1022 results about "Super absorbent" patented technology

This invention is directed to super-absorbent material, which comprises a super absorbent polymer core that is coated with an organic, polar coating agent, and whereby the particulate super-absorbent material has a contact angle and a corresponding cos CA_m (as defined herein), whereby the cos CA_m is more than 0.3, and whereby, when said coating agent is in the form of particles, said coating agent particles have a (weight) mean particle size of from 0.001 to 1 micron. The material is useful for absorbent structures and absorbent articles (comprising such structures). The coated super-absorbent material is typically present in said absorbent structure at least at a concentration of 50% by weight of the structure, preferably even 80% or even 90%. The invention also provides a process for making the absorbent material.

[Problem to be Solved] To prevent shingly hand feeling and unintentional bias of absorption characteristics in the case of using tow (fiber bundle).

[SOLUTION] An absorption element having a super absorbent polymer 54, comprising a fiber aggregate formed by opening tow 21, a super absorbent polymer 54 and a wrapping sheet 58 for wrapping them, wherein the whole face or almost whole face of part provided at least with the super absorbent polymer 54 in the sheet 58 is applied with an adhesive in a continuous plane, which is bonded to the sheet 58 with the adhesive.

The web of the invention can comprise a super absorbent layer that can act as an moisture sensitive fuel shut-off valve, absorbent, adsorbant or reactant. The web of the invention can comprise a super absorbent fabric or layer made of a superabsorbent particle or fiber. The web can comprise a nanofiber layer having dispersed within the nanofiber layer a super absorbent particulate and optionally a second particulate material that can act as an absorbent, adsorbant or reactant. Fluid, gas or liquid, that flows through or by the assemblies of the invention can have any gas, liquid or solid material dispersed or dissolved in the fluid interact with the super absorbent particulate. If needed these materials can also react with, be absorbed by, or adsorbed onto, the active particulate within the nanofiber layer. The structures of the invention can act simply as flow-by reactive, absorptive, or adsorptive layers with no filtration properties, or the structures of the invention can be assembled into filters that can filter particulate from a mobile fluid in a flow-through mode while simultaneously reacting, absorbing, or adsorbing materials from the mobile fluid.

A mailer has an outer, longitudinally extending, biodegradable film with lateral edges folded on itself to form a pocket having an opening and sealable by a flap. An assembly is composed of an inner, longitudinally extending, biodegradable film having lateral edges and a longitudinal extending pad composed of textile cuttings and microbial and super-absorbent powders. The inner film extends longitudinally around the pad and is attached to the pad. The assembly is positioned in the pocket with the inner film being sealed to the outer film adjacent the opening to the pocket trapping the pad between the outer and inner films. Sealing tape is mounted on the inner film adjacent to the pocket to seal the pocket closed. The lateral edges of both the outer and inner films, which extend laterally beyond the pad, are heat sealed together.

A multi-layer structure containing an evenly dispersed super absorbing polymer to be used for fabric covered cooling, wetting, and fire deterrent applications. Such multi-layer structure incorporates a laminate super-absorbing polymer within various layers and pockets to maintain an even distribution of super-absorbing polymer within the fabric layers. Various applications such as cooling neckbands, fever reducing suits, house-covering fire deterrent blankets and other personal cooling devices are disclosed.

The present invention describes a synthetic turf having super absorbent materials in order to keep the synthetic turf cooler than conventional synthetic turfs. The present invention also provides for synthetic turf infill cooling particles comprising a layer of water-absorbing material coating a foundation comprising a core substrate. In one embodiment, the cooling particle is comprised of a core particle or substrate, which is coated with a water-absorbing material. In one embodiment, the water-absorbing material is a super absorbent polymer.

The invention discloses a seed coating agent specially used for direct seeding rice, which is characterized in that the seed coating agent mainly contains the following ingredients by weight: 2 to 8 percent of super absorbent resin, 1 to 5 percent of oxygenates, 0.1 to 0.5 percent of sparrow and rat destruction agent , 0.5 to 2 percent of bactericide, 0.5 to 2 percent of pesticide, 0.02 to 0.2 percent of plant growth regulator, 3 to 10 percent of trace element fertilizer and the margin is special type mineral clay. The powder raw materials are crushed to more then 100 meshes and are mixed evenly, the mixture is coated on the surfaces of rice seeds by a seed-coating method for direct sowing, thus clay sacculus integrating 'a small water reservoir, a small oxygen reservoir, a small drug storage and a small fertilizer storage' are formed around the rice seeds and at the roots of seedlings; the seed coating agent has the effects of preserving and providing water, ventilating and providing oxygen, promoting seedling emergency, preventing diseases and killing pests, preventing mice and destructing sparrows, strengthening seedlings and roots and increasing production. The seed coating agent is also characterized by low dosage, low cost, simple and convenient operation, and the like, thereby being applicable to coating rice seeds which are directly sowed both on flooded paddy fields and dry paddy fields.

A volume control pad is provided for use in the socket of an artificial limb. The volume control pad has a core surrounded by a flexible shell. The core includes super absorbent polymer particles which form a gel upon the addition of water thereto. The volume control pad includes a tube for the introduction of water into the core portion of the pad. The volume control pad provides a simple and inexpensive means for adjusting the conformance of the socket around the residual limb from an initial swollen condition to a further point in time in which the swelling has diminished.

The invention relates to gas- or liquid permeable materials that seal when exposed to water, and to methods of making such materials. In general, materials of the invention comprise super-absorbent fibers. The invention further relates to devices comprising self-sealing media including, but not limited to, pipette tips.

The invention discloses paper sepiolite sustained-release antibacterial cat litters which comprise the following raw material components in percentage: 60 to 70 percent of recycled paper, 10 to 5 percent of modified sepiolite, 3 to 5 percent of peanut shell, 5 to 8 percent of plant ash, 4 to 6 percent of super absorbent resin and 5 to 10 percent of carboxymethyl cellulose. In the invention, the sepiolite is soaked in sodium phosphate after being activated at a high temperature and adsorption of the sepiolite on Ag<+> and Cu<2+> can be improved, so that an antibacterial effect of the sepiolite is improved; moreover, due to a sustained-release function of the sepiolite, the paper sepiolite sustained-release antibacterial cat litters can sterilize for a long time, have good stability and have an obvious antibacterial effect. The cat litters prepared by the invention are beneficial for improving the environment in a cat litter box, preventing breeding of bacteria on small cats and ensuring health of a master and pets.

The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for removing water and/or water-based compounds from organic liquids/fluids. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to methods and apparatus that utilize fibrous media that contains, is impregnated, or is formed from at least one super absorbent compound, where the fibrous media is formed from nanofibers.

The invention provides self-expanding ice-cream and a production method thereof. The self-expanding ice-cream comprises, by total weight, 35%-80% of light cream, 0.1-5% of thickener, and 0.1%-5% of super absorbent polymer, wherein the thickener is from one or a plurality of gelatin, sodium alginate and carrageen, and the super absorbent polymer is from one or a plurality of locust bean gum, xanthan gum, gellan gum and guar gum. In addition, milk fat content of the ice-cream is 15%-25%. The production method of the self-expanding ice-cream includes: whipping light cream of the ice-cream ingredients until expansion rate of the light cream reaches 60%-85%; mixing the light cream with other ingredients to make ice-cream liquid; and pouring the ice-cream liquid into a mould prior freezing into the finished ice-cream. The ice-cream can have certain expansion rate and good organization and taste with no coagulating needed in production of the self-expanding ice-cream, and the ice-cream is excellent in forming performance, oral thawing performance and thawing resistance.

The subject invention is a method and material for removing fluid from the intestinal tract of a host and may be useful in treating animals or human patients suffering from fluid overload states. In one embodiment, the subject method involves ingesting an enterically coated non-systemic, non-toxic, non-digestible, water absorbing polymer which absorbs fluid while passing through the intestinal tract. The polymer is excreted in the feces wherein the polymer and absorbed fluid is removed from the body. Preferred polymers include super absorbent acrylic acid polymers, preferably provided in bead form. The polymers may include functional groups for selectively removing blood borne waste products, e.g. urea, from the G.I. tract.

An absorbent article is provided that includes a liquid pervious top layer and an absorbent core of synthetic tow fibers. A casing layer is disposed to surround the core such that super absorbent particles are disposed therebetween. The casing layer is bonded with the core to form a predetermined pattern. The pattern is configured for containment of super absorbent particles. A liquid impervious back layer is also included, wherein the casing layer is disposed between the top layer and the back layer. Alternatively, the absorbent article has an absorbent core of polypropylene tow fibers and a polypropylene casing sheet that encloses the core such that super absorbent particles are disposed therebetween. The casing sheet is ultrasonically bonded, or embossed, to the core to form a predetermined pattern. The pattern defines pockets that are configured for containment of the super absorbent particles.

The invention discloses crack-resistant abrasion-resistant hydraulic concrete and a preparation method thereof. The hydraulic concrete comprises materials of cement, sand, stones, a polypropylene fiber, a water reducing agent, an air entraining agent and water, and is characterized in that: an internal curing agent and silica fume powder are added; by adopting the internal curing agent as a super absorbent resin, internal maintenance of the concrete is enhanced, the concrete shrinkage is reduced, the abrasion resistance of the concrete is improved, and the crack resistance of the concrete is improved; by adopting the silica fume powder, the concrete mixture performance and abrasion resistance are improved, the comprehensive utilization of industrial wastes and resource and energy conservation are realized, and the environment is protected; and taking concrete at C40 strength grade as an example, the abrasion resistance is 23.52h/kg/m<2>, the early plastic shrinkage crack resistance reaches the first grade, cracks are not formed on the surface of the concrete, an air shrinkage value within 28 days is 162*10<-6>, and the autogenous volume deformation within 28 days is 20*10<-6>. The technical scheme is simple in technical operation, readily available in raw materials, lower in production cost and better in economic and social benefits.

A "safe delivery"SM system for delivering perishable groceries (120/120'), including an inexpensive, corrugated cardboard box (100); a source of cold (or heat as needed) maintaining the temperature inside the box within a desired temperature range for hours, using an all encompassing pouch of packet material (110/10), used individually (FIGS. 2 & 3) or collectively (FIGS. 5 & 6), with each packet (17) containing a super-absorbent polymer (14, FIG. 12) which is hydrated (14', FIG. 12A) and then either frozen (e.g., in a freezer) or heated (e.g., in a microwave), without producing moisture as the polymer returns to its natural state; a protective cover (130) protecting the box and its contents from heat radiation (e.g., sunlight). Other components (e.g., bubble wrap 140, sealing tape 133) prevent heat attacking convection and/or conduction, with the cover having multiple plies with an outer metallized surface (131); a time/temperature monitoring alert (134) indicating when either a maximum predetermine temperature or a maximum allowed, elapsed time from packing to opening has been exceeded. If so, the customer knows that the perishable items are not warranted to be safe, and the customer is responsible for contacting the purveyor for a return of the goods. A computerized methodology (FIG. 1) insures that the purveyor knows at least approximately when the customer has opened the packed groceries, etc., using a predictive calculator and an automated tracking system, in which the customer is obligated to transmit a unique code, preferably through an automated telephonic or Internet system, when the package is opened.

The present invention is directed to a super-absorbent trayliner for use in a sterilization process and, more particularly, to a super-absorbent trayliner for cushioning surgical instruments and providing an advantageous moisture absorption functionality during and after completion of a sterilization process. The super-absorbent trayliner functions advantageously with steam or ethylene oxide gas as the sterilization agent. The super-absorbent trayliner is fabricated from a material having a desired level of moisture absorption, e.g., on the order of at least about thirty percent (30%) by dry weight, and is preferably fabricated from a hydrophilic polymeric foam material, e.g., a hydrophilic polyurethane foam. The disclosed super-absorbent trayliner may be advantageously utilized in sterilizing surgical instruments such that potential residual moisture is eliminated from the surface of the sterilized surgical instruments.

The invention relates to a preparation method of a porous sodium acrylate super absorbent resin. The preparation method comprises the following steps: an aqueous solution containing 30 to 45 wt% of acrylic acid monomers with a neutralization rate of 60 to 90 mole%, a cross linking agent, a porogenic agent, and a polymerization initiator are polymerized together under nitrogen protection; and porous particles are prepared through preparing granulums with diameters of 2 to 10 mm from hydrogel prepared through polymerization, and adding the surface cross linking agent and an inorganic filler to carry out surface processing. The preparation method of the invention allows continuous production to be realized, productivity to be improved, manpower to be decreased, a problem of slow imbibition to be solved, drying period to be substantially decreased, product performances to be substantially improved, the qualified rate of products to be high, reaction to be mild, and three wastes to be less.

The invention provides a conditioner for artificial soil on a slope with the function of water retention, which is prepared by the following raw materials according to weight percentage by compounding and mixing: 10 to 25 percent of livestock manure, 25 to 50 percent of super absorbent resin, 5 to 15 percent of ground phosphorite, 1 to 5 percent of anhydrite powder, 20 to 35 percent of humic acid, 5 to 10 percent of zeolite powder, 1 to 10 percent of chitosan, 0 to 10 pecent of bentonite, 0 to 5 percent of phosphate ester and 0 to 5 percent of citrate acid. The conditioner has obvious effects of enhancing the water retention of soil, reducing the water loss and soil erosion, improving the physical and chemical properties of soil and promoting the revegetation.

The invention belongs to the field of building materials, and especially relates to ultra-high performance concrete with micro-expansion and compensation shrinkage and a preparation method thereof. Raw materials include, by weight, the following components: 1 part of cement, 0.05-0.2 part of fly ash, 0.2-0.5 part of silica fume, 0.1-0.25 part of mineral powder, 0.05-0.2 part of quartz powder, 0.9-1.2 parts of quartz sand, 0.04-0.2 part of an expanding agent, 0.01-0.03 part of a water reducing agent, and 0.01-0.03 part of an expansion promotion reinforcing agent. A mixing amount of super absorbent resin is 0.4%-0.8% of a cementing material; a volume mixing amount of steel fiber is 1%-3% of a total volume of the concrete; the water-to-binder ratio is 0.16-0.22; and the compressive strength is 100-160 MPa. The ultra-high performance concrete with the micro-expansion and the compensation shrinkage has the characteristics of micro-expansion, high strength, high toughness, excellent workingperformance, and the like, and solves the problem that the expanding agent is difficult to produce effective expansion in the ultra-high performance concrete with a low water-to-binder ratio, and so,the risk of early shrinkage cracking of the ultra-high performance concrete is reduced, and the ultra-high performance concrete can maintain the micro-expansion for a long time.

The invention discloses a method for synthesizing super absorbent resin by plant straw and raw material selection. In the synthesizing process, the prepolymer of crylic acid and acrylamide serves as polymerized monomer, the saline alkali tolerance of the super absorbent resin is improved while improving water absorption. The invention chooses renewable plant straw with low cost and wide resource as a raw material, effectively solves the problem of processing plant straws, and has important environmental protection value and economic significance.

The tape for protecting and mechanically supporting an optical, power, or other such cable is disclosed. An open cell foam layer is coated or layered with a super absorbent layer that is attached to one side of a support layer. In this arrangement, when exposed to water the super absorbent layer expands or swells into the open cell layer. The inner core of the cable is surrounded by the tape with the side of the open cell layer distal from the super absorbent layer facing the inner core. The support layer may have the protective open cell and super absorbent combination attached to both sides of the support layer.

The invention provides a bacteriostatic deodorant super absorbent resin. An acrylic acid/acrylate mixed solution is prepared by neutralization of a basic compound and an acrylic monomer solution; a primary crosslinking agent and a primary dispersing agent are added into the mixed solution and uniform stirring is performed; an antibacterial agent is added and uniform stirring is continued; a temperature is raised to a range of 35 DEG C-70 DEG C; an initiator is added for polymerization to form colloid super absorbent resin; granulation and drying are performed on the colloid super absorbent resin in order; a composite bacteriostatic crosslinking agent is added at a temperature in a range of 110-180 DEG C for surface treatment to form the core-shell-type super absorbent resin having a three-dimensional crosslinking network structure. The bacteriostatic agent is one or two selected from a group consisting of an amino acid metal salt ion chelate and a chitosan metal salt ion chelate. The super absorbent resin provided by the invention is applied in sanitation hygroscopic products, has notable bacteriostatic and deodorant properties, has easily available raw materials, has low costs and has huge benefits.

An surface protection system of manufacture for protecting the surfaces, including restroom floors, from accidental liquid spills, including urine and water, with a top unit containing grid work of any geometric design containing a slip resistance top design that directs liquid down and into the absorbing core; an absorbing core attached to the top unit by any method, consisting of non woven material containing super absorbent polymer or super absorbent fiber, or similar material that has a high rate of absorbency and capacity to retain the liquid in the material; a moister barrier attached to the absorbing core and the top unit by any permanent means, including glue, heat welding, or other methods, and optionally, a backing unit containing slip resistant characteristics. All components being combined into one surface protection system that also provides for the user to stand on a portion of it, allowing a closer position to a urinal, toilet, beverage machine, drinking fountain, or other intended use of the surface protection system. An article of manufacture for protecting the counter surfaces from accidental liquid spills, including coffee, carbonated beverages, and water, with a top unit containing grip work grid work of any geometric design containing a slip resistance top design that directs liquid down and into the absorbing core; an absorbing core attached to the top unit by any method, consisting of non woven material containing super absorbent polymer or super absorbent fiber, or similar material that has a high rate of absorbency and capacity to retain the liquid in the material; a moister barrier attached to the absorbing core and the top unit by any permanent means, including glue, heat welding, or other methods, and optionally, a backing unit containing slip resistant characteristics. All components being combined into one surface protection system that also provides for the user to stand on a portion of it, allowing a closer position to a urinal, toilet, beverage machine, drinking fountain, or other intended use of the surface protection system.

The invention relates to a preparation method of organic/inorganic compound semi-interpenetrating network super-absorbent, which composites linear polycation and polymer to obtain organic/inorganic compound semi-interpenetrating network super-absorbent. The inventive product has high thermal stability, strength and salt tolerance, which can be used in sanitary and soil improvement fields. The preparation method comprises using cation monomer in-situ intercalation polymerization composite method or linear polycation direct intercalation composite method to prepare a composite solution of polycation and layered silicate, adding monomer, cross linker and initiator, polymerizing and obtaining gel at 20-90DEG C. The invention has the advantages that the invention polymerizes polycation and layered silicate to improve compatibility, and uses inter-penetrating network structure and organic/inorganic composite structure to improve product strength and salt tolerance.

The invention relates to the technical field of an absorbent resin, in particular to a polyacrylate super absorbent resin and a preparation method thereof. According to the invention, a limited amount of alkaline materials are partially neutralized with crylic acid, radical polymerization cross-linking reaction is carried out on the partially neutralized crylic acid mixed solution under the effect of a comonomer, a cross-linking agent and a composite initiator so as to obtain a hydrogel cross-linked polymer with a unique body type net structure, and finally the hydrogel cross-linked polymer is granulated, heated and dried to prepare a high polymer-a super absorbent resin with water swelling property and water insoluble property simultaneously. When the composite initiator acts, photo-initiation primary polymerization is carried out rapidly under the effect of ultraviolet light, and then thermal-initiation deep polymerization is carried out by heat continuously generated and accumulated in the primary polymerization process, so the polymerization conversion rate of crylic acid monomers is promoted to be improved greatly, the polymerization reaction time is shortened, and the residual quantity of the monomers is reduced.

The present invention relates to a fabric having stiff fibers and high-absorbable fibers alternatively arranged, in which said stiff fibers of polypropylene, polyethylene and the like, said high-absorbable fibers of polyester microfibers, polyester-nylon composite microfibers and the like having a size of 1.0 denier or less are weaved/knitted and processed according to a known method such as circular-knitting, weaving or tufting, in such a manner that a stiff fiber region of aggregated stiff fibers and a super-absorbent fiber region of aggregated high-absorbable fibers are alternatively arranged. By the fabric, it is possible to perform sweeping and wiping at the same time upon the cleaning of an indoor place. Also, it relates to a mop cloth for indoor cleaning comprising a fabric with stiff fibers and high-absorbable fibers alternatively arranged and a sheet with a Velcro tape formed on one surface thereof to be laminated on the fabric, in which the fabric and the sheet are joined by a finishing treatment such as overlocking or stitching. The mop cloth can be more rapidly attached to a holder connected to an end of a mop stick by a hinge or detached therefrom.

The present invention relates to absorbent articles comprising superabsorbent polymer particles. The superabsorbent polymer particles are coated with cationic polymers having 1 to 25 mol/kg, referring to the total weight of the cationic polymers, of cationic groups, which can be protonated. The cationic polymers are not substantially covalently bound to the superabsorbent polymer particles. Furthermore, the superabsorbent polymer particles are not substantially covalently surface cross-linked.

The invention belongs to the heating material field and in particular discloses a chemical heating composition which comprises iron powder, bamboo carbon powder, non-sodium soluble inorganic salt, water, inorganic porous water retention agent and super absorbent resin. In air, the heating composition can be used as heating material, and wastes of the heating composition can be reused as fertilizer and soil amendments. In addition, a heating bag which is provided with double-layer structure is also disclosed by the invention. The internal layer is a permeable package bag which is full of the chemical heating composition. The external layer is non-permeable package bag. The permeable package bag of the internal layer is processed from biodegradable nonwoven fabrics and biodegradable plastics. After being abandoned, the permeable package bag of the internal layer can be biodegradable, and pollutions to the environment are avoided.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing super absorbent polymers, and more specifically to a process for preparing super absorbent polymers comprising the steps of: forming a monomer composition comprising water-soluble, ethylenic unsaturated monomers and non-reactive fine particles having a diameter of 20 nm to 1 mm; and subjecting the monomer composition to a thermal polymerization or a UV-induced polymerization.

In the present invention, introducing fine particles into the monomer composition can provide paths for effectively discharging moisture or heat from the super absorbent polymers during or after a polymerization, thereby making it possible to obtain high quality super absorbent polymers showing a low water content and a low temperature and thus having excellent properties and enabling one to expect an energy-saving effect in a drying process.