PRODUCTION OF A WATER-ABSORBING RESIN TO WHICH A PARTICULATE ADDITIVE IS ADMIXED

• Main Authors: FUNK, RUEDIGER, STUEVEN, UWE, VAN ESBROECK, DOMINICUS, DANIEL, THOMAS, WEISMANTEL, MATTHIAS, POSSEMIERS, KARL, HILLEBRECHT, ANNEMARIE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 17.09.2008
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVINGCARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP

Preparation of water-absorbing resin by polymerization of a reaction mixture comprising at least one hydrophilic monomer and optionally at least one cross-linker, comprises mixing at least a first portion of a particulate additive in the reaction mixture, before the reaction mixture reaches a retention time of 40% of the total retention time in the reactor; and mixing at least a second portion of a particulate additive in the reaction mixture, when the reaction mixture reaches a retention time of 45% or more of the total retention time in the reactor. Preparation of water-absorbing resin by polymerization of a reaction mixture comprising at least one hydrophilic monomer and optionally at least one cross-linker, in a reactor, comprises mixing at least a first portion of a particulate additive in the reaction mixture, before the reaction mixture reaches a retention time of 40% of the total retention time in the reactor; and mixing at least a second portion of a particulate additive in the reaction mixture, when the reaction mixture reaches a retention time of 45% or more of the total retention time in the reactor, where: the additive is a water-adsorbing resin powder and/or filler; the total solid content of the monomer and additive is 30-60 wt.%; the amount of the additive is 5-50 wt.%, based on the monomer; and the weight ratio of the first fraction to the second fraction of the additive is 10:10-1:5.