: Wan Rasdi, N. title: Physicochemical properties of absorbent hydrogel polymers in disposable baby diapers ispublished: pub keywords: Color; Computer software reusability; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Physicochemical properties; Turbidity, Disposable baby diaper; Disposables; Fourier transform infra reds; Hydrogel polymers; Ph, turbidity, color; Physicochemical property; Sodium polyacrylates; Used diapers; WXRDF; X- ray diffractions, X ray diffraction note: cited By 6 abstract: Diapers are reusable waste. This research presents physicochemical properties of sodium polyacrylate in new (ND) and used (UD) diapers, via wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), pH, turbidity and colour. Additional constituents detected in ND, while others were slightly higher in UD. Slight decrease (2000�2500 cm�1, UD) and bulk peaks (3287�3333 cm�1, UD) were observed and functional group at 2897 cm�1 (ND) disappeared showing their role as absorption sites. The pH (6.83�8.50), turbidity (16.3�36.6 NTU) and colour (153�432 Pt.Co) values were obtained. Thus, this provides a baseline reference for diapers application in concrete technology. © 2021 Elsevier B.V. date: 2021 publisher: Elsevier B.V. official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85104695526&doi=10.1016%2fj.cplett.2021.138605&partnerID=40&md5=d6c3eb568052c216b588f1b2cff17066 id_number: 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.138605 full_text_status: none publication: Chemical Physics Letters volume: 774 refereed: TRUE issn: 00092614 citation: Abd Manan, T.S.B. and Beddu, S. and Mohamad, D. and Mohd Kamal, N.L. and Itam, Z. and Khan, T. and Jusoh, H. and Abdul Rahman, N.A. and Mohamed Nazri, F. and Mohd Yapandi, M.F.K. and Wan Mohtar, W.H.M. and Isa, M.H. and Che Muda, Z. and Ahmad, A. and Wan Rasdi, N. (2021) Physicochemical properties of absorbent hydrogel polymers in disposable baby diapers. Chemical Physics Letters, 774. ISSN 00092614