摘要:
The present invention provides a process for producing a water-absorbing resin with less coloring wherein only a small amount of a polymerization inhibitor remains, and the water-absorbing resin. More particularly, the present invention provides a process for producing a water-absorbing resin, comprising polymerizing a water-soluble ethylenic unsaturated monomer and, then, drying a hydrous gel of the resulting polymer at a pressure of 5 to 90 kPa under the atmosphere having no oxygen, or having an oxygen concentration of not higher than 5% by volume. In addition, by such the process, a water-absorbing resin having Yellow Index of not more than 20 is obtained, wherein an amount of a remaining polymerization inhibitor is not more than 30 ppm.