Abstract:In the process of synthesis of poly(aspartic acid) superabsorbent polymer, de-ionized water,methanol,ethanol and n-butanol were added into the solution of PSI, respectively, and a homogeneous system was achieved. After that, 1,6-hexamethylene diamine acted as cross-linking agent was added. Finally, biodegradable superabsorbent resin with three-dimensional structure was prepared. For further identification of microstructures of this resin, transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and thermo-gravimetry analyses (TG) had been used. In this paper, by comparing the influence of these four kinds of dispersants on the water absorption performances of PAsp resin, it was concluded as follows: whichever dispersant, when added moderately, could markedly improve the water-swelling ratio of PASP resin, whereby, water was prefer. The PAsp polymer using water as dispersant had a 945 g.g-1 water-swelling ratio in de-ionized water and 94 g.g-1 in a 0.9% sodium chloride solution; While n-butyl alcohol was served as dispersant, there was a higher fluid absorption rate for the PAsp resin, which could reach swelling equilibrium in 7 hours. In addition, when mixed solvent composed of deionized water and n-butanol, the mass ratio of which was 7:3, was used as dispersant, the water absorption performance of resin was superior to pure water and pure butanol. The resin could reach swelling equilibrium in 6 hours, and its water-swelling ratio in deionized water was up to 1004 g.g-1.The absorbent properties for PAsp resin would gradually decrease with the increasing of drying times. After 5 times, the swelling ratio of PAsp could still achieve 400 g.g-1, indicating that the resin had a good repeated bibulous performance.