US4683258A
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Agent for absorbing and releasing water vapor
Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals Inc
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Filing: 1986-01-17
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Granted: 1987-07-28
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Expires: 2006-01-17
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed herein is an agent for absorbing and releasing water vapor, which comprises a homopolymer of at least one monomer selected from specific N-alkyl- or N-alkylene-substituted acrylamides and methacrylamides, a copolymer of two or more of the acrylamides and methacrylamides, a copolymer of said at least one monomer with one or more monomers other than the acrylamides and methacrylamides and copolymerizable therewith, or a water-insolubilized product of the homopolymer or either one of the copolymers. The above agent has broad utility for humidity contol of gases, humidity control in green houses and prevention of fogging on surfaces of transparent materials, as humidity sensors and dew sensors, etc.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Itoh
- 👤 Toshimi Nakagawa
- 👤 Atsuhiko Nitta
- 👤 Tomio Tanaka
- 👤 Hideo Kamio
- 👤 Ryosuke Enoshita
- 👤 Tamotu Uejima
- 👤 Takahiro Ouchi
- 👤 Kazuki Abe
- 👤 Sadao Kobayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 20:22
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J20/00; B01J20/22; B01J20/26; A; A01; A01G; A01G9/00; A01G9/24; A01G9/246; C; C08; C08F; C08F8/00; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A40/00; Y02A40/10; Y02A40/25
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
204 words
A process of humidity control by contacting humid gas with an agent for absorbing and releasing water vapor, said agent comprising the combination of: (A) from 95 to 3 wt. % of a water insolubilized product prepared from: (a) a homopolymer of a monomer selected from the group consisting of N-alkyl- and N-alkylene-substituted (meth)acrylamides of formula (I): ##STR3## wherein R 1 is hydrogen or methyl, R 2 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, and R 3 is methyl, ethyl or propyl and formula (II): ##STR4## wherein R 1 is hydrogen or methyl, and A is (--CH 2 --) n , wherein n is an integer of 4 to 6, or --CH 2 ) 2 --O --(CH 2 ) 2 ; (b) a first copolymer of at least two monomers selected from the group consisting of said N-alkyl- and N-alkylene-substituted (meth)acrylamides; or (c) a second copolymer of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of said N-alkyl- and N-alkylene-substituted (meth)acrylamides and at least one monomer other than said N-alkyl- and N-alkylene-substituted (meth)acrylamides which is copolymerizable with the N-alkyl- and N-alkylene-substituted (meth)acrylamides; and (B) from 5 to 97% by wt. of a hygroscopic material selected from the group consisting of metal halides and metal perchlorates.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
204 words
A process of humidity control by contacting humid gas with an agent for absorbing and releasing water vapor, said agent comprising the combination of: (A) from 95 to 3 wt. % of a water insolubilized product prepared from: (a) a homopolymer of a monomer selected from the group consisting of N-alkyl- and N-alkylene-substituted (meth)acrylamides of formula (I): ##STR3## wherein R 1 is hydrogen or methyl, R 2 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, and R 3 is methyl, ethyl or propyl and formula (II): ##STR4## wherein R 1 is hydrogen or methyl, and A is (--CH 2 --) n , wherein n is an integer of 4 to 6, or --CH 2 ) 2 --O --(CH 2 ) 2 ; (b) a first copolymer of at least two monomers selected from the group consisting of said N-alkyl- and N-alkylene-substituted (meth)acrylamides; or (c) a second copolymer of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of said N-alkyl- and N-alkylene-substituted (meth)acrylamides and at least one monomer other than said N-alkyl- and N-alkylene-substituted (meth)acrylamides which is copolymerizable with the N-alkyl- and N-alkylene-substituted (meth)acrylamides; and (B) from 5 to 97% by wt. of a hygroscopic material selected from the group consisting of metal halides and metal perchlorates.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said agent is water-insolubilized by copolymerizing at least one monomer of formula (I) and/or (II) with a crosslinkable monomer containing at least two double bonds per molecule in an amount of 0.01-10 wt. % relative to the total monomer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said agent is water-insolubilized by heating said homopolymer or said first or second copolymer to 60°-250° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said agent is water-insolubilized by integrating said homopolymer or said first or second copolymer with solid materials.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process of claim 4, wherein the integration process is conducted by impregnating or coating a solid material selected from the group consisting of fibrous materials and plate materials.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the monomer is selected from the group consisting of N-n-propylacrylamide, N-n-propylmethacrylamide, N-isopropylacrylamide, N-isopropylmethacrylamide, N-ethylacrylamide, N,N-diethylacrylamide, N-ethyl-methacrylamide, N,N-diemethylacrylamide, N,N-dimethyl-methacrylamide and N-methyl-N-ethylacrylamide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the monomer of formula (II) is selected from the group consisting of N-acryloylpyrrolidine, N-methacryloylpyrrolidine, N-acryloylpiperidine, N-methacryloylpiperidine, N-acryloylmorpholine and N-methacryloylmorpholine.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 7, wherein the monomer is selected from the group consisting of N-acryloylpyrrolidine, N-acryloylmorpholine and N-acryloylpiperidine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The procss of claim 8, wherein the monomer is selected form the group consisting of N-n-propylacrylamide, N,N-diethylacrylamide and N-isopropylacrylamide.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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