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Method for producing improved water-absorbent resins
Assignee: ARKAWA KAGAKU KOGYO KK
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Filing: 1985-02-04
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Granted: 1986-05-06
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Expires: 2005-02-04
Abstract
Abstract A method for easily, inexpensively and efficiently producing an improved water-absorbent resin having a high water absorbency and a high water absorption rate and capable of forming a gel having a high gel strength and nonstickiness, in which water-absorbent resin particles which contain water and a crosslinking agent and are in the semi-swollen state are agitated at an elevated temperature in the presence of an inert inorganic powder to conduct the crosslinking of the resin, while removing water, the water-absorbent resin containing a monomer units having a carboxyl group in the form of free acid or a metal salt.
Inventors
- 👤 Muneharu Makita
- 👤 Shozo Tanioku
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-26 21:00
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J3/00; C08J3/24; A; A61; A61L; A61L15/00; A61L15/16; A61L15/42; A61L15/60; C08J2300/00; C08J2300/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
A method for producing an improved water-absorbent resin which comprises allowing a water-absorbent resin in the form of particles to absorb a crosslinking agent and water in the presence of a powder of an inert inorganic material, and heating the resulting mixture with agitation, thereby effecting a crosslinking reaction of said resin and removal of water, said resin containing units of a monomer having a carboxyl group in the form of free acid or a salt as a constituent component thereof.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
81 words
A method for producing an improved water-absorbent resin which comprises allowing a water-absorbent resin in the form of particles to absorb a crosslinking agent and water in the presence of a powder of an inert inorganic material, and heating the resulting mixture with agitation, thereby effecting a crosslinking reaction of said resin and removal of water, said resin containing units of a monomer having a carboxyl group in the form of free acid or a salt as a constituent component thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the amount of said water is from 5 to 65 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of said water-absorbent resin in the form of particles.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 2, wherein said powder of an inert inorganic material is present in an amount of 0.1 to 30 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of said water-absorbent resin in the form of particles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said water-absorbent resin in the form of particles is a member selected from the group consisting of a crosslinked acrylic or methacrylic acid polymer, a crosslinked polysaccharide-acrylic or methacrylic acid graft copolymer, a crosslinked acrylic or methacrylic acid-acrylamide-sulfonated acrylamide terpolymer, and their alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salts.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said powder of an inert inorganic material is a finely divided metal oxide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said powder of an inert inorganic material is a member selected from the group consisting of a finely divided silica, titanium dioxide powder and alumina powder.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said crosslinking agent is a polyfunctional compound capable of reacting with a functional group present in said water-absorbent resin in the form of particles.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said crosslinking agent is a member selected from the group consisting of a diglycidyl ether compound, a polyvalent metal salt and a haloepoxy compound.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
68 words
The method of claim 3, wherein said water-absorbent resin in the form of particles is a crosslinked particulate resin having a particle size of about 10 to 600 mesh and the powder of an inert inorganic material has a particle size of 0.001 to 10 μm; said powder acting to improve the dispersibility of the water-absorbent resin particles which are in a swollen state due to water absorption.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the crosslinking agent and the water are added together in the form of an aqueous solution to a mixture of the water-absorbent resin in the form of particles and the powder of an inert inorganic material.
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