Talk:Sodium polyacrylate

The text says Sodium polyacrylate, crosslinked (monomer: -CH2-CH(CO2Na)- ) is a crosslinked acrylic acid polymersodium salt (...), but should it be Sodium polyacrylate, crosslinked (monomer: -CH2-CH(CO2Na)- ) is a crosslinked sodium acrylate salt polymer (...) ? From the chemical formula, I suppose that it's a polymer of the salt sodium acrylate. Albmont 16:01, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

The link under "See Also" is invalid/broken.

Broken links are the Nemesis of any Web Site - I think half of the links become broken in about a year. Albmont 02:09, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

I have another problem. It says that mixing sodium polyacrylate with alcohol will yield a magenta color. Not only does this require some sort of source but I have mixed sodium polyacrylate↔pmore--122.175.180.156 (talk) 14:50, 13 November 2016 (UTC) with 3 different alcohols, isopropyl, methyl and ethyl, without this effect. (MGoers37 11:51, 8 June 2007 (UTC))

I don't see it either (only tested with ethanol†). Nor does Google suggest any refs. If no-one can reproduce this, or explain how, I'll remove it shortly. Joel.Gilmore 06:39, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Hi! For me, it would be great if it could be mentioned whether it is a chemical or physical reaction when sodium polyacrylate is mixed with water. Thank you Peter

pretty sure it's a physical reaction; it eventually dries. There is a little heat of solution though because fake snow gets colder than the water you mix with it. 75.87.130.113 (talk) 07:14, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

It's both. This is a salt that dissociates in water as it dissolves, into sodium cations and a poly-anion. That allows for the anions to be kept in solution, as they repel each other, resisting precipitation. Morycm (talk) 00:42, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

Fake snow is not mentioned, I think it should — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:CB30:C690:E9F3:64B7:B2C5:1324 (talk) 17:16, 20 November 2020 (UTC)

safety?

I'm here to determine how safe "fake snow" is. The page as it is is a nice introduction to the substance and its use in diapers; it would be nice if there was a paragraph about its tack record as a long-term non-toxic. 75.87.130.113 (talk) 07:12, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

According to some sources that are not WP:RS, it is highly toxic when ingested, but others show it is used as a drug delivery mechanism. This would be a good addition, IMHO. DavidRJD (talk) 21:12, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Abuse

Numerous media reports have started to discuss sodium polyacrylate being abused as a narcotic in third-world nations, such as Zimbabwe: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2022/4/25/zimbabwean-youths-find-cheap-highs-in-used-diapers-sanitary-pads 73.90.174.250 (talk) 09:03, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

Probably warrants an add.

• To be clear, it doesn't appear the compound itself is the opiate, but it appears they're using it as a catalyst to potentiate and ferment. 73.90.174.250 (talk) 09:07, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

Twisters

!!!!! Spoiler Alert !!!!!

Should we add a reference by Twisters on this? Katy used some big tubs to stop the tornado in El Reno (along with silver iodide), and tried to stop one with some tubs presumably near Sapulpa. Qorymij37 (talk) 02:45, 30 July 2024 (UTC)