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Process for the production of water-absorbing polymer material with incorporated water-soluble substances and its use for the absorption and/or subsequent release of water or aqueous solutions
Assignee: CHEMISCHE FABRIK STOCKHAUSEN A GERMAN Corp GmbH
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Filing: 1991-09-17
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Granted: 1993-11-23
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Expires: 2011-09-17
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a process for the production of absorbers for water, aqueous solutions and body liquids, the absorbers consisting of at least two components A and B, whereby component A is at least a water-swellable synthetic polymer or copolymer, and component B is at least a natural or synthetic compound being present at normal temperature as a pourable powder which is highly or at least partially soluble, in water, or as a liquid. The present invention is characterized by the fact that component B is added in the form of a powder, a liquid or as a solution to component A during the end phase of the production process thereof after a polymer reaction degree of 90%, preferably 95% is attained, that is is mixed with the polymer gel of component A and, in order to obtain a powdery, pourable end product, is dried, if necessary, and ground. The invention further relates to the use of said absorbers for the absorption and/or retention of water and/or aqueous solutions and for the subsequent controlled release of water and the substances contained in the swollen polymer gel and soluble in the aqueous medium (component B) to other bodies, preferably to plants, as nutrients for various cultures, and in the controlled dosage of nutrients and drugs.
Inventors
- 👤 Miroslav Chmelir
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 11:21
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J20/00; B01J20/22; B01J20/26; A; A61; A61L; A61L15/00; A61L15/16; A61L15/18; A61L15/20; A61L15/40; A61L15/42; A61L15/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A process for the production of absorbing material for water, aqueous solutions and body liquids, the absorbers consisting of at least two components A and B, whereby component A is at least a water-swellable synthetic polymer or copolymer, and component B is at least a natural or synthetic compound being present at normal temperature as a pourable powder which is highly or at least partially soluble in water, or as a liquid, in which process component B is added to component A in the form of a powder, a liquid, or a solution during the end phase of the manufacturing process of component A after attainment of a polymer conversion of at least 90%, is mixed with the polymer gel of component A and, for the purpose of obtaining a powdery, pourable end product, is dried, if necessary, and ground.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A process for the production of absorbing material for water, aqueous solutions and body liquids, the absorbers consisting of at least two components A and B, whereby component A is at least a water-swellable synthetic polymer or copolymer, and component B is at least a natural or synthetic compound being present at normal temperature as a pourable powder which is highly or at least partially soluble in water, or as a liquid, in which process component B is added to component A in the form of a powder, a liquid, or a solution during the end phase of the manufacturing process of component A after attainment of a polymer conversion of at least 90%, is mixed with the polymer gel of component A and, for the purpose of obtaining a powdery, pourable end product, is dried, if necessary, and ground.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein component B is added to component A not before the end phase of component A's production process when a polymer conversion of more than 98% is attained.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein component B is used in dried state as a powder or in an aqueous solution.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
57 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein component A is a homo- or copolymer of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid, of the alkali- or ammonium salts of said carboxylic acids, of acrylamide or methacrylamide and the derivatives thereof, of vinyl pyrrolidone as well as the copolymers thereof with one another or only partially water-soluble monomers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein component A is a cross-linked polymer or copolymer, whereby difunctional or polyfunctional compounds are used as cross-linking agents.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein component A is a copolymer of at least one of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane-sulfonic acid, of acrylamide or methacrylamide and the derivatives thereof and vinyl pyrrolidone with vinyl acetate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein a fertilizer is used as the component B.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein in addition to component B at least one polysaccharide or polysaccharide derivative or gum resin or a mixture thereof are added.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein in addition to component B fibers of wool, silk, cotton, cellulose, viscose, acetate, triacetate, polyester, polyolefin, polyamide, polyvinyl alcohol, polyurethane, polyurea, or polyacrylonitrile are added.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
62 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein a neutral filling agent in admixture with component B is incorporated into component A, said neutral filler being peat, sand, clay, garden mold for the cultivation of plants, other fertilizers, dyestuff, pigments, ground shells of nuts or pomaceous fruit, wood flour, chitin-containing flour, or the ground component A itself in powder or partially swollen form.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the end product contains 20 to 99.8%-wt., of component A, and 0.2 to 80%-wt., of component B, and 0 to 80% of a neutral filler.
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