Super absorbent polymers (SAP) are very unique water-absorbing and water-holdingmaterials. It can absorb up to 500 times of its own weight of pure water and evenunder pressure resist release of the absorbed water.They are solid, granular or powder cross linked polymers that rapidly absorb andretain large volumes of aqueous solutions. The absorptive properties of SAP areideally suited for the absorption and solidification of various types of liquidslike water, sludge and blood.SAP applications:1) Personal care: SAP is used industry-wide in diapers, training pants, adult incontinence products and external feminine hygiene products2) Agricultural and gardening applications: SAP has excellent applications in agriculture and gardening, because SAP can absorb and store huge amounts of water and easily release water to the roots of the plants gradually up to 6 months. It significantly reduces the amount of watering required by plants3) Cable wrappings: SAP can absorb huge amounts of aqueous liquids even under fairly high pressure. This property makes SAP capable to protect underground electric and telecommunicate cables against moistures and ware leakage. To prevent the damages caused by the moistures, the SAP is used alone or in combination with a non-woven material between the wires and the outer plastic cover of the cable
producing area:China