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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arie Cornelis Besemer, Amerongen, NL;
Jeffrey Wilson Thornton, Hulzen, NL;
Assignee:
SCA Hygiene Products Zeist B.V., Zeist, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B 3/118 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B 3/118 ;
Abstract
A superabsorbent polysaccharide derivative is obtained by oxidation of the polysaccharide to the extent that the derivative contains 0.2-0.3 carboxyl group per monosaccharide unit and cross-linking the oxidized polysaccharide with 0.0001-0.2 equivalent of cross-linking agent per monosaccharide unit. The polysaccharide may also be cross-linked prior to oxidation.