摘要:
A particulate water absorbing agent includes a polyacrylic acid (salt) water absorbent resin as a main component, wherein the water absorbent resin includes α-hydroxycarboxylic acid (salt), and the absorbing agent satisfies a specific particle size distribution and a specific water absorbing performance, thereby solving the conventional problems. Further, a production method of the water absorbing agent is characterized in that α-hydroxycarboxylic acid (salt) is added to (a) a monomer aqueous solution whose main component is acrylic acid (salt) and which is being cross-linked and polymerized or (b) a hydrogel polymer after the polymerization. As a result, in the particulate water absorbing agent containing the water absorbent resin as a main component, it is possible to realize both excellent water absorbing performance and excellent coloring prevention effect. Further, it is possible to provide an absorbing article particulate water absorbing agent which is suitable for practical use.
摘要:
An embodiment of the present invention allows for the production, with a high productivity, of a water-absorbent resin having an improved relationship between absorption capacity and water-soluble polymer, which are conflicting properties of the water-absorbent resin, being easily controlled for polymerization reaction, being of no odor, being less colored, and being of high absorption properties (high absorption capacity under load and high PPUP). In one embodiment of the present invention, a process for producing a water-absorbent resin by polymerizing an acrylic acid composition including acrylic acid and/or its salt, the process includes: (a) the step of carrying out radical polymerization of the acrylic acid composition to form a hydrogel crosslinked polymer; and (b) the step of drying the hydrogel crosslinked polymer by application of heat, the acrylic acid composition having an unpolymerizable organic compound content of 1 to 1000 ppm by weight, wherein the unpolymerizable organic compound has a solubility parameter of (1.0 to 2.5)×104(Jm−3)1/2.
摘要:
The particulate water absorbent has a cross-linking structure therein, and contains (i) a particulate water absorbent resin having a cross-linking structure on a surface therof and (ii) not less than 0.001 mass % and less than 10 mass % of anorganic acid multivalent metal salt whose molecule contains not less than seven carbon atoms. Futher, the particulate water absorbent contains 90 mass % of particles, whose particle diameter is not less than 106 μm and 850 μm, with respect to the particulate water absorbent.
摘要:
A surface-modified water-absorbent resin powder is produced continuously with high productivity in a state where the particle diameter distribution is narrow and where the properties are high by a process comprising a polymerizing step, a drying step, a pulverizing step, a classifying step, and a surface-modifying step, and further, conveying steps of connecting them, wherein the conveying steps include at least two hoppers for storing the water-absorbent resin powder. A powder surface detector used favorably for this process includes a float hung down by a hanging line.
摘要:
The present invention provides: a water-absorbent resin powder, which includes no fine metallic foreign substance, and in which the deterioration is suppressed; its production process; and uses. The present invention production process for a water-absorbent resin powder comprises the steps of: polymerizing an unsaturated monomer; and drying the resultant crosslinked hydrogel polymer, wherein the water-absorbent resin powder has a crosslinked structure and a mass-average particle diameter of 300 to 600 &mgr;m wherein the ratio of fine particles having particle diameters of not larger than 150 &mgr;m is less than 10 mass % of the water-absorbent resin powder, with the production process being characterized by further comprising a magnetic-flux irradiation step of passing a magnetic field having a magnetic flux density of not less than 0.05 Wb/m2 through the water-absorbent resin powder after the drying step in the production process.
摘要:
An object of the present invention is to provide a particle-shaped water absorbing agent having a remarkably improved surface color and excellent water-absorbing properties (better water absorption capacity, and lower water soluble content and residual monomer content) at the same time. In order to attain the object, a particle-shaped water absorbing agent according to the present invention is a particle-shaped water absorbing agent whose main component is a polyacrylic acid and/or a salt thereof, the particle-shaped water absorbing agent having a surface color of Hunter b value in a range of −5 to 10, and having a cross-linking absorption property index (CPI) in a range of 1 to 100, the CPI defined by the following two equations: GEX=(GVs+17)/Ln (water soluble content); Equation 1: CPI=(GEX/residual monomer content)×100 Equation 3: where GVs is gel volume in saline, Ln (water soluble content) is a logarithm natural of water soluble content.
摘要:
An embodiment of the present invention allows for the production, with a high productivity, of a water-absorbent resin having an improved relationship between absorption capacity and water-soluble polymer, which are conflicting properties of the water-absorbent resin, being easily controlled for polymerization reaction, being of no odor, being less colored, and being of high absorption properties (high absorption capacity under load and high PPUP). In one embodiment of the present invention, a process for producing a water-absorbent resin by polymerizing an acrylic acid composition including acrylic acid and/or its salt, the process includes: (a) the step of carrying out radical polymerization of the acrylic acid composition to form a hydrogel crosslinked polymer; and (b) the step of drying the hydrogel crosslinked polymer by application of heat, the acrylic acid composition having an unpolymerizable organic compound content of 1 to 1000 ppm by weight, wherein the unpolymerizable organic compound has a solubility parameter of (1.0 to 2.5)×104(Jm−3)1/2.
摘要:
A particulate water retaining material for cultivating plant comprising (A) a carboxyl group-containing water-insoluble water absorbent resin and (B) a polyvalent metal compound, by having the compound (B) deposited on the rerin (A), it is made possible to possess an outstanding water absorbing property without impairing the growth of a plant.
摘要:
A method of producing a water-absorbent resin of the present invention reduces amounts of a residual cross-linking agent and a residual surfactant, achieves high productivity, and improves physical properties of the resultant water-absorbent, such as absorption capacity, extractable polymer content, powder friction, and gel crushability. The method includes the steps of: polymerizing an aqueous monomer solution containing as a major component an acrylic acid monomer in the presence of a cross-linking agent; and drying the resultant polymer by heating, in which the cross-linking agent is a multifunctional (meth)acrylate cross-linking agent having polyethylene glycol structural units including a total of 6 to 200 ethylene oxide repeating units, and the aqueous monomer solution includes a mono(meth)acrylate compound having polyethylene glycol structural units in an amount of 0.1 to 30% by weight relative to an amount of the multifunctional (meth)acrylate cross-linking agent.
摘要:
As a characteristic that had not been known conventionally at all, “permeability potential under pressure (PPUP)” of a particulate water absorbing agent is regulated, and further, “range of particle size distribution” and “coloring” are concomitantly regulated. The present invention is directed to a particulate water absorbing agent having the following (a) to (c): (a) permeability potential under pressure (PPUP) being 50 to 100%; (b) yellowness index (YI) being 0 to 10, and rate of change of yellowness index (ΔYI) being 100 to 150% following a coloring acceleration test for 14 days at 70±1° C. and the relative humidity of 95±1%; and (c) particles of smaller than 150 μm specified by standard sieve classification accounting for 0 to 5% by weight, weight average particle diameter (D50) being 200 to 550 μm, and logarithmic standard deviation (σζ) of particle size distribution being 0.20 to 0.40.