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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2007
Hideki Yokoyama, Himeji, JP;
Yasuhiro Nawata, Himeji, JP;
Hideki Yokoyama, Himeji, JP;
Yasuhiro Nawata, Himeji, JP;
SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO., LTD., Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
A purpose of the present invention is to reduce odor of a water-absorbent resin during absorption of water. Such the invention is attained by a process for production of a water-absorbent resin by subjecting a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer to reversed-phase suspension polymerization. The process comprises the following steps (A) to (C): (A) adding an aqueous solution of water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer to a petroleum hydrocarbon dispersion medium to disperse the aqueous solution in the dispersion medium; (B) adding a surfactant to the emulsion to further disperse the emulsion; and (C) performing the reversed-phase suspension polymerization using a water-soluble radical polymerization initiator, optionally in the presence of an internal-crosslinking agent.