Recent Articles on Superabsorbent Polymers and Waste Solidification by Martin Matushek of M2Polymer Technologies, Inc.

Published at Environmental-Expert.com

Economics of super absorbent polymers and waste stabilization By Martin Matushek; Courtesy of M2 Polymer Technologies, Inc. Originally published Oct. 2007

An Excerpt:

Economics of Super Absorbent Polymers & Waste Stabilization

The use of super absorbent polymer (superabsorbent polymer or SAP) in waste stabilization offers many advantages over more conventional absorbents. These advantages include:

• Minimal increase in waste volume or weight
• Lower transport fees due to less loads
• Lower total landfill disposal fees due since waste volume has not expanded
• Faster processing time and consummate labor savings
• No exothermic reaction to release organics or PCBs into the environment.
• Ability to bind most soluble Heavy Metals to prevent leaching

Conventional absorbents include lime kiln dust, Portland cement, dried corn cob, shredded newspaper, bentonite clay and saw dust. These conventional absorbents are relatively cheap – priced in the $20 to $50 per ton range. Why would someone use a super absorbent polymer that can cost $2.00/lbs or more?

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