摘要:
A process for preparing an absorbent resin includes the steps of: preparing a first crosslinking agent (A) including at least two polymerizable unsaturated bonds; preparing a second crosslinking agent (B) including at least two polymerizable unsaturated bonds and hydroxyl groups; preparing a crosslinking agent including (A) and (B) with a ratio of (A) to (B) ranging from 95/5 to 50/50; and polymerizing a hydrophilic unsaturated monomer having at least one carboxyl group using the crosslinking agent. The crosslinking agent includes a crosslinking agent which includes a main component at least 90 percent by weight, the main component being an ester having at least two polymerizable unsaturated bonds, wherein the ester is composed of a polyhydroxy alcohol (C) having not more than six carbon atoms and at least three hydroxy groups, and an unsaturated carboxylic acid (D); and a molecular weight ratio of the main component to a standard compound (E) is in the range of from 0.7/1 to less than 1.3/1, (E) being an ester composed of (C) that composes the main component, and (D) that composes the main component, in which all the hydroxy groups in (C) are ester-linked with (D).
摘要:
A method for the production of an absorbent resin, which method comprises mixing 100 parts by weight of (A) a hydrated gel of absorbent resin which is resulted from aqueous solution polymerization having a polymerization ratio in the range of from 60 to 99%, an average particle diameter in the range of from 0.1 to 200 mm, a water content in the range of from 30 to 90% by weight, and a temperature in the range of from 40.degree. to 110.degree. C., with from 1 to 50 parts by weight of (B) a substantially dry fine absorbent resin powder having an average particle diameter smaller than the average particle diameter assumed by said hydrated gel of absorbent resin (A) while in a dried state, then raising the polymerization ratio of said hydrated gel of absorbent resin (A) to a level higher than the polymerization ratio of said hydrated gel when being mixed.
摘要:
An absorbent resin exhibiting a high absorption ratio, having only a small water-soluble component content, and have excellent gel stability to withstand the effect of aging is produced. The production of the absorbent resin comprises a step of polymerizing a water-soluble monoethylenically unsaturated monomer by using, in a proportion of 0.01-0.3 mol % based on the amount of the water-soluble monoethylenically unsaturated monomer, a cross-linking agent having at least one group of the following formula I: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is an alkylene group of 2 to 4 carbon atoms interposed between two polymerizing unsaturated groups in the molecular unit thereof and then heat-treating the resin produced by the polymerization at a temperature in the range of from 160.degree. to 230.degree. C.
摘要:
An absorbent resin is produced by a method which comprises adding to 100 parts by weight of an absorbent resin powder an aqueous liquid containing 7 to 100 parts by weight of water and a reducing substance in the presence of 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of at least one additive selected from the group consisting of water-insoluble fine powders and surfactants. The absorbent resin thus produced excels in absorption properties and exhibits a low residual monomer content.
摘要:
An absorbent resin composition obtained by copolymerizing in an aqueous solution a mixture of 100 parts by weight of an acrylate salt monomer (B) composed of 0 to 50 mol % of acrylic acid and 50 to 100 mol % of an alkali metal acrylate and 0.001 to 5 part by weight of a crosslinkable monomer (C) having 2 to 4 groups selected from the group consisting of CH.sub.2 .dbd.CHCO--, CH.sub.2 .dbd.C(CH.sub.3)C0-- and CH.sub.2 .dbd.CH-CH.sub.2 -- in the molecule in the presence of at least one surface-active agent (A) selected from the group consisting of water-soluble surface-active agents and water-dispersible surface-active agents in the presence of a water-soluble radical polymerization initiator while maintaining the initial concentration of said mixture in the range of from 25% by weight to saturation, and then drying the resulting gel-like hydrous polymer under heat; and an absorbent resin composition obtained by pulverizing said absorbent resin composition to form a resin powder, and blending said resin powder with 0.01 to 10 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of said resin powder, of ultra-microscopic silica having a specific surface area, measured by the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller method, of at least 50 m.sup.2 /g and a particle diameter of not more than about 0.05 micron: and a process for producing the same.
摘要:
The invention provides [I] a water-absorbing agent composed of a water-absorbing resin powder having the molecular chains near its surface being crosslinked, said powder being obtained by mixing 100 parts by weight of a powder of a carboxyl-containing water-absorbing resin selected from the group consisting of a hydrolyzate of a starch-acrylonitrile graft polymer, a partially neutralized product of a starch-acrylic acid graft polymer, a saponification product of a vinyl acetate-acrylic ester copolymer, a hydrolyzate of an acrylonitrile copolymer, a crosslinked product of a hydrolyzate of an acrylonitrile copolymer, a hydrolyzate of an acrylamide copolymer, a crosslinked product of a hydrolyzate of an acrylamide copolymer, a partially neutralized product of polyacrylic acid, and a crosslinked product of partially neutralized polyacrylic acid with 0.001 to 10 parts by weight of a polyhydric alcohol, 0.01 to 8 parts by weight of a hydrophilic organic solvent and 0 to 8 parts by weight of water, and heating the mixture at a temperature of at least 90.degree. C. to react the water-absorbing resin powder with the polyhydric alcohol; [II] a water-absorbing agent composed of a mixture of the water-absorbing agent [I] with finely divided silica; [III] a water-absorbing agent obtained by pulverizing and granulating a mixture of the water-absorbing agent [I] with an aqueous liquid; and [IV] a water-absorbing agent composed of a mixture of the water-absorbing agent [III] with finely divided silica.
摘要:
A method for the production of a hydrophilic polymer having a small residual monomer content from a hydrated gel polymer, which method comprises drying said hydrated gel polymer by contact thereof with a gas containing at least steam and having a dew point in the range of 50.degree. to 100.degree. C. at a temperature in the range of 80.degree. C. to 250.degree. C., and a hydrophilic polymer obtained therefrom.
摘要:
A method for producing a polyacrylic water-absorbent resin powder includes the steps of: producing an acrylic monomer solution in which gas is dissolved and/or dispersed; polymerizing the monomer solution in the absence of a surface active agent or in the presence of not more than 300 ppm of a surface active agent; during or after polymerizing, fragmenting the resulting hydrated gel crosslinked polymer; and drying the fragmented hydrated gel crosslinked polymer, the gas being dissolved and/or dispersed in the monomer solution by (a) applying pressure to the acrylic monomer solution and the gas; (b) creating swirling flows of the acrylic monomer solution and the gas; or (c) introducing the gas with the acrylic monomer solution via fine holes. The production method efficiently produces a water-absorbent resin having an excellent water-absorption rate without deteriorating a liquid-absorbent property of a sanitary product or the like.
摘要:
The present invention is to provide a drying method by which both cost reduction and superior physical properties can be attained in a step which comprises subjecting a water-containing gel-like crosslinked polymer obtained by polymerizing an aqueous monomer solution to fine granulation during or after the polymerization, and drying the resultant particulate water-containing gel-like crosslinked polymer with a through-circulation band dryer. The method has a feature in that the drying conditions over a period from a time of introducing the particulate water-containing gel-like crosslinked polymer into a drying zone of the through-circulation band dryer to a time of reaching a solid content concentration thereof to 80% by weight, satisfy that (1) a difference of temperature between a temperature of hot air blown to a particulate hydrogel layer and a temperature measured after the hot air passes through the particulate hydrogel layer is 20 to 70° C.
摘要:
The present invention has an object to provide a particulate water-absorbing composition, a production process therefor, and an absorbent article comprising this particulate water-absorbing composition, wherein the particulate water-absorbing composition causes little coloring of other materials and further is of high safety, and can provide excellent deodorizability and excellent absorption properties to absorbent articles such as diapers in the case where combined into the absorbent articles. As a means of achieving this object, a particulate water-absorbing composition according to the present invention is characterized by comprising a plant powder and a water-absorbent resin, wherein a surface portion and/or its vicinity of the water-absorbent resin is surface-treated with a crosslinking agent, and wherein the particulate water-absorbing composition exhibits an offensive-odor removal index of not less than 180 wherein the offensive-odor removal index is represented by the following equation: offensive-odor removal index=1.1×hydrogen sulfide removal ratio+2.0×methylmercaptan removal ratio+0.3×ammonia removal ratio.