Highly water-absorptive polymer and process for producing the same
US5998553A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08F2/32
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for producing a highly water-absorptive polymer, which comprises suspending an aqueous solution containing a water-soluble polymerizable monomer and an optional crosslinking agent into droplets in a hydrophobic organic solvent in the presence of a dispersant and a water-soluble radical polymerization initiator, and allowing the water-soluble polymerizable monomer to polymerize in the droplets, wherein the dispersant is a phosphoric ester surface active agent represented by the following general formula [I]: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents an alkyl or alkylaryl group having 8 to 30 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 represents OH group or a group of the formula --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.m --OR.sup.1, and m and n are an integer of 1 to 30, and the aqueous solution is successively fed to the hydrophobic organic solvent so that the droplets of different polymerization degrees can be present in the solvent.
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