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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1989
Kiichi Itoh, Yokkaichi, JP;
Takeshi Shibano, Yokkaichi, JP;
Shuhei Yada, Yokkaichi, JP;
Shinji Tsunoi, Yokkaichi, JP;
Mitsubishi Petrochemical Company Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A process for producing a highly water adsorptive polymer, which comprises subjecting an aqueous solution of partially neutralized sodium acrylate wherein 20 to 50% or less of the carboxyl group has been neutralized to its sodium salt, the concentration of the partially neutralized sodium acrylate in the aqueous solution being 45 to 80% by weight, to solution polymerization in the presence of a crosslinking agent and optionally not exceeding 20 mol % based on the partially neutralized sodium acrylate of at least one basic vinyl monomer selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylamide, N,N-dimethyl(meth)acrylamide, dimethylaminoethyl(meth)acrylamide, 2-vinylpyridine, and 4-vinylpyridine with the use of a water soluble radical polymerization initiator.