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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 1998
Filed:
May. 29, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew T Graham, Midland, MI (US);
Don L Stevens, Sanford, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
526230 ; 528494 ; 528415 ; 528496 ; 52631843 ;
Abstract
The subject invention pertains to a process for preparing a fluid absorbent polymer wherein an ethylenically unsaturated monomer mixture is dispersed as droplets in an inert organic phase containing a hydrophobic suspending agent, such droplets being polymerized to form polymer particles having a hydrophobic surface, the improvement comprising blending the polymer particles with a hydrophilic material in the absence of an organic solvent, such as to render the hydrophobic surface hydrophilic.