{"id":12453,"date":"2024-03-06T14:43:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T13:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magic-spa.com\/spongel-un-passo-avanti-nellassorbimento-eco-compatibile\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T16:46:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T14:46:22","slug":"spongel-a-step-forward-in-the-development-of-saps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magic-spa.com\/en\/spongel-a-step-forward-in-the-development-of-saps\/","title":{"rendered":"Spongel: a step forward in the development of superabsorbent materials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The<span style=\"color: #92b843;\"><strong> SAP (Super Absorbent Polymer)<\/strong><\/span> industry is having to meet demanding performance requirements while paying increasing attention to material composition and end-of-life, against a backdrop of continued growth in demand, particularly for hygiene products.<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturers of materials traditionally derived from petroleum and based on synthetic polymers are therefore being called on to evaluate new alternatives. With forecasts indicating that the SAP market could reach USD 18.16 billion by 2030, interest in new materials and solutions is becoming increasingly evident.<\/p>\n<p>Magic\u2019s response to the search for new alternatives in the SAP field is <span style=\"color: #92b843;\"><a style=\"color: #92b843;\" href=\"https:\/\/magic-spa.com\/en\/spongel\/\">Spongel<\/a><\/span>,<strong><span style=\"color: #92b843;\"> a super absorbent powder certified OK Compost Industrial for industrial compostin<\/span><span style=\"color: #92b843;\">g<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0Its formulation combines absorbent properties with a different composition and end-of-life profile from conventional SAPs.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #92b843;\">What is Spongel made of?<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Composed of 85% organic material, Spongel offers a free swell capacity in saline solution of up to 70 g\/g. Its liquid retention capacity, approximately 35 g\/g after centrifugation, reaches values comparable to those of acrylic SAPs for this specific parameter. These technical properties have supported the development of applications using an SAP certified for industrial composting.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #92b843;\"><strong>Awards and certifications<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Spongel has received a number of awards for its quality and innovation, including <span style=\"color: #92b843;\"><strong>first prize at the INDEX Awards in Geneva in the \u201cRaw Materials and Innovation\u201d category.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <strong><span style=\"color: #92b843;\">OK Compost Industrial certification, obtained in 2020<\/span><\/strong>, documents the material\u2019s compliance with the requirements of the relevant certification scheme for industrial composting.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><span style=\"color: #92b843;\">Applications<\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Spongel can be used in a range of absorbent structures. One of its main applications is <a href=\"https:\/\/magic-spa.com\/en\/airgel\/\"><span style=\"color: #92b843;\">Airgel g-grade<\/span><\/a>, an absorbent material produced by Magic for compostable pads used in <strong><span style=\"color: #92b843;\">food packaging<\/span><\/strong> and for <span style=\"color: #92b843;\"><strong>hygiene applications.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #92b843;\"><strong>Certified OK Compost Industrial<\/strong><\/span>, Airgel g-grade is used in the development of absorbent solutions in which the management of the material after use is also considered at the design stage. Its absorbent properties make it suitable for different applications, from fresh meat and fish packaging to fruit and vegetable packaging.<\/p>\n<p>Spongel represents a further development in SAP research, combining high absorbent properties, a specific formulation and certification for industrial composting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More information on our web site: <a href=\"https:\/\/magic-spa.com\/en\/spongel\/\"><span style=\"color: #92b843;\">https:\/\/magic-spa.com\/en\/spongel\/<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magic\u2019s response to the growing need for alternatives to petroleum-derived SAPs and those based on chemical polymers is Spongel, a super-absorbent powder which is Ok Compost Industrial certified for industrial composting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12452,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[718,897,686,266],"tags":[277,1040,628,1073,1094,278],"class_list":["post-12453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environmental-en","category-esg-en-2","category-esg-en","category-products","tag-airgel-en","tag-airgel-g-grade","tag-compostability-en","tag-ok-compost-industrial","tag-sap","tag-spongel-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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