Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.

Tatsuo Maruo

Takumi Hatsuda

Hiroyuki Kakita

Yoshio Irie

Sumio Okuda

The present invention provides: a process for treating a particulate water-absorbent resin, which enables to carry out pulverization stably in a process for producing a particulate water-absorbent resin, and transportation or storage of the particulate water-absorbent resin stably during or after producing the particulate water-absorbent resin, and to prevent contamination of cohered matters of the particulate water-absorbent resin; and involves no or little deterioration of properties. The process for treating a particulate water-absorbent resin is characterized by carrying out at least one selected from the group consisting of: (1) heating at least one portion of a surface getting contact with the particulate water-absorbent resin from the outside, (2) maintaining the temperature of at least one portion of a surface getting contact with the particulate water-absorbent resin at 30 to 150&deg; C., and (3) maintaining the temperature of at least one portion of a surface getting contact with the particulate water-absorbent resin above a temperature that is lower than a temperature of the particulate water-absorbent resin by 20&deg; C.

Process for transporting, storing, and producing a particulate water-absorbent resin

The present invention provides a process for classifying a particulate hydrophilic polymer and a sieving device, which can carry out a classification in a small separation particle diameter with high efficiency and exhibit classification ability inherent in the sieving device. The process comprises the step of classifying a particulate hydrophilic polymer in dry particle size with a sieving device, wherein the sieving device is used in a heated and/or thermally insulated state. The sieving device comprises a thermally insulating means.

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Hyogo, Japan

Tatsuo Maruo