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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2000
Takumi Hatsuda, Takasago, JP;
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Himeji, JP;
Koji Miyake, Okayama, JP;
Yoshio Irie, Himeji, JP;
Kunihiko Ishizaki, Suita, JP;
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a water-absorbent resin powder and its production process and use, wherein the water-absorbent resin powder has high liquid permeability and high water absorbency. The production process for a water-absorbent resin powder, according to the present invention, comprises the step of obtaining water-absorbent crosslinked polymer particles by an aqueous solution polymerization step, and grinding the resultant crosslinked polymer particles until the bulk density thereof increases to not lower than 0.72 (g/ml). The water-absorbent resin powder is characterized by being arbitrarily pulverized and having a bulk density of not lower than 0.74 (g/ml) and a water absorption capacity of not lower than 20 (g/g) for 0.9 weight % physiological saline under a load of 0.7 psi (4.83 kPa). In addition, the absorbent structure comprises the above water-absorbent resin powder and a fibrous material. The absorbent article comprises an absorbent layer including the above absorbent structure.