Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water-absorbing foamy crosslinked polymer. SOLUTION: The process for producing the polymer comprises a first step (I) of foaming a polymerizable aqueous mixture of (a) a monoethylene unsaturated monomer having an acid radical in which at least its 50 mol% is neutralized, (b) optionally other monoethylene unsaturated monomer, (c) a crosslinking agent, (d) an initiator, (e) 0.1-20 wt.% of at least one kind of surfactant, (f) optionally at least one kind of solubilizer, and (g) optionally, a thickener, foam stabilizer, polymerization regulator, filler and/or foam nucleus-forming agent, and of dispersing fine foams of inactive gas into the radical to carry out foaming, and a second step (II) of forming a foamy hydrogel and optionally adjusting a water content of the foamy polymer to 1-60 wt.% to polymerize the foamed mixture. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
The invention relates to hydrophilic, open-cell, elastic foams consisting of melamine/formaldehyde resins. Said foams can be obtained by (a) heating and cross-linking an aqueous solution or dispersion, containing, respectively, at least one melamine/formaldehyde precondensate, an emulsifier, an expanding agent and a hardener, a foam being formed, (b) subsequently tempering the foam for a period of 1 to 180 minutes at 120 to 300 DEG C, volatile parts being removed, and (c) treating the foam with at least one polymer during or after the tempering process, said polymer containing primary and/or secondary amino groups and having a molar mass of at least 300. The invention also relates to a method for producing the hydrophilic, open-cell, elastic foams and to their use in hygiene products for absorbing, distributing and immobilising bodily fluids.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the use of open-cell elastic foamed materials based on melamine/formaldehyde condensation products in hygiene articles for absorbing, distributing and immobilizing body fluids. The invention also relates to hygiene articles, which are constructed from a combination comprised of a liquid-impermeable layer, of an absorbent intermediate layer and of a liquid-permeable layer, whereby for absorbing, distributing and immobilizing body fluids, the absorbent intermediate layer is comprised of an open cell elastic foamed material made of melamine/formaldehyde condensation products having a density ranging from 5 to 200 g/l, a specific surface (determined according to the B.E.T. method) of greater than 0.5 m /g and having a free swell capacity of greater than 20 g/g.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the use of open-cell elastic foamed materials based on melamine/formaldehyde condensation products in hygiene articles for absorbing, distributing and immobilizing body fluids. The invention also relates to hygiene articles, which are constructed from a combination comprised of a liquid-impermeable layer, of an absorbent intermediate layer and of a liquid-permeable layer, whereby for absorbing, distributing and immobilizing body fluids, the absorbent intermediate layer is comprised of an open cell elastic foamed material made of melamine/formaldehyde condensation products having a density ranging from 5 to 200 g/l, a specific surface (determined according to the B.E.T. method) of greater than 0.5 m /g and having a free swell capacity of greater than 20 g/g.
Abstract:
A process for the reduction of the residual monomer content and enhancement of the wet strength of articles formed from water absorbent crosslinked polymer foams containing units derived from monoethylenically unsaturated acids, which comprises treating the formed articles with at least 0.5% by weight of a polymer containing primary and/or secondary amino groups and having a molar mass of at least 300, the formed foam articles thus obtainable and use of the wet strength enhanced formed foam articles in hygiene articles.
Abstract:
The invention relates to non-flammable, thermoplastic moulded materials containing (A) at least one polyphenylene ether, (B) at least one vinyl aromatic polymer, and (C) at least one flame-proofing agent. Said materials are characterised in that they also comprise (D) and as the non-drip agent a high-molecular polymer based on acrylamide with a viscosity approximately of above 1.5 mPas, measured in an aqueous solution of 0.1 % at 25 °C. The invention also relates to the use of said materials in the production of fibres, sheets and moulded structures.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing paper, paperboard and cardboard in the presence of an aqueous suspension of components containing fine-particles of filler material. The fine-particle filler materials are covered at least partially with water-soluble amphoteric copolymers. Said method consists in adding to the fibre suspension, prior to the formation of the sheet, and in addition to the aqueous suspension of components containing fine-particles filler material, at least one cationic and/or amphoteric polymer which, as a structural element, does not contain any ester unsaturated carboxylic acids with quaternised amino alcohols.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the use of cross-linked polymers which have a water absorbency of less than 30 g/g polymer (determined in a 0.9 wt. % aqueous common-salt solution) and which contain polymerised monoethylenic unsaturated monomers that contain acid groups and/or the alkali salts or ammonium salts thereof and optionally additional polymerised monoethylenic unsaturated monomers. Said cross-linked polymers are used as an additive for compact, particle-shaped washing and cleaning agents for increasing the disintegration rate when being brought into contact with water. The invention also relates to the use of compact, particle-shaped washing and cleaning agents which contain cross-linked polymers with a water absorbency of less than 30 g/g polymer (determined in a 0.9 wt. % aqueous common-salt solution).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing high dry strength paper, paperboard or cardboard by separately adding a vinyl amine unit-containing polymer and a polymeric anionic compound to a paper pulp, draining the paper pulp and drying the paper products. The inventive method is characterized by using at least one copolymer as the polymeric anionic compound which is obtained by copolymerizing (a) at least one N-propenoic acid amide of formula (I), wherein R1, R2 = H or C1 to C6 alkyl, (b) at least one acid group-containing monoethylenically unsaturated monomer and/or the alkali metal salts, alkaline earth metal salts or ammonium salts thereof and optionally (c) other monoethylenically unsaturated monomers, and optionally (d) compounds that comprise at least two ethylenically unsaturated double bonds in the molecule.
Abstract:
Additional cationic and/or amphoteric polymer(s) are added to the components containing the aqueous elutriate of fine particle fillers, before sheet formation. Materials added to the fibrous suspension do not include any ester of unsaturated carbonic acids with quaternated amino alcohols, as structural components. The cationic and/or amphoteric polymer(s) are added to the fibrous suspension directly after addition of components containing the aqueous elutriate of fine particle fillers. Cationic and/or amphoteric polymer(s) are added to the fibrous suspension in quantities of 0.0001 to 1 wt%, based on the dry matter content of the papermaking suspension. In paper made as described, the filler content is 3-45 wt%, based on the dry matter content of the papermaking suspension. An independent claim is included for paper made as described.