Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.

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Kazutomo Takahashi

Kenji Kadonaga

Akiko Mitsuhashi

Hirotama Fujimaru

Masazumi Sasabe

Masuji Izubayashi

Koichi Yonemura

Hiroshi Yamazaki

Kozo Nogi

Masatoshi Yoshida

Hiroki Inoue

Kenji Minami

Katsuhiko Sakamoto

Naoko Ikushima

A method for the production of a porous cross-linked polymer material by the polymerization of an HIPE containing a cross-linking agent, characterized by the fact at least one species of the cross-linking agent is a compound having a double bond equivalent f not less than 120 g/mol. The cross-linking agent is preferred to be a compound possessed of an alkylene oxide moiety or a vinyl polymer containing not less than two polymerizing double bonds in the molecular unit. Thus, it is made possible to produce a porous cross-linked polymer material excellent in absorbency and flexibility, permit the HIPE to be polymerized in a short time, and therefore improve the efficiency of production.

Method for production of porous cross-linked polymer material

In producing a porous cross-linked polymer by forming a water-in-oil type high internal phase emulsion and subsequently polymerizing the emulsion, a method for the production of a porous cross-linked polymer material which comprises a step of polymerizing a water-in-oil type high internal phase emulsion obtained in the presence of a polyglycerine fatty acid ester. This invention permits an HIPE to be polymerized at a high temperature for the purpose of stabilizing the HIPE and consequently warrants quick production of a porous cross-linked polymer material possessed of an excellent water absorbing property.

An object of this invention is to provide a method for the production of a porous material by polymerizing a water-in-oil type high internal phase emulsion in a briefer time than a conventional technique without impairing the stability of the emulsion. The object of this invention can be accomplished by a method for the production of a porous material comprising a step of polymerizing a water-in-oil type high internal phase emulsion containing a polymerization initiator, wherein the polymerization initiator is a redox type initiator combining a water-soluble oxidizing agent and a reducing agent, the reducing agent is preparatorily added to form the emulsion, and thereafter the water-soluble oxidizing agent is added to the emulsion to polymerize the added emulsion.

Method for production of porous material

Method for production of porous cross-linked polymer

An object of this invention is to provide a method for the production of a porous material by polymerizing a water-in-oil type high internal phase emulsion in a briefer time than a conventional technique without impairing the stability of the emulsion. The object of this invention can be accomplished by a method for the production of a porous material comprising a step of polymerizing a water-in-oil type high internal phase emulsion containing a polymerization initiator, wherein the polymerization initiator is a redox type initiator combining an oil-soluble oxidizing agent and a reducing agent, either of the oil-soluble oxidizing agent or the reducing agent is preparatorily added to form the emulsion, and thereafter the remainder of the reducing agent or the oil-soluble oxidizing agent is added to the emulsion to polymerize the added emulsion.

A method for producing a porous material by forming a water-in-oil type high internal phase emulsion, which method is characterized by causing waste water generated during the process of production to be put to reuse. The waste water is preferred to be reused after the removal of impurities or the adjustment of pH. According to this invention, the waste water can be reused up to 50 repetitions, with the result that the amount of feed water and the amount of waste water will be decreased. Incidentally, by adjusting the pH of the water-in-oil type high internal phase emulsion after the reaction thereof in the range of 4-9, it is made possible to continue the reuse of waste water and, at the same time, lower the stimulating property of the produced porous material.

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Moriyama, Japan

Kazutomo Takahashi