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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1997
Yoshihiro Maeda, Himeji, JP;
Shigeru Yamaguchi, Himeji, JP;
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
A water-soluble monomer is shown by general formula (1) below. This monomer, for example, can be obtained by reacting asparagic acid and maleic anhydride in an aqueous basic solution under cooled conditions. A water-soluble polymer has a structural unit of general formula (2) below and a weight-average molecular weight of about 800 to about 8,000,000, and is, for example, produced by polymerizing a monomer including the water-soluble monomer of general formula (1). The water-soluble polymer has excellent chelating and dispersing actions and therefore can favorably be used for various purposes, such as, detergent compositions, inorganic-pigment dispersants, fiber-treating agents, water-treating agents, wood pulp-bleaching assistants. ##STR1##