Method for preparing a dry cationic hydrogel polymer product, polymer product and its use

• Main Authors: Holappa, Susanna, Kyllönen, Lasse, Van Rossum, Ronald
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.09.2018
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVINGCARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PAPER-MAKING; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE; PULP COMPOSITIONS; TEXTILES; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE

The invention relates to a method for preparing a dry cationic hydrogel polymer product. The method comprises polymerization of a reaction mixture comprising ethylenically unsaturated monomers in presence of water and initiator(s) by radical polymerization and obtaining a hydrogel polymer. The hydrogel polymer is comminuted by chopping or shredding, and dried, whereby a dry hydrogel polymer product in powder form is obtained. At least one cationic reverse phase emulsion polymer is added to the hydro polymer at the comminuting step. The invention relates also to a dry cationic hydrogel polymer composition prepared by the method and its use.