Modification of acrylamide polymers
US4313863A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 1980 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S524/916
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
When an alkaline substance is added to and mixed with aggregates of the mutually adhering blobs of a hydrogel of an acrylamide polymer, (1) a mixing tank in which the portion to be contacted with the hydrogel of an acrylamide polymer is made of a chromium-plated material is used, and (2) to said hydrogel aggregates is added at least one compound represented by the general formulae: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a residue obtained by removing two OH groups from a saturated dihydric alcohol having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and R.sub.2 is a residue obtained by removing three OH groups from a saturated trihydric alcohol having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and having an average molecular weight of 500 to 5,000, whereby the hydrolysis of the acrylamide polymer can be achieved at a high efficiency while preventing the mutual adhesion of the hydrogel aggregates and also reducing the adhesion of the aggregates to the interior surface of the mixing tank to such an extent that there is substantially no problem of adhesion.
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