The present invention provides: a novel binder that is capable of suitably contributing to the production of a battery and / or battery characteristics by means of a secondary battery binder which contains an aqueous
polymer, wherein the amount of
moisture generated at 170-290°C in the aqueous
polymer is 15% by
mass or less as measured by the measurement method described below, the aqueous
polymer is a
vinyl polymer that has a repeating unit having an acidic functional group and a nonionic hydrophilic repeating unit, the weight average molecular weight of the aqueous polymer is 1,000,000 or less, and the pH at 25°C of an
aqueous solution that is obtained by dissolving the aqueous polymer in water at a concentration of 2% by
mass is 6.5 to 8.5 inclusive; and a
slurry which contains this binder. [Amount of
moisture generated at 170-290°C] 20 g of an aqueous
polymer solution which is obtained by dissolving the aqueous polymer in water so as to have a
solid content concentration of 2% by
mass is added to a tray, and after
drying the aqueous
polymer solution at 60°C for 8 hours in a
forced convection oven, additional
drying is performed for 24 hours under conditions of 60°C and a degree of
pressure reduction of 0.1 MPa in a vacuum dryer so as to produce a film. The thus-produced film is
cut into an approximately 2-mm-square piece weighing 10 mg, and measurement is performed under the conditions described below using a Karl Fischer
moisture meter and a moisture
vaporizer. Measurement conditions: After the temperature is raised to 80°C, the temperature is kept at 80°C until the
weight loss rate falls to 0.1 µg / s or less (method A). Thereafter, the temperature is raised from 80°C to 300°C over 30 minutes (method B). Method A data collection interval: 1 second; Method B data collection interval: 5 seconds; Calculation of amount of generated moisture: The ratio of the amount of generated moisture is calculated according to the formula described below, where Wa is the weight after keeping the temperature at 80°C until the
weight loss rate falls to 0.1 µg / s or less, and Wb is the amount of generated moisture detected between 170°C and 290°C. Ratio of amount of generated moisture = Wb / Wa × 100 (% by mass)