Production of water-absorbing resin
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    发明专利

    公开(公告)号:JP2010535921A

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-25

    申请号:JP2010520546

    申请日:2008-08-08

    CPC classification number: C08F220/06

    Abstract: What is described is a process for producing water-absorbing resins, in which a) acrylic acid is prepared at an acrylic acid production site, b) the acrylic acid prepared is dissolved in water at the acrylic acid production site to obtain an aqueous acrylic acid solution, c) the aqueous acrylic acid solution is fed into a pipeline at the acrylic acid production site and passed through the pipeline to an acrylic acid processing site and d) the aqueous acrylic acid solution is subjected to a free-radical polymerization at the acrylic acid processing site. The process ensures safe transport of the highly reactive acrylic acid. Endangerment as a result of premature polymerization, as in the case of glacial acrylic acid, is ruled out, since the acrylic acid is “diluted” by the aqueous solvent and the specific heat capacity and the evaporation enthalpy of the water limit the maximum temperature rise. The amount of polymerization inhibitors used be reduced or it is possible to entirely dispense with polymerization inhibitors. Temperature control of vessels and pipelines within which the aqueous acrylic acid solution is conducted can be dispensed with because the solidification point of the aqueous acrylic acid solution is lower than that of anhydrous acrylic acid.

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