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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Manfred Niessner, Schifferstadt, DE;
Juergen Beck, Mannheim, DE;
Heinrich Hartmann, Limburgerhof, DE;
Andreas H Kemna, Goleta, CA (US);
Stefan Wickel, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Assignee:
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
528500 ; 52631843 ;
Abstract
The water absorption capacity of crosslinked, water-swellable polymers is improved by a process in which a water-containing, finely divided polymer gel having a solids content of from 20 to 65% by weight is treated with steam at not less than 50.degree. C., the solids content of the water-containing polymer gel increasing by not more than 30% by weight, and the polymer gel is then dried in a conventional manner.