Table 3. Water Absorption Properties of SAP-1 Blended with SAP-2 in Different Ratios.
| 7:3 |
5:5 |
3:7 |
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| SAP-1/SAP-2 (w/w) ratios | RCW-1 (g/g) | AAP-0.3 (g/g) | RCW-1 (g/g) | AAP-0.3 (g/g) | RCW-1 (g/g) | AAP-0.3 (g/g) |
| no surface modification | 192.17 ± 1.80 | 11.08 ± 0.12 | 181.75 ± 2.79 | 16.03 ± 0.43 | 148.36 ± 2.87 | 20.19 ± 0.23 |
| 3% modifier (based on SAPs) with 3% EGDE | 216.09 ± 5.06 | 17.79 ± 0.38 | 197.97 ± 8.08 | 21.51 ± 1.85 | 149.81 ± 0.27 | 24.65 ± 0.71 |
| 5% modifier (based on SAPs) with 10% EGDE | 185.87 ± 11.74 | 18.98 ± 0.01 | 180.46 ± 3.07 | 23.56 ± 0.40 | 139.73 ± 1.74 | 24.49 ± 0.17 |
| 15% modifier (based on SAPs) with 10% EGDE | 183.83 ± 13.75 | 19.53 ± 0.70 | 176.34 ± 4.35 | 23.81 ± 0.50 | 131.96 ± 2.01 | 25.81 ± 1.21 |