Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for producing water-absorbent polymer particles by polymerizing droplets of a monomer solution in a surrounding heated gas phase in a reactor comprising a gas distributor (3), a reaction zone (5) and a fluidized bed (27), the gas leaving the reactor is treated in a condenser column (12) with an aqueous solution, the treated gas leaving the condenser column (12) is recycled at least partly to the fluidized bed (27), wherein the gas leaving the condenser column (12) comprises from 0.05 to 0.3 kg steam per kg dry gas and the steam content of the gas entering the gas distributor (3) is less than 80% of the steam content of the gas leaving the condenser column (12).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for producing water-absorbent polymer particles by polymerizing droplets of a monomer solution comprising less than 0.3% by weight of persulfate and at least 0.05% by weight of azo initiator and thermal aftertreatment of the formed polymer particles at less than 100° C. in a fluidized bed for 60 to 300 minutes.
Abstract:
The invention relates to water-absorbing polymer particles with improved colour stability and to processes for preparing them, the water-absorbing polymer particles comprising at least one optical brightening agent.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for producing water-absorbent polymer particles by polymerizing droplets of a monomer solution in a surrounding heated gas phase and flowing the gas cocurrent through the polymerization chamber, wherein the temperature of the gas leaving the polymerization chamber is 130°C or less, the gas velocity inside the polymerization chamber is at least 0.5 m/s, and the droplets are generated by using a droplet plate having a multitude of bores.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the restabilization of (meth)acrylic monomers, whereby phenothiazine is removed from phenothiazine-containing (meth)acrylic monomers by adsorption on activated carbon and optionally subsequent addition of a moderately effective polymerization inhibitor.
Abstract:
Surface-crosslinked superabsorbents are produced using a process that comprises the steps of contacting a superabsorbent base polymer with a polyvalent metal salt solution produced by dissolving at least two different polyvalent metal salts, at least one of which comprises a chelate-forming anion, and heat-treating to produce a surface-crosslinked superabsorbent.