WO2021006148A1 - 架橋重合体ゲル及びその製造方法、単量体組成物、並びに、架橋重合体粒子の製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a crosslinked polymer gel and a method for producing the same, a monomer composition, and a method for producing crosslinked polymer particles.
- an absorbent containing a water-absorbent resin has been used as an absorbent article for absorbing a liquid containing water as a main component (for example, urine) (see, for example, Patent Document 1 below).
- the water-absorbent resin is obtained by polymerizing at least one (meth) acrylic acid compound selected from the group consisting of (meth) acrylic acid and a salt thereof to obtain a crosslinked polymer gel, and then coarsely crushing the crosslinked polymer gel.
- the water-absorbent resin constituting the absorber is required to have an excellent water retention amount.
- the centrifuge holding capacity of the crosslinked polymer particles is 60 g / g or more. Is preferable.
- One aspect of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a crosslinked polymer gel that can be easily cut. Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a crosslinked polymer gel that can be easily cut. Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a monomeric composition capable of obtaining a crosslinkable polymer gel that can be easily cut. Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a method for producing crosslinked polymer particles using the crosslinked polymer gel.
- One aspect of the present invention is a crosslinked polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer composition containing at least one (meth) acrylic acid compound selected from the group consisting of (meth) acrylic acid and a salt thereof and benzaldehyde.
- a method for producing a crosslinked polymer gel comprising a step of obtaining a gel, wherein the crosslinked polymer particles obtained by coarsely crushing, drying and pulverizing the crosslinked polymer gel have a centrifuge holding capacity of 60 g / g or more. To do.
- Another aspect of the present invention is a monomer composition for obtaining a crosslinked polymer gel, which comprises at least one (meth) acrylic acid compound selected from the group consisting of (meth) acrylic acid and salts thereof. , Benzaldehyde, and a monomer composition having a crosslinked polymer particle having a centrifuge holding capacity of 60 g / g or more obtained by coarsely crushing, drying and pulverizing the crosslinked polymer gel. ..
- Another aspect of the present invention provides a method for producing crosslinked polymer particles, which comprises coarsely crushing, drying and pulverizing the crosslinked polymer gel obtained by the above-mentioned method for producing a crosslinked polymer gel to obtain crosslinked polymer particles. To do.
- Another aspect of the present invention provides a crosslinked polymer gel having a structural unit derived from the above-mentioned monomer composition.
- Water-soluble means that it exhibits a solubility in water of 5% by mass or more at 25 ° C.
- the materials exemplified in the present specification may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- the content of each component in the composition means the total amount of the plurality of substances present in the composition when a plurality of substances corresponding to each component are present in the composition, unless otherwise specified.
- Saline refers to a 0.9% by mass sodium chloride aqueous solution.
- Content of (meth) acrylic acid compound and “total mass of (meth) acrylic acid compound” mean the total amount of acrylic acid, acrylic acid salt, methacrylic acid and methacrylic acid salt.
- Ppm means mass ppm.
- the method for producing a crosslinked polymer gel (crosslinked polymer hydrous gel) comprises at least one (meth) acrylic acid compound selected from the group consisting of (meth) acrylic acid and a salt thereof, and benzaldehyde.
- the present invention comprises a polymerization step of polymerizing the contained monomer composition to obtain a crosslinked polymer gel.
- the monomer composition according to the present embodiment is a monomer composition for obtaining a crosslinked polymer gel, and is at least one kind of (meth) acrylic selected from the group consisting of (meth) acrylic acid and a salt thereof. It contains an acid compound and benzaldehyde.
- Centrifuge holding capacity of crosslinked polymer particles obtained by coarsely crushing, drying and pulverizing the crosslinked polymer gel obtained by the method for producing a crosslinked polymer gel and the monomer composition according to the present embodiment (Described as "CRC") is 60 g / g or more.
- a crosslinked polymer gel that can be easily cut can be obtained.
- the force required for cutting the gel can be reduced.
- the cause is not limited to the following contents. That is, when the CRC of the crosslinked polymer particles is 60 g / g or more, the polymerization rate is suitably controlled by the presence of benzaldehyde during the polymerization of the monomer composition containing the (meth) acrylic acid compound. , The force required when cutting the gel is reduced.
- the crosslinked polymer gel according to the present embodiment can be obtained by the method for producing the crosslinked polymer gel according to the present embodiment and the monomer composition.
- the crosslinked polymer gel according to this embodiment has a structural unit derived from the monomer composition according to this embodiment.
- CRC of crosslinked polymer particles is an abbreviation for Centrifuge Retition Capacity (centrifuge holding capacity).
- the CRC of the crosslinked polymer particles can be measured by the method described in Examples described later with reference to the EDANA method (NWSP 241.0.R2 (15), page.769-778).
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- a water absorption ratio when a non-woven bag containing 0.2 g of crosslinked polymer particles in a dry state is immersed in 1000 g of physiological saline for 30 minutes and then centrifuged using a centrifuge to drain water. Obtainable.
- As the CRC of the crosslinked polymer particles a measured value at room temperature (25 ⁇ 1 ° C.) can be used.
- the CRC of the crosslinked polymer particles is 60 g / g or more.
- the CRC of the crosslinked polymer particles is 65 g / g or more, 70 g / g or more, 75 g / g or more, 78 g / g or more, 80 g / g or more, 82 g / g or more, 84 g / g or more, 85 g / g or more, or It may be 86 g / g or more.
- the CRC of the crosslinked polymer particles may be 100 g / g or less, 95 g / g or less, 90 g / g or less, or 87 g / g or less.
- the CRC of the crosslinked polymer particles may be 60 to 100 g / g.
- the crosslinked polymer particles having a CRC of 60 g / g or more are crosslinked polymer particles obtained by coarsely crushing, drying and pulverizing the crosslinked polymer gel, and are obtained by subjecting classification after pulverization as necessary. It may be crosslinked polymer particles, and may be particles having a particle size of 180 to 850 ⁇ m.
- the roughing can be performed, for example, by using a roughing device having a discharge port having a circular hole having a diameter of 6.4 mm and a density of 40 holes / 36.30 cm 2 . Drying can be performed, for example, at 180 ° C. for 30 minutes.
- the pulverization can be performed, for example, under the condition of a trapezoidal hole of 1 mm on the screen. Examples of the shape of the crosslinked polymer particles include crushed and granular shapes.
- the crosslinked polymer gel and the crosslinked polymer particles according to the present embodiment can contain, for example, a crosslinked polymer obtained by polymerizing the monomer composition according to the present embodiment.
- the crosslinked polymer gel and the crosslinked polymer particles according to the present embodiment are a gel stabilizer, a metal chelating agent (ethylenediamine 4 acetic acid and its salt, diethylenetriamine 5 acetic acid and its salt (for example, diethylenetriamine 5 sodium acetate), etc.), fluidity.
- Other components such as an improver (lubricant) may be further contained.
- Other components may be located inside, on the surface, or both of the crosslinked polymers.
- the crosslinked polymer gel and the crosslinked polymer particles may contain inorganic particles arranged on the surface of the crosslinked polymer.
- the inorganic particles can be arranged on the surface of the crosslinked polymer.
- the inorganic particles include silica particles such as amorphous silica.
- the monomer composition according to this embodiment may contain water, an organic solvent, and the like.
- the monomer composition according to this embodiment may be a monomer aqueous solution.
- the polymerization method of the monomer composition include an aqueous solution polymerization method, a bulk polymerization method, and a precipitation polymerization method.
- the aqueous solution polymerization method is preferable from the viewpoint that good water absorption performance (for example, CRC) can be easily obtained and the polymerization reaction can be easily controlled.
- CRC water absorption performance
- the monomer composition according to the present embodiment contains at least one (meth) acrylic acid compound selected from the group consisting of (meth) acrylic acid and a salt thereof, and benzaldehyde.
- the monomer composition according to the present embodiment may contain both (meth) acrylic acid and a salt of (meth) acrylic acid.
- Examples of the salt of (meth) acrylic acid include alkali metal salts (sodium salt, potassium salt, etc.) and alkaline earth metal salts (calcium salt, etc.).
- the monomer composition may contain an ethylenically unsaturated monomer different from the (meth) acrylic acid compound.
- an ethylenically unsaturated monomer a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer can be used.
- the ethylenically unsaturated monomer different from the (meth) acrylic acid compound include ⁇ , ⁇ -unsaturated carboxylic acids such as maleic acid, maleic anhydride and fumaric acid, and carboxylic acid-based single amounts such as salts thereof.
- Nonionic monomers such as (meth) acrylamide, N, N-dimethyl (meth) acrylamide, 2-hydroxyethyl (meth) acrylate, N-methylol (meth) acrylamide, polyethylene glycol mono (meth) acrylate; Amino group-containing unsaturated monomers such as N, N-diethylaminoethyl (meth) acrylate, N, N-diethylaminopropyl (meth) acrylate, diethylaminopropyl (meth) acrylamide, and quaternized products thereof; vinyl sulfonic acid.
- Styrenesulfonic acid 2- (meth) acrylamide-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, 2- (meth) acryloylethanesulfonic acid, and sulfonic acid-based monomers such as salts thereof.
- the ethylenically unsaturated monomer having an acid group may have an acid group neutralized in advance with an alkaline neutralizer.
- alkaline neutralizing agent include alkali metal salts such as sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogencarbonate, potassium hydroxide and potassium carbonate; ammonia and the like.
- the alkaline neutralizer may be used in the form of an aqueous solution in order to simplify the neutralization operation. Neutralization of the acid group may be carried out before the polymerization of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer as a raw material, or may be carried out during or after the polymerization.
- the degree of neutralization of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer by the alkaline neutralizing agent is based on the viewpoint that good water absorption performance (for example, CRC) can be easily obtained by increasing the osmotic pressure, and the presence of excess alkaline neutralizing agent. From the viewpoint of suppressing the resulting defects, 10 to 100 mol%, 30 to 90 mol%, 40 to 85 mol%, or 50 to 80 mol% is preferable.
- the "neutralization degree” is the neutralization degree for all the acid groups of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer.
- the content of the (meth) acrylic acid compound is preferably in the following range based on the total mass of the monomer composition.
- the content of the (meth) acrylic acid compound is 10% by mass or more, 15% by mass or more, 20% by mass or more, 25% by mass or more from the viewpoint of easily obtaining a gel that can be easily cut and increasing the CRC. , 30% by mass or more, or 35% by mass or more is preferable.
- the content of the (meth) acrylic acid compound is 60% by mass or less, 55% by mass or less, 50% by mass or less, and less than 50% by mass from the viewpoint of easily obtaining a gel that can be easily cut and increasing the CRC. , 45% by mass or less, or 40% by mass or less is preferable.
- the content of the (meth) acrylic acid compound is preferably 10 to 60% by mass.
- the content of the structural unit derived from the (meth) acrylic acid compound is the above-mentioned content regarding the content of the (meth) acrylic acid compound based on the total mass of the crosslinked polymer particles. It is preferably in each range.
- the content of the (meth) acrylic acid compound is the total amount of the monomers contained in the monomer composition and / or the total amount of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer contained in the monomer composition. The following range is preferable with reference to.
- the content of the (meth) acrylic acid compound is preferably 50 mol% or more, 70 mol% or more, 90 mol% or more, 95 mol% or more, 97 mol% or more, or 99 mol% or more.
- the monomer contained in the monomer composition and / or the ethylenically unsaturated monomer contained in the monomer composition is substantially composed of a (meth) acrylic acid compound (substantially).
- 100 mol% of the monomer contained in the monomer composition and / or the ethylenically unsaturated monomer contained in the monomer composition is a (meth) acrylic acid compound). It may be.
- Benzaldehyde may be contained in the (meth) acrylic acid compound, and may constitute a monomer composition independently of the (meth) acrylic acid compound.
- the content of benzaldehyde exceeds 0 mmol with respect to 1 mol of the (meth) acrylic acid compound, and the following range is preferable.
- the content of benzaldehyde is 0.0001 mmol or more, 0.0003 mmol or more, 0.0005 mmol or more, 0.001 mmol or more, from the viewpoint of easily obtaining a gel that can be easily cut and increasing CRC.
- 0.0025 mmol or more 0.003 mmol or more, 0.003 mmol or more, 0.005 mmol or more, 0.01 mmol or more, 0.012 mmol or more, 0.02 mmol or more, 0.03 mmol or more, 0 0.05 mmol or more, 0.06 mmol or more, 0.08 mmol or more, 0.1 mmol or more, more than 0.1 mmol, 0.2 mmol or more, 0.25 mmol or more, 0.3 mmol or more, 0.
- benzaldehyde is 10 mmol or less, 7 mmol or less, from the viewpoint of easily obtaining a gel that can be easily cut, the viewpoint of easily increasing CRC, and the viewpoint of easily suppressing the residual unreacted monomer.
- the content of benzaldehyde is preferably more than 0 mmol and 10 mmol or less.
- the content of benzaldehyde exceeds 0 ppm based on the total mass of the monomer composition, and the following range is preferable.
- the content of benzaldehyde is 0.02 ppm or more, 0.1 ppm or more, 0.15 ppm or more, 0.2 ppm or more, 0.5 ppm or more from the viewpoint of easily obtaining a gel that can be easily cut and increasing the CRC.
- the content of benzaldehyde is 3000 ppm or less, 2000 ppm or less, 1500 ppm or less, 1000 ppm or less, 800 ppm or less, 600 ppm or less, 500 ppm or less, 450 ppm or less, from the viewpoint of easily obtaining a gel that can be easily cut and increasing CRC.
- 400 ppm or less is preferable.
- the content of benzaldehyde is preferably more than 0 ppm and 3000 ppm or less.
- the monomer composition may contain a polymerization initiator.
- the polymerization of the monomer contained in the monomer composition may be started by adding a polymerization initiator to the monomer composition and, if necessary, heating, irradiating with light or the like.
- the polymerization initiator include a photopolymerization initiator and a radical polymerization initiator, and a water-soluble radical polymerization initiator is preferable.
- the polymerization initiator preferably contains at least one selected from the group consisting of azo compounds and peroxides from the viewpoint of easily obtaining a gel that can be easily cut and increasing the CRC.
- azo compounds examples include 2,2'-azobis [2- (N-phenylamidino) propane] dihydrochloride and 2,2'-azobis ⁇ 2- [N- (4-chlorophenyl) amidino] propane ⁇ dihydrochloride.
- azo compound 2,2'-azobis (2-methylpropionamide) dihydrochloride
- 2,2'-azobis (2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride 2,2'-azobis ⁇ 2- [1- (2-hydroxyethyl) -2-imidazolin-2-yl] propane ⁇ dihydrochloride
- 2,2'-Azobis [N- (2-carboxyethyl) -2-methylpropionamidine] It is preferable to contain at least one selected from the group consisting of tetrahydrate.
- Peroxides include persulfates such as potassium persulfate, ammonium persulfate, and sodium persulfate; methyl ethyl ketone peroxide, methyl isobutyl ketone peroxide, di-t-butyl peroxide, t-butyl cumyl peroxide, t-butyl. Examples thereof include organic peroxides such as peroxyacetate, t-butylperoxyisobutyrate, and t-butylperoxypivalate.
- the peroxide is selected from the group consisting of potassium persulfate, ammonium persulfate, and sodium persulfate from the viewpoint of easily obtaining a gel that can be easily cut and from the viewpoint of easily obtaining good water absorption performance (for example, CRC). It is preferable to include at least one of these.
- the content of the polymerization initiator is preferably in the following range with respect to 1 mol of the (meth) acrylic acid compound.
- the content of the polymerization initiator is 0.001 mmol or more, 0.003 mmol or more, 0. from the viewpoint of easily obtaining a gel that can be easily cut, increasing the CRC, and shortening the polymerization reaction time. It is preferably 015 mmol or more, 0.03 mmol or more, 0.06 mmol or more, 0.08 mmol or more, or 0.1 mmol or more.
- the content of the polymerization initiator is 5 mmol or less, 4 mmol or less, 2 mmol or less, from the viewpoint of easily obtaining a gel that can be easily cut, easily increasing CRC, and easily avoiding a rapid polymerization reaction. It is preferably 1 mmol or less, 0.5 mmol or less, 0.3 mmol or less, 0.25 mmol or less, 0.2 mmol or less, or 0.15 mmol or less. From these viewpoints, the content of the polymerization initiator is preferably 0.001 to 5 mmol.
- the monomer composition may contain a reducing agent.
- the reducing agent include sodium sulfite, sodium hydrogen sulfite, ferrous sulfate, L-ascorbic acid and the like.
- a polymerization initiator and a reducing agent may be used in combination.
- the monomer composition may contain an oxidizing agent.
- the oxidizing agent include hydrogen peroxide, sodium perborate, perphosphoric acid and salts thereof, potassium permanganate and the like.
- the monomer composition may contain an internal cross-linking agent.
- the obtained cross-linked polymer can have a cross-linked structure by the internal cross-linking agent in addition to the self-cross-linking structure by the polymerization reaction as the internal cross-linking structure.
- Examples of the internal cross-linking agent include compounds having two or more reactive functional groups (for example, polymerizable unsaturated groups).
- Examples of the internal cross-linking agent include di or tri (meth) acrylic acid esters of polyols such as (poly) ethylene glycol, (poly) propylene glycol, trimethylolpropane, glycerin polyoxyethylene glycol, polyoxypropylene glycol, and (poly) glycerin.
- Unsaturated polyesters obtained by reacting the above polyol with an unsaturated acid (maleic acid, fumaric acid, etc.); (poly) ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether, (poly) propylene glycol diglycidyl ether, (poly) glycerin Glycidyl group-containing compounds such as diglycidyl ether and glycidyl (meth) acrylate; bisacrylamides such as N, N'-methylenebis (meth) acrylamide; di or tri (meth) obtained by reacting polyepoxide with (meth) acrylic acid.
- unsaturated acid maleic acid, fumaric acid, etc.
- the internal cross-linking agent is a viewpoint that makes it easy to obtain a gel that can be easily cut.
- the content of the internal cross-linking agent is preferably in the following range with respect to 1 mol of the (meth) acrylic acid compound.
- the content of the internal cross-linking agent is 0.0005 mmol or more, 0.001 mmol or more, 0. from the viewpoint that a gel that can be easily cut can be easily obtained and that good water absorption performance (for example, CRC) can be easily obtained.
- 002 mmol or more, 0.005 mmol or more, 0.01 mmol or more, 0.015 mmol or more, 0.02 mmol or more, or 0.025 mmol or more is preferable.
- the content of the internal cross-linking agent is 0.3 mmol or less, 0.25 mmol or less, 0.
- the content of the internal cross-linking agent is preferably 0.0005 to 0.3 mmol.
- the monomer composition may contain additives such as a chain transfer agent, a thickener, and an inorganic filler as components different from the above-mentioned components.
- a chain transfer agent include thiols, thiol acids, secondary alcohols, hypophosphorous acid, phosphorous acid, achlorine and the like.
- the thickener include carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, polyethylene glycol, polyacrylic acid, neutralized polyacrylic acid, polyacrylamide and the like.
- the inorganic filler include metal oxides, ceramics, and viscous minerals.
- a polymerization method for aqueous solution polymerization As a polymerization method for aqueous solution polymerization, a static polymerization method in which the monomer composition is polymerized without stirring (for example, a static state); a stirring polymerization method in which the monomer composition is polymerized while stirring in a reaction apparatus. And so on.
- a static polymerization method when the polymerization is completed, a single block-shaped gel occupying substantially the same volume as the monomer composition present in the reaction vessel is obtained.
- the form of polymerization may be batch, semi-continuous, continuous, or the like.
- the polymerization reaction can be carried out while continuously supplying the monomer composition to the continuous polymerization apparatus to continuously obtain a gel.
- the polymerization temperature varies depending on the polymerization initiator used, but from the viewpoint of rapidly advancing the polymerization, increasing the productivity by shortening the polymerization time, removing the heat of polymerization, and facilitating the smooth reaction, 0 to 0 to It is preferably 130 ° C. or 10 to 110 ° C.
- the polymerization time is appropriately set depending on the type and amount of the polymerization initiator used, the reaction temperature, and the like, but is preferably 1 to 200 minutes or 5 to 100 minutes.
- the crosslinked polymer gel obtained by the method for producing a crosslinked polymer gel according to the present embodiment is coarsely crushed, dried and pulverized to obtain crosslinked polymer particles. That is, the method for producing the crosslinked polymer particles according to the present embodiment is a gel production step for obtaining a crosslinked polymer gel by the method for producing a crosslinked polymer gel according to the present embodiment, and a rough crushing of the crosslinked polymer gel.
- a gel coarse crushing step for obtaining a crushed product (gel crushed product), a drying step for drying the crushed product to obtain a dried product, and a dried product crushing step for crushing the dried product may be provided.
- a kneader pressurized kneader, double-armed kneader, etc.
- meat chopper cutter mill
- pharmacomill etc.
- a dried product (gel dried product) can be obtained by removing liquid components (water, etc.) in the pyroclastic material by heating and / or blowing air.
- the drying method may be natural drying, heat drying, spray drying, freeze drying or the like.
- the drying temperature is, for example, 70 to 250 ° C.
- Crushers in the crushing process include roller mills (roll mills), stamp mills, jet mills, high-speed rotary crushers (hammer mills, pin mills, rotor beater mills, etc.), container-driven mills (rotary mills, vibration mills, planetary mills, etc.). ) And so on.
- the method for producing crosslinked polymer particles according to the present embodiment may include a classification step of classifying the crushed product (crushed product of the dried product) after the dried product crushing step.
- the classification step may be performed a plurality of times by repeating the dry matter crushing step and the classification step, and the classification step may be performed after the additional crosslinking step described later.
- Examples of the classification method include screen classification and wind power classification. Examples of the screen classification include a vibrating sieve, a rotary shifter, a cylindrical stirring sieve, a blower shifter, and a low-tap type shaker.
- Screen classification is a method of classifying particles on a screen into particles that pass through the mesh of the screen and particles that do not pass through by vibrating the screen.
- Wind classification is a method of classifying particles using the flow of air.
- the water-absorbent resin according to the present embodiment can be obtained by cross-linking the polymer after the gel rough crushing step.
- the cross-linking may be performed at any time after the gel coarse crushing step, and may be performed before or after the drying step, before or after the crushing step, or before or after the classification step.
- the cross-linking may be a surface cross-linking to the polymer particles.
- the cross-linking can be performed, for example, by reacting a cross-linking agent (for example, a surface cross-linking agent) with the polymer.
- the cross-linking density of the polymer (for example, the cross-linking density near the surface of the polymer particles) is increased, so that the water absorption performance of the polymer (CRC, water absorption under load, water absorption rate, etc.) ) Is easy to increase.
- cross-linking agent examples include compounds containing two or more functional groups (reactive functional groups) having reactivity with functional groups derived from ethylenically unsaturated monomers.
- examples of the cross-linking agent include polyols such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, trimethylolpropane, glycerin, polyoxyethylene glycol, polyoxypropylene glycol, and polyglycerin; (poly) ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether, Polyglycidyl compounds such as (poly) glycerin diglycidyl ether, (poly) glycerin triglycidyl ether, (poly) propylene glycol polyglycidyl ether, (poly) glycerol polyglycidyl ether; epichlorohydrin, epibromhydrin, ⁇ -methylepicrolhydrin, etc.
- Haloepoxy compounds compounds having two or more reactive functional groups, such as isocyanate compounds (2,4-tolylene diisocyanate, hexamethylenediisocyanate, etc.); 3-methyl-3-oxetane methanol, 3-ethyl-3-oxetane Oxetane compounds such as methanol, 3-butyl-3-oxetane methanol, 3-methyl-3-oxetane ethanol, 3-ethyl-3-oxetane ethanol, 3-butyl-3-oxetane ethanol; 1,2-ethylenebisoxazoline and the like.
- the water-absorbent resin according to the present embodiment has a gel stabilizer on its surface; a metal chelating agent (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and a salt thereof, diethylenetriamine-5 acetic acid and a salt thereof (for example, diethylenetriamine-5 sodium acetate), etc.); a fluidity improver.
- a metal chelating agent ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and a salt thereof, diethylenetriamine-5 acetic acid and a salt thereof (for example, diethylenetriamine-5 sodium acetate), etc.
- a fluidity improver may contain inorganic particles of (lubricant) and the like.
- the inorganic particles include silica particles such as amorphous silica.
- the water-absorbent resin according to the present embodiment can retain water and can absorb body fluids such as urine, sweat, and blood (for example, menstrual blood).
- the water-absorbent resin according to the present embodiment can be used as a constituent component of the absorber.
- This embodiment can be used in the fields of, for example, sanitary materials such as disposable diapers and sanitary products; agricultural and horticultural materials such as water retention agents and soil conditioners; and industrial materials such as water stop agents and dew condensation inhibitors.
- the absorber according to the present embodiment contains the water-absorbent resin (for example, water-absorbent resin particles) according to the present embodiment.
- the absorber according to the present embodiment may contain a fibrous substance, for example, a mixture containing a water-absorbent resin and the fibrous substance.
- the structure of the absorber may be, for example, a structure in which the water-absorbent resin and the fibrous material are uniformly mixed, and the water-absorbent resin is sandwiched between the fibrous material formed in a sheet or layer. It may be present or may have other configurations.
- the fibrous material examples include finely pulverized wood pulp; cotton; cotton linter; rayon; cellulosic fibers such as cellulose acetate; synthetic fibers such as polyamide, polyester and polyolefin; and a mixture of these fibers.
- hydrophilic fibers can be used as the fibrous material.
- the fibers may be adhered to each other by adding an adhesive binder to the fibrous material.
- the adhesive binder include heat-sealing synthetic fibers, hot melt adhesives, and adhesive emulsions.
- the heat-bondable synthetic fiber examples include a total fusion type binder such as polyethylene, polypropylene, and an ethylene-propylene copolymer; a non-total fusion type binder having a side-by-side or core-sheath structure of polypropylene and polyethylene.
- a total fusion type binder such as polyethylene, polypropylene, and an ethylene-propylene copolymer
- non-total fusion type binder having a side-by-side or core-sheath structure of polypropylene and polyethylene.
- hot melt adhesive examples include ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer, styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer, styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene block copolymer, and styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene block copolymer.
- a mixture of a base polymer such as amorphous polypropylene and a tackifier, a plasticizer, an antioxidant and the like.
- Examples of the adhesive emulsion include polymers of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of methyl methacrylate, styrene, acrylonitrile, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, butadiene, ethylene, and vinyl acetate.
- the absorber according to the present embodiment may contain an inorganic powder (for example, amorphous silica), a deodorant, an antibacterial agent, a pigment, a dye, a fragrance, an adhesive and the like.
- an inorganic powder for example, amorphous silica
- the absorber may contain an inorganic powder in addition to the inorganic particles in the water-absorbent resin.
- the shape of the absorber according to the present embodiment may be, for example, a sheet shape.
- the thickness of the absorber (for example, the thickness of the sheet-shaped absorber) may be 0.1 to 20 mm or 0.3 to 15 mm.
- the content of the water-absorbent resin in the absorber is 2 to 95% by mass, 10 to 80% by mass, or 20 to 60% by mass with respect to the total of the water-absorbent resin and the fibrous material from the viewpoint of easily obtaining sufficient absorption characteristics. May be%.
- the content of the water-absorbent resin in the absorber is preferably 100 to 1000 g, 150 to 800 g, or 200 to 700 g per 1 m 2 of the absorber from the viewpoint of easily obtaining sufficient absorption characteristics.
- the content of the fibrous material in the absorber is preferably 50 to 800 g, 100 to 600 g, or 150 to 500 g per 1 m 2 of the absorber from the viewpoint of easily obtaining sufficient absorption characteristics.
- the absorbent article according to the present embodiment includes an absorber according to the present embodiment.
- a core wrap that retains the shape of the absorber and prevents the constituent member of the absorber from falling off or flowing; on the outermost side on the side where the liquid to be absorbed enters.
- Liquid permeable sheet to be arranged Examples thereof include a liquid permeable sheet arranged on the outermost side opposite to the side where the liquid to be absorbed enters.
- Absorbent articles include diapers (for example, paper diapers), toilet training pants, incontinence pads, sanitary materials (sanitary napkins, tampons, etc.), sweat pads, pet sheets, simple toilet materials, animal excrement treatment materials, and the like. ..
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of an absorbent article.
- the absorbent article 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes an absorbent body 10, core wraps 20a and 20b, a liquid permeable sheet 30, and a liquid permeable sheet 40.
- the liquid permeable sheet 40, the core wrap 20b, the absorbent body 10, the core wrap 20a, and the liquid permeable sheet 30 are laminated in this order.
- the absorber 10 has water-absorbent resin particles 10a containing the water-absorbent resin according to the present embodiment, and a fiber layer 10b containing a fibrous material.
- the water-absorbent resin particles 10a are dispersed in the fiber layer 10b.
- the core wrap 20a is arranged on one side of the absorber 10 (upper side of the absorber 10 in FIG. 1) in contact with the absorber 10.
- the core wrap 20b is arranged on the other side of the absorber 10 (lower side of the absorber 10 in FIG. 1) in contact with the absorber 10.
- the absorber 10 is arranged between the core wrap 20a and the core wrap 20b.
- Examples of the core wraps 20a and 20b include tissues, non-woven fabrics, woven fabrics, synthetic resin films having liquid permeation holes, net-like sheets having a mesh, and the like.
- the core wrap 20a and the core wrap 20b have, for example, a main surface having the same size as the absorber 10.
- the liquid permeable sheet 30 is arranged on the outermost side on the side where the liquid to be absorbed enters.
- the liquid permeable sheet 30 is arranged on the core wrap 20a in contact with the core wrap 20a.
- Examples of the liquid permeable sheet 30 include non-woven fabrics made of synthetic resins such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester and polyamide, and porous sheets.
- the liquid permeable sheet 40 is arranged on the outermost side of the absorbent article 100 on the opposite side of the liquid permeable sheet 30.
- the liquid permeable sheet 40 is arranged under the core wrap 20b in contact with the core wrap 20b.
- liquid impermeable sheet 40 examples include a sheet made of a synthetic resin such as polyethylene, polypropylene, and polyvinyl chloride, and a sheet made of a composite material of these synthetic resins and a non-woven fabric.
- the liquid permeable sheet 30 and the liquid permeable sheet 40 have, for example, a main surface wider than the main surface of the absorber 10, and the outer edges of the liquid permeable sheet 30 and the liquid permeable sheet 40 are It extends around the absorber 10 and the core wraps 20a, 20b.
- the magnitude relationship between the absorbent body 10, the core wraps 20a and 20b, the liquid permeable sheet 30, and the liquid permeable sheet 40 is not particularly limited, and is appropriately adjusted according to the use of the absorbent article and the like. Further, the method of retaining the shape of the absorber 10 by using the core wraps 20a and 20b is not particularly limited, and as shown in FIG. 1, the absorber may be wrapped by a plurality of core wraps, and the absorber is wrapped by one core wrap. It may be.
- the absorber may be adhered to the top sheet.
- a hot melt adhesive is applied to the top sheet at predetermined intervals in a striped shape, a spiral shape, etc. in the width direction and adhered; starch, carboxymethyl cellulose, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, etc. Examples thereof include a method of adhering using a water-soluble binder such as a water-soluble polymer.
- a method of adhering by heat-sealing of the heat-sealing synthetic fibers may be adopted.
- the liquid absorbing method according to the present embodiment includes a step of bringing the liquid to be absorbed into contact with the water absorbing resin, the absorber or the absorbent article according to the present embodiment.
- the present embodiment it is possible to provide a method for producing an absorber using the above-mentioned water-absorbent resin.
- the method for producing an absorber according to the present embodiment includes a water-absorbent resin manufacturing step for obtaining the above-mentioned water-absorbent resin.
- the method for producing an absorber according to the present embodiment may include a step of mixing the water-absorbent resin and the fibrous material after the process of producing the water-absorbent resin.
- the method for producing an absorbent article according to the present embodiment includes an absorber manufacturing step for obtaining an absorber by the above-mentioned method for manufacturing an absorber.
- the method for producing an absorbent article according to the present embodiment may include a step of obtaining an absorbent article by using the absorber and other constituent members of the absorbent article after the absorbent body manufacturing step. For example, an absorbent article is obtained by laminating the absorber and other constituent members of the absorbent article with each other.
- the present embodiment it is possible to provide an application of a water-absorbent resin, an absorber and an absorbent article to a liquid-absorbing liquid.
- it is a method for adjusting the force required when cutting the crosslinked polymer gel, and is based on the amount of benzaldehyde in the monomer composition for obtaining the crosslinked polymer gel, when the crosslinked polymer gel is cut. A method of adjusting the required force can be provided.
- Partial neutralizing solution of sodium acrylate (monomer used for polymerization, monomer concentration: 45% by mass, neutralization rate of sodium acrylate: 75 mol%) 340.0 g, ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether 0.0077 g (inside)
- the cross-linking agent 0.044 mmol
- benzaldehyde 0.374 mg 0.0035 mmol
- 59.0 g of ion-exchanged water the mixture was uniformly mixed by rotating the stirrer to mix (sodium acrylate). Partial neutralizing solution concentration: 38% by mass) was obtained.
- the inside of the stainless steel vat was sealed by sealing the upper part of the stainless steel vat with a polyethylene film.
- the amount of dissolved oxygen was adjusted to 0.1 ppm or less by substituting nitrogen in the mixture. Then, under stirring at 300 rpm, 3.09 g of a 2 mass% potassium persulfate aqueous solution (potassium persulfate: 0.229 mmol) and 0.65 g of a 0.5 mass% L-ascorbic acid aqueous solution were added dropwise in this order. A monomer aqueous solution was prepared. A 0.5 mass% L-ascorbic acid aqueous solution was added dropwise, and polymerization started 2 minutes later.
- the obtained product was immersed in a water bath at 75 ° C. for 20 minutes while still in a container to obtain a gel (post-polymerization gel).
- the thickness of the gel was 1.3 cm.
- the same operation was carried out to obtain two gels, a gel A for producing crosslinked polymer particles and a gel B for performing a cutting test.
- Example 2 A gel was obtained by performing the same operation as in Example 1 except that the amount of benzaldehyde used was changed to 1.245 mg (0.0117 mmol).
- Example 3 A gel was obtained by performing the same operation as in Example 1 except that the amount of benzaldehyde used was changed to 2.490 mg (0.0234 mmol).
- Example 4 A gel was obtained by performing the same operation as in Example 1 except that the amount of benzaldehyde used was changed to 87.15 mg (0.819 mmol).
- Example 5 A gel was obtained by performing the same operation as in Example 1 except that the amount of benzaldehyde used was changed to 124.5 mg (1.173 mmol).
- Example 6 The same operation as in Example 1 was carried out except that the amount of ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether used was changed to 0.0154 g (0.088 mmol) and the amount of benzaldehyde used was changed to 1.245 mg (0.0117 mmol). Gel was obtained by doing.
- Partial neutralizing solution of sodium acrylate (monomer used for polymerization, monomer concentration: 45% by mass, neutralization rate of sodium acrylate: 75 mol%) 340.0 g, ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether 0.0541 g (inside)
- the cross-linking agent 0.11 mmol
- benzaldehyde 1.245 mg 0.117 mmol
- 59.0 g of ion-exchanged water the mixture was uniformly mixed by rotating the stirrer to mix (sodium acrylate). Partial neutralizing solution concentration: 38% by mass) was obtained.
- the inside of the stainless steel vat was sealed by sealing the upper part of the stainless steel vat with a polyethylene film.
- the obtained product was immersed in a water bath at 75 ° C. for 20 minutes while still in a container to obtain a gel (post-polymerization gel).
- the thickness of the gel was 1.3 cm.
- the same operation was carried out to obtain two gels, a gel A for producing crosslinked polymer particles and a gel B for performing a cutting test.
- the pyroclastic material was spread on a net and then dried in a hot air dryer (model number: FV-320, manufactured by ADVANTEC) set at 180 ° C. for 30 minutes to obtain a dried product.
- a crusher (Retsch, Rotavita Mill, SR300) was used to crush the dried product under the condition of a trapezoidal hole of 1 mm on the screen.
- a non-woven fabric with a size of 60 mm x 170 mm (product name: Heat Pack MWA-18, manufactured by Nippon Paper Papylia Co., Ltd.) was folded in half in the longitudinal direction to adjust the size to 60 mm x 85 mm.
- a 60 mm ⁇ 85 mm non-woven fabric bag was produced by crimping the non-woven fabrics to each other on both sides extending in the longitudinal direction with a heat seal (a crimped portion having a width of 5 mm was formed on both sides along the longitudinal direction).
- 0.2 g of the above-mentioned crosslinked polymer particles was contained in the non-woven fabric bag. Then, the non-woven fabric bag was closed by crimping the remaining one side extending in the lateral direction with a heat seal.
- the entire non-woven fabric bag was completely moistened by floating the non-woven fabric bag on 1000 g of physiological saline contained in a stainless steel vat (240 mm ⁇ 320 mm ⁇ 45 mm) without folding the non-woven fabric bag.
- a stainless steel vat 240 mm ⁇ 320 mm ⁇ 45 mm
- the non-woven fabric bag was taken out from the physiological saline solution. Then, the non-woven fabric bag was put in a centrifuge (manufactured by Kokusan Co., Ltd., model number: H-122). After the centrifugal force in the centrifuge reached 250 G, the non-woven fabric bag was dehydrated for 3 minutes. After dehydration, it was weighed mass M a nonwoven bag containing the mass of gel. Subjected to the same operation as the aforementioned operation on the woven bags without accommodating the crosslinked polymer particles, the mass was measured M b of the nonwoven fabric bag.
- a cutting test was conducted using EZtest (product name: EZtest, model number: EZ-SX, manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation).
- the blade used to cut the gel (long cutting blade, catalog name: 45 ° cut end face t3 mm) has a capacity of 500 N (measurement upper limit is set to 450 N) with the tip of the blade facing downward in the vertical direction.
- the jig was assembled by attaching it to the load cell of.
- the blade has a cutting edge portion (length in the tip direction: 3 mm, a cutting edge portion narrowed toward the tip direction and having a sharp tip) and a plate-shaped support portion that supports the cutting edge portion. ing.
- the length of the cutting blade including the cutting edge portion in the longitudinal direction is 7 cm.
- the cutting edge portion is formed on the entire side of the supporting portion, and the width of the base end of the cutting edge portion and the supporting portion is 3 mm.
- the cutting edge portion has a first blade surface that is inclined from one surface of the support portion to the tip direction, and a second blade surface that is inclined from the other surface of the support portion to the tip direction.
- the first blade surface and the second blade surface are inclined by 22.5 ° with respect to the tip direction, and the angle (internal angle) between the first blade surface and the second blade surface is 45 °. ..
- the shape of the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction at the cutting edge is an isosceles triangle.
- test piece was cut according to the following procedure by operating the blade attached to the EZtest using the Shimadzu autograph software Trapezium X (manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation). Cutting was performed at room temperature (25 ⁇ 1 ° C.).
- the test piece was placed on the measuring table in a state where the 2 cm ⁇ 13 cm surface of the test piece was in contact with the measuring table and the longitudinal direction of the test piece was orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the blade.
- the blade was manually lowered and stopped when the load cell sensed a load of 0.01 N. After that, the blade was raised by 0.01 mm and its position was set as the measurement start point.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the test contents of the cutting test, and is a load displacement curve showing the dependence of the load applied to the jig on the displacement of the jig.
- the load increases as the blade is pushed into the gel, and when the gel is cut, the load rises sharply and then drops sharply to observe a peak (see FIG. 2A), and the peak top P The load of was obtained. If the test piece is not cut, the load reaches the measurement upper limit of 450 N (see FIG. 2 (b)).
- 10 Absorbent, 10a ... Water-absorbent resin particles, 10b ... Fiber layer, 20a, 20b ... Core wrap, 30 ... Liquid permeable sheet, 40 ... Liquid permeable sheet, 100 ... Absorbent article.
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Description
(実施例1)
フッ素樹脂コーティングした内面を有するステンレスバット(開口部の外寸法:210mm×170mm、底面の内寸法:170×130mm、高さ:30mm)内の中心部に撹拌子(直径:8mm、長さ:40mm、リングなし)を入れた。アクリル酸ナトリウム部分中和液(重合に用いる単量体、単量体濃度:45質量%、アクリル酸ナトリウムの中和率:75モル%)340.0g、エチレングリコールジグリシジルエーテル0.0077g(内部架橋剤、0.044ミリモル)、ベンズアルデヒド0.374mg(0.0035ミリモル)、及び、イオン交換水59.0gを加えた後、撹拌子を回転させることにより均一に混合して混合物(アクリル酸ナトリウム部分中和液濃度:38質量%)を得た。その後、ステンレスバットの上部をポリエチレンフィルムでシールすることによりステンレスバット内を密閉した。ステンレスバッド内の前記混合物の温度を25℃に調整後、混合物を窒素置換することにより溶存酸素量を0.1ppm以下に調整した。次いで、300rpmの撹拌下で、2質量%過硫酸カリウム水溶液3.09g(過硫酸カリウム:0.229ミリモル)、及び、0.5質量%L-アスコルビン酸水溶液0.65gを順に滴下することにより単量体水溶液を調製した。0.5質量%L-アスコルビン酸水溶液を滴下して2分後に重合が開始した。重合開始から22分後、得られた生成物を容器に入れたまま75℃の水浴に浸して20分間熟成することによりゲル(重合後ゲル)を得た。ゲルの厚さは1.3cmであった。同様の操作を行って、架橋重合体粒子を作製するためのゲルA、及び、裁断試験を行うためのゲルBの2つのゲルを得た。
ベンズアルデヒドの使用量を1.245mg(0.0117ミリモル)に変更したこと以外は実施例1と同様の操作を行うことによりゲルを得た。
ベンズアルデヒドの使用量を2.490mg(0.0234ミリモル)に変更したこと以外は実施例1と同様の操作を行うことによりゲルを得た。
ベンズアルデヒドの使用量を87.15mg(0.819ミリモル)に変更したこと以外は実施例1と同様の操作を行うことによりゲルを得た。
ベンズアルデヒドの使用量を124.5mg(1.173ミリモル)に変更したこと以外は実施例1と同様の操作を行うことによりゲルを得た。
エチレングリコールジグリシジルエーテルの使用量を0.0154g(0.088ミリモル)に変更し、ベンズアルデヒドの使用量を1.245mg(0.0117ミリモル)に変更したこと以外は実施例1と同様の操作を行うことによりゲルを得た。
フッ素樹脂コーティングした内面を有するステンレスバット(開口部の外寸法:210mm×170mm、底面の内寸法:170×130mm、高さ:30mm)内の中心部に撹拌子(直径:8mm、長さ:40mm、リングなし)を入れた。アクリル酸ナトリウム部分中和液(重合に用いる単量体、単量体濃度:45質量%、アクリル酸ナトリウムの中和率:75モル%)340.0g、エチレングリコールジグリシジルエーテル0.0541g(内部架橋剤、0.311ミリモル)、ベンズアルデヒド1.245mg(0.0117ミリモル)、及び、イオン交換水59.0gを加えた後、撹拌子を回転させることにより均一に混合して混合物(アクリル酸ナトリウム部分中和液濃度:38質量%)を得た。その後、ステンレスバットの上部をポリエチレンフィルムでシールすることによりステンレスバット内を密閉した。ステンレスバッド内の前記混合物の温度を25℃に調整後、混合物を窒素置換することにより溶存酸素量を0.1ppm以下に調整した。次いで、300rpmの撹拌下で、2質量%V-50水溶液3.09g(2,2’-アゾビス(2-アミジノプロパン)二塩酸塩、0.228ミリモル、和光純薬工業株式会社製)、0.5質量%L-アスコルビン酸水溶液0.65g、及び、0.35質量%過酸化水素水0.72gを順に滴下することにより単量体水溶液を調製した。0.35質量%過酸化水素水を滴下した直後に重合が開始した。重合開始から12分後、得られた生成物を容器に入れたまま75℃の水浴に浸して20分間熟成することによりゲル(重合後ゲル)を得た。ゲルの厚さは1.3cmであった。同様の操作を行って、架橋重合体粒子を作製するためのゲルA、及び、裁断試験を行うためのゲルBの2つのゲルを得た。
ベンズアルデヒドを用いなかったこと以外は実施例1と同様の操作を行うことによりゲルを得た。
エチレングリコールジグリシジルエーテルの使用量を0.0154g(0.088ミリモル)に変更し、ベンズアルデヒドを添加しなかったこと以外は実施例1と同様の操作を行うことによりゲルを得た。
ベンズアルデヒドを用いなかったこと以外は実施例7と同様の操作を行うことによりゲルを得た。
各実施例・比較例のゲルAを次のように処理して、それぞれの架橋重合体粒子を得た。
ハサミを用いてゲルAから幅2cm、長さ13cm、厚さ1.3cmの直方体状のゲル8本を得た。直方体状のゲルをミートチョッパー(型番:12VR-750SDX、喜連ローヤル株式会社製)に順次投入した。ミートチョッパーの排出口に位置するプレートの穴(円形)の径は6.4mmであり、穴の密度は40穴/36.30cm2であった。ミートチョッパーのプレートから粗砕物(粗砕されたゲル)が出てこなくなるまで粗砕を行った。
粗砕物を網の上に広げた後、180℃に設定した熱風乾燥機(型番:FV-320、ADVANTEC社製)で30分間乾燥させることにより乾燥物を得た。
粉砕機(Retsch、ロータビータミル、SR300)を用いて、スクリーンの梯形孔1mmの条件で乾燥物を粉砕した。
粉砕後の粒子を目開き850μmの篩及び180μmの篩で分級することにより、850μmの篩を通過して180μmの篩上に残留した架橋重合体粒子を回収した。
EDANA法(NWSP 241.0.R2(15)、page.769~778)を参考に架橋重合体粒子のCRCを下記の手順で測定した。
CRC[g/g] = {(Ma-Mb)-Mc}/Mc
各実施例・比較例のゲルBを次のように処理して、それぞれの裁断試験を行った。
Claims (6)
- (メタ)アクリル酸及びその塩からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも一種の(メタ)アクリル酸化合物と、ベンズアルデヒドと、を含有する単量体組成物を重合して架橋重合体ゲルを得る工程を備え、
前記架橋重合体ゲルを粗砕、乾燥及び粉砕して得られる架橋重合体粒子の遠心分離機保持容量が60g/g以上である、架橋重合体ゲルの製造方法。 - 前記ベンズアルデヒドの含有量が前記(メタ)アクリル酸化合物1モルに対して0.1ミリモル以上である、請求項1に記載の架橋重合体ゲルの製造方法。
- 請求項1又は2に記載の架橋重合体ゲルの製造方法により得られる架橋重合体ゲルを粗砕、乾燥及び粉砕して架橋重合体粒子を得る、架橋重合体粒子の製造方法。
- 架橋重合体ゲルを得るための単量体組成物であって、
(メタ)アクリル酸及びその塩からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも一種の(メタ)アクリル酸化合物と、ベンズアルデヒドと、を含有し、
前記架橋重合体ゲルを粗砕、乾燥及び粉砕して得られる架橋重合体粒子の遠心分離機保持容量が60g/g以上である、単量体組成物。 - 前記ベンズアルデヒドの含有量が前記(メタ)アクリル酸化合物1モルに対して0.1ミリモル以上である、請求項4に記載の単量体組成物。
- 請求項4又は5に記載の単量体組成物に由来する構造単位を有する、架橋重合体ゲル。
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