Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for producing water-absorbing polymer particles, comprising polymerization, drying the resulting polymer gel on a through circulation belt dryer, crushing the dried polymer gel, pre-grinding, separating of incompletely dried particles with a perforated plate, grinding and classifying the resulting polymer particles.
Abstract:
A process for classifying water-absorbing polymer particles, wherein screens having different mesh sizes are used before and after surface postcrosslinking to remove the undersize (fines).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for producing water-absorbing polymer particles, comprising polymerization, drying the resulting polymer gel on a through circulation belt dryer, crushing the dried polymer gel, pre-grinding, separating of incompletely dried particles with a perforated plate, grinding and classifying the resulting polymer particles.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for producing water-absorbing polymer particles, comprising thermal postcrosslinking in a contact dryer having external heated outer surfaces.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for producing water-absorbing polymer particles, comprising handling water-absorbing polymer particles in intermediate silos, storage silos and/or big bag filing stations that are connected with vent lines having a mitered joint.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for operating a kneader-mixer (1) comprising one or more shafts (2, 3) provided with kneading bars (4) on the surfaces thereof and which are surrounded by a covering (6). Said method comprises the following steps: • (a) introducing starting material to a supply point (10) of the kneader mixer (1), • (b) reacting the starting material in an exothermic reaction, a continuously kneadable intermediate product being initially formed during the reaction • (c) tearing and comminuting the continuously kneadable intermediate product in order to form a product, the exothermic reaction optionally continuing during the tearing and comminuting, • (d) extracting the product at an extraction point (11) of the kneader mixer, at least one of the shafts (2, 3) and/or the covering being heated, when the kneader-mixer is in operation, to a temperature higher than 20 °C.