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Production process of hydrophilic crosslinked polymer

US6187902A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 9, 1998
Grant dateFeb 13, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 9, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08J2300/14
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides a production process, in which hydrophilic crosslinked polymers can be dried uniformly with good efficiency, and the deterioration during the drying is little. The production process of a hydrophilic crosslinked polymer comprises the steps of polymerizing an aqueous solution including a hydrophilic monomer and a crosslinking agent to obtain a hydrogel crosslinked polymer, and drying the hydrogel crosslinked polymer, thus obtaining the hydrophilic crosslinked polymer, and is characterized in that: the hydrogel crosslinked polymer is dried in a static state until it becomes possible to disintegrate an aggregate of the hydrogel crosslinked polymer; the dried hydrogel crosslinked polymer is disintegrated into a particle size of 20 mm or less; and the disintegrated hydrogel crosslinked polymer is dried in a stirred state and/or a fluidized state.

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