WO2011040530A1 - 粒子状吸水剤及びその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a particulate water-absorbing agent mainly comprising a polyacrylic acid (salt) water-absorbing resin and a method for producing the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to a particulate water-absorbing agent for absorbers used in paper diapers, sanitary napkins, and the like, and a method for producing the same, and has excellent yellowing prevention properties, no odor, and excellent absorption ability. The present invention relates to a particulate water-absorbing agent mainly composed of a polyacrylic acid (salt) -based water-absorbing resin and a method for producing the same.
- water-absorbing resins having a high water-absorbing property have been developed, and are widely used mainly in disposable applications as absorbent articles such as paper diapers and sanitary napkins, as well as water retaining agents for agriculture and horticulture, industrial water-stopping materials, etc.
- a water-absorbing resin many monomers and hydrophilic polymers have been proposed as raw materials.
- polyacrylic acid (salt) -based water-absorbing using acrylic acid and / or a salt thereof as a monomer is proposed.
- Resins are most commonly used industrially because of their high water absorption performance.
- Such polyacrylic acid (salt) -based water-absorbing resin is obtained by neutralizing acrylic acid before or after polymerization to give a polyacrylate, and such neutralization and polymerization are disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 4 and non-patent documents. It is disclosed in Document 1.
- the water absorption characteristics desired for the above water-absorbing resin include: non-pressurized water absorption capacity (CRC), pressurized water absorption capacity (AAP), water absorption speed (FSR / Vortex), non-pressurized liquid permeability, pressurized liquid permeability
- CRC non-pressurized water absorption capacity
- AAP pressurized water absorption capacity
- FSR / Vortex water absorption speed
- non-pressurized liquid permeability pressurized liquid permeability
- pressurized liquid permeability Many properties (parameters) such as impact resistance, urine resistance, fluidity, gel strength, color, particle size, etc. are known, and many more from various viewpoints among the same physical properties (for example, water absorption capacity without pressure)
- a rule parameter measurement method
- the water-absorbing resin (particulate water-absorbing agent) that has been developed by paying attention to these many physical properties has the above-mentioned many physical properties (for example, “absorption capacity under no pressure (CRC)” and “absorption capacity under pressure (AAP)”). Etc.), there is still a problem that it is difficult to say that the actual use of an absorbent body such as a paper diaper exhibits sufficient performance.
- the main use of these water-absorbing agents is sanitary materials such as paper diapers and sanitary napkins. Therefore, when powdered water-absorbing agents are combined with white pulp in sanitary materials, they give a feeling of foreign matter due to coloring.
- an initial color tone (also known as initial coloring) of the water-absorbing agent the water-absorbing resin is required to be white at the time of shipment from the factory.
- the water-absorbing agent is generally a white powder.
- the color of the water-absorbing agent over time also known as time-dependent coloring
- the coloring problem has become more important.
- Patent Documents 5 to 31, and the like various proposals for improving the whiteness of the water-absorbing resin and preventing coloring are proposed in Patent Documents 5 to 31, and the like.
- a method for controlling the polymerization inhibitor in the monomer a technique of setting methoxyphenol in acrylic acid to 10 to 160 ppm (Patent Document 5), controlling hydroquinone in acrylic acid to 0.2 ppm or less.
- Technology Patent Document 6
- Patent Document 7 technology for treating monomers with activated carbon
- Patent Document 8 technology using tocophenol as an inhibitor
- N-oxyl compound and manganese compound as a polymerization inhibitor, etc.
- a technique using Pt Patent Document 9
- a technique using methoxyphenol and a specific polyvalent metal salt Patent Documents 10 and 11
- Patent Document 12 a technique of adding a reducing agent such as hypophosphite
- Patent Documents 13 and 14 a technique of adding an antioxidant
- Patent Documents 15 to 19 Techniques for adding other reducing agents and the like
- Patent Documents 20 to 23 Techniques for adding organic carboxylic acids and other compounds as necessary
- Patent Documents 24 to 26 are known as techniques focusing on polymerization initiators for preventing coloring.
- techniques (Patent Documents 27 and 28) that focus on the amount of iron in aluminum or a reducing agent have also been proposed as coloring-causing substances, and use an ammonium acrylate salt as a monomer or include a phosphorus atom.
- a technique for adding a compound or a sulfur-based reducing agent a plurality of times (Patent Document 29) is also known.
- techniques (Patent Documents 30 and 31) for controlling the amount of oxygen in the drying process and the surface crosslinking process are also known.
- Patent Document 32 acrylic acid
- Patent Document 33 acetic acid and propionic acid
- Patent Document 34 volatile organic solvent
- Patent Document 35 sulfur reducing agent
- Patent Document 36 alcohol-based volatilization Odor reduction of substances
- AAP water absorption capacity under pressure
- SFC saline flow inductivity
- the problem to be solved by the present invention is that a particulate water-absorbing agent mainly composed of a polyacrylic acid (salt) -based water-absorbing resin and a method for producing the same can exhibit excellent absorption performance, and can further prevent coloration with time.
- the object is to provide a particulate water-absorbing agent for an absorbent material which has performance and has no odor and is suitable for practical use, and a method for producing the same.
- the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a particulate water-absorbing agent for an absorbent body excellent in urine resistance and suitable for practical use, and a method for producing the same.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is a particulate water-absorbing agent mainly composed of a polyacrylic acid (salt) -based water-absorbing resin, and includes a chelating agent and an inorganic reducing agent,
- the content of the chelating agent is 0.001 to 0.5% by weight, and the following (1) to (3) (1)
- the content of methoxyphenols is 5 to 60 ppm.
- the water content is 3 to 15% by weight. It is characterized by satisfying any one or more of the requirements.
- the method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention comprises a polymerization step of an aqueous monomer solution mainly composed of acrylic acid (salt), and a hydrogel cross-linked polymer obtained by polymerization.
- the monomer contains 10 to 200 ppm of methoxyphenol in terms of acrylic acid,
- (A) including a step of adding water-insoluble inorganic fine particles The water content of the polymer is controlled to 3 to 15% by weight after the drying step and in the surface cross-linking step.
- An inorganic reducing agent addition step is performed after the surface cross-linking step. It is characterized by satisfying any one or more of the requirements.
- the production method of the subordinate concept essentially comprising the above (c) is a simple method comprising acrylic acid (salt) containing 10 to 200 ppm of methoxyphenol as a main component.
- a particulate water-absorbing agent comprising a polymerization step of a monomer aqueous solution, a drying step of a water-containing gel-like crosslinked polymer obtained by polymerization, a surface crosslinking step, and a step of adding 0.001 to 0.5 wt% of a chelating agent.
- an inorganic reducing agent addition step is performed after the surface cross-linking step. Specific examples of this production method / part 1 are shown in Examples 1-1 to 1-16 and Tables 1 to 5 described later.
- part 2 As a method for producing the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention, the production method of the subordinate concept essentially comprising the above (b), part 2 is a polymerization step of a monomer aqueous solution mainly composed of acrylic acid (salt), and polymerization
- a method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent comprising a drying step of a water-containing gel-like cross-linked polymer obtained in step 1 and a surface cross-linking step, wherein an addition step of 0.001 to 0.5 wt% of a chelating agent and inorganic reduction And a step of adding an agent, wherein the monomer contains 10 to 200 ppm of methoxyphenol in terms of acrylic acid, and (a) a step of adding water-insoluble inorganic fine particles is further included.
- Specific examples of such production method-2 are shown in Examples 2-1 to 2-14 and Tables 6 to 7 described later.
- part 3 is a polymerization step of a monomer aqueous solution mainly composed of acrylic acid (salt), and polymerization
- a method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent comprising a drying step of a water-containing gel-like cross-linked polymer obtained in step 1 and a surface cross-linking step, wherein an addition step of 0.001 to 0.5 wt% of a chelating agent and inorganic reduction And a monomer addition step, the monomer contains 10 to 200 ppm of methoxyphenol in terms of acrylic acid, and the moisture content of the polymer is 3 to 15% by weight after the drying step and / or in the surface cross-linking step. More preferably, the inorganic reducing agent is added to the hydrogel crosslinked polymer before drying. Specific examples of the production method / part 3
- particulate water-absorbing agent suitable for practical use that has excellent anti-coloring performance over time, has no odor, and is excellent in urine resistance. be able to.
- FIG. 1 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a measuring apparatus for AAP (water absorption under pressure) according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of the SFC (saline flow conductivity) measuring apparatus according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is an electron micrograph of typical granulated particles.
- CRC Chiptrifuge Retention Capacity
- SFC Seline Flow Conductivity
- AAP Absorbency against Pressure
- water absorption capacity under pressure is “water absorption capacity under pressure” with respect to a pressure of 4.83 kPa or 2.0 kPa, which is a value obtained by the measurement method described in the examples described later.
- FSR Free Well Rate
- D50 Distribution
- ⁇ is “logarithmic standard deviation of particle size distribution”, which is a value obtained by the measurement method described in Examples described later.
- FHA Fixed Height Absorption
- Vortex is “water absorption rate”, which is a value obtained by the measurement method described in Examples described later.
- saline solution means “aqueous sodium chloride solution”
- X to Y indicating a range means “X or more and Y or less”, unless otherwise noted.
- Ppm means “weight ppm” or “mass ppm”
- ⁇ acid (salt) means “ ⁇ acid and / or salt thereof”
- (meth) acryl means “acryl and / Or methacryl ".
- the particulate water-absorbing agent according to the present invention comprises a polyacrylic acid (salt) -based water-absorbing resin as a main component, a chelating agent having a content of 0.001 to 0.5% by weight, and an inorganic reducing agent.
- An aqueous liquid absorbent solidifying agent that satisfies at least one of (1) to (3).
- the content of methoxyphenols is 5 to 60 ppm, (2) containing water-insoluble inorganic fine particles, (3) The water content is 3 to 15% by weight.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention must satisfy any one or more of the above (1) to (3), preferably an aqueous liquid satisfying any two or more, particularly preferably three simultaneously. Although it is an absorption solidifying agent, if the chelating agent and the inorganic reducing agent are not used in the above ranges, the effect of preventing coloring and deterioration is low. In preventing coloring and deterioration, the (1) methoxyphenols and the (2) water-insoluble inorganic fine particles contribute to prevention of deterioration and further prevention of coloring. In addition, the above (3) water content affects coloring (for example, Comparative Example 3-8 of the present application), contributes to the water absorption rate (for example, Example 1-16 of the present application), and further solves odor and dust problems.
- the content of (1) methoxyphenol is preferably 5 to 60 ppm, and (3) when the water content is 3 to 15% by weight, 2) It is preferable to contain water-insoluble inorganic fine particles. That is, in the method of using a chelating agent and an inorganic reducing agent in combination within the above range, any of the above (1) to (3) has an effect on preventing coloration or preventing deterioration, and in the present invention, one or more of them, preferably Two or more, particularly preferably three are selected.
- the “main component” means that the content of the water-absorbing resin is 50% by weight or more with respect to the entire water-absorbing agent, and the content of the water-absorbing resin requires a chelating agent and an inorganic reducing agent as essential. Since the water content is preferably 3 to 15% by weight, the water-absorbing resin is contained in less than 97% by weight, and the lower limit of the water-absorbing resin is 60% by weight or more, more preferably 70% by weight or more. It is 80% by weight or more, and further 85% by weight or more.
- the content of the water-absorbent resin is 60% by weight or more and less than 99.999% by weight, more preferably 70% by weight or more and less than 99.9% by weight, and more preferably It means 80 wt% or more and less than 99.7 wt%, particularly preferably 90 wt% or more and less than 99.5 wt%.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention refers to an aqueous liquid absorbent solidifying agent (also known as a gelling agent) containing a polyacrylic acid (salt) water-absorbing resin as a main component.
- aqueous liquid include water, urine, blood, feces, waste liquid, moisture and steam, ice, a mixture of water and an organic solvent or an inorganic solvent, rainwater, groundwater, etc.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is an absorbent solidifying agent for urine, particularly human urine.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent according to the present invention is preferably an aqueous liquid absorbing and solidifying agent containing an ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compound in order to prevent coloring and deterioration.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent according to the present invention is preferably an aqueous liquid absorbing and solidifying agent containing a polyvalent metal salt and / or a cationic polymer in order to prevent deterioration and improve liquid permeability.
- a polyvalent metal salt and / or a cationic polymer is used, a coloring problem of the obtained water-absorbing agent is likely to occur, but the present invention does not have such a problem.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent according to the present invention can exhibit excellent absorption performance, has excellent anti-coloring performance over time, has no odor, and has excellent urine resistance, and is suitable for practical use.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent can be provided.
- the water-absorbing resin used in the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention optionally contains a graft component and has a structural unit derived from acrylic acid.
- the water-absorbent resin has a structural unit derived from acrylic acid as a main component.
- the method for producing the water-absorbing resin is not particularly limited.
- the water-absorbing resin is obtained by polymerizing a monomer component mainly composed of acrylic acid and / or a salt thereof.
- the structural unit derived from the monomer corresponds to, for example, a structure in which a polymerizable double bond of each monomer is opened by a polymerization reaction.
- the structure in which a polymerizable double bond is opened is, for example, a structure in which a carbon-carbon double bond (C ⁇ C) is a single bond (—C—C—).
- the water-absorbing resin used for the particulate water-absorbing agent is a water-swellable water-insoluble polymer in which a crosslinked structure is introduced into the polymer.
- water swellability means that the water absorption capacity (CRC) under no pressure with respect to physiological saline is 2 [g / g] or more, preferably 5 to 200 [g / g], more preferably 20 to 100 [g. / G], and “water-insoluble” means that the water-soluble content in the water-absorbent resin is essentially 50% by weight or less, preferably 0 to 25% by weight, more preferably 0 to 15% by weight, More preferably, it means 0 to 10% by weight, which is substantially insoluble in water.
- CRC water absorption capacity
- water-soluble component water-soluble component
- the polyacrylic acid (salt) -based water-absorbing resin means that the total mol% of acrylic acid and / or its salt in the total monomer (excluding the crosslinking agent) used for polymerization is essentially 50 to 100.
- the mol% more preferably 70 to 100 mol%, still more preferably 90 to 100 mol%, particularly preferably substantially 100 mol%.
- Polyacrylic acid is not limited to a polymer of acrylic acid, but also includes polyacrylic acid (salt), which is a hydrolyzate of polyacrylonitrile and polyacrylamide. Polyacrylic acid obtained by acid polymerization is preferred.
- alkali metal salts such as lithium salts, sodium salts and potassium salts; ammonium salts; monovalent salts of acrylic acid such as amine salts are usually used, preferably alkali metals of acrylic acid.
- a salt is used, and a sodium salt or potassium salt of acrylic acid is more preferable.
- polyvalent metal salts such as calcium salt and aluminum salt, in the range which has water swelling property.
- the neutralization rate of the water absorbent resin obtained in the present invention is preferably 10 mol% or more and less than 90 mol%, more preferably 40 mol% or more and less than 80 mol%, based on the acid groups. More preferably, it is at least 50 mol% and less than 74 mol% with respect to the acid group.
- the neutralization rate is less than 10 mol%, the absorption performance, particularly the water absorption rate may be remarkably lowered, which is not preferable.
- the neutralization rate is 90 mol% or more, the absorption performance, particularly the water absorption rate under pressure is high. A water absorbing agent may not be obtained, which is not preferable.
- the neutralization rate is particularly preferably less than 74 mol%, and more preferably less than 72 mol%. That is, also in the method of the present invention, when the neutralization rate is high, the color tends to be colored. Therefore, the upper limit of the neutralization rate is set to the above range.
- the neutralization step may be performed on the monomer component before polymerization, or may be performed on the hydrogel crosslinked polymer during or after polymerization. Furthermore, neutralization of the monomer component and neutralization of the hydrogel crosslinked polymer may be used in combination. Neutralization is preferably performed with acrylic acid as a monomer component.
- the water content of the water-absorbing resin obtained in the present invention is within the range described later in the drying step and surface cross-linking step described later, and the particulate water-absorbing agent as the final product.
- the moisture content is preferably adjusted to 3 to 15% by weight.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent according to the present invention does not satisfy the requirements (1) and (2), the water content of the particulate water-absorbing agent as the final product is always 3-15. Adjusted to weight percent.
- the water content is higher than 15% by weight, the obtained water-absorbing agent tends to be colored, and when it is less than 3% by weight, problems of odor and dust may occur.
- acrylic acid (salt) is used in the above range as a monomer, but other monomers may be used in combination.
- the amount of monomers other than acrylic acid (salt) used is based on the total amount of acrylic acid (salt) and other monomers used as the main component. It is 0 to 50 mol%, preferably 0 to 30 mol%, more preferably 0 to 10 mol%.
- Examples of monomers used in combination other than acrylic acid (salt) include monomers exemplified in the following US and European patents. Specifically, examples of the monomer used in combination include water-soluble or hydrophobic unsaturated monomers. Examples of water-soluble or hydrophobic unsaturated monomers include methacrylic acid, (anhydrous) maleic acid, fumaric acid, crotonic acid, itaconic acid, vinyl sulfonic acid, 2- (meth) acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfone.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent according to the present invention includes those containing the water-soluble or hydrophobic unsaturated monomer as a copolymerization component.
- the cross-linking method used in the present invention is not particularly limited.
- a method in which a cross-linking agent is added during polymerization or post-polymerization to perform post-crosslinking a method of radical cross-linking with a radical polymerization initiator, an electron
- the method include radiation cross-linking using a wire and the like, and a method in which a predetermined amount of an internal cross-linking agent is added to a monomer in advance to perform polymerization, and a cross-linking reaction is performed simultaneously with or after polymerization is preferable.
- Examples of the internal crosslinking agent used in the present invention include N, N′-methylenebisacrylamide, (poly) ethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, (poly) propylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, and (polyoxyethylene) trimethyl.
- the internal cross-linking agent is preferably 0.005 to 2 mol%, more preferably 0.01 to 1 mol%, and still more preferably 0.05 to 0.2 mol% with respect to the monomer.
- amount of the internal cross-linking agent used is less than 0.005 mol% or more than 2 mol%, desired absorption characteristics may not be obtained.
- the concentration of the monomer component in this aqueous solution depends on the type of monomer and the purpose. Although it is appropriately determined depending on physical properties and is not particularly limited, it is preferably 10 to 70% by weight, more preferably 15 to 65% by weight, and still more preferably 30 to 55% by weight from the viewpoint of physical properties.
- a solvent other than water may be used in combination as necessary, and the type of solvent that can be used in combination is not particularly limited.
- the monomer concentration may be a slurry exceeding the saturation concentration, but is preferably in the above range, and more preferably less than the saturation concentration.
- a water-soluble resin eg, starch, cellulose, polyvinyl alcohol
- a water-absorbent resin or its
- acrylic acid salt
- 0 to 50% by weight preferably 0 to 20% by weight
- various foaming agents carbonates, azo compounds, bubbles, etc.
- surfactants chelating agents, chain transfer agents, and the like
- chelating agents e.g., EDTA
- chain transfer agents e
- water-soluble resin or water-absorbing resin gives a graft polymer (for example; starch graft polymer or PVA graft polymer), and these are also polyacrylic acid (salt) water-absorbing resin in the present invention.
- reverse phase suspension polymerization, aqueous solution polymerization, spraying or droplet polymerization can be applied, but from the viewpoint of performance and ease of control of polymerization when polymerizing the monomer aqueous solution, It is preferably carried out by aqueous solution polymerization or reverse phase suspension polymerization.
- these polymerizations can be carried out in an air atmosphere, it is preferably carried out in an inert gas atmosphere such as nitrogen or argon (for example, 1% by volume or less of oxygen), and the monomer component has no dissolved oxygen. It is preferably used for the polymerization after sufficiently substituted with an active gas (for example, less than 1 [mg / L] oxygen).
- aqueous solution polymerization in which polymerization control is difficult in order to obtain a highly productive and highly water-absorbing resin.
- aqueous solution polymerization continuous belt polymerization (US Pat. No. 4,893,999, No. 6,241,928 and US Patent Application Publication No. 2005/215734), continuous or batch kneader polymerization (described in US Pat. No. 6,987,151, No. 6,710,141, etc.).
- Aqueous polymerization is a method of polymerizing an aqueous monomer solution without using a dispersion solvent.
- U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,462,001, 4,873,299, 4,286,082, 4,973,632, 4,985,518, No. 5124416, No. 5,250,640, No. 5,264,495, No. 5,145,906, No. 5,380,808, etc. European Patent Nos.
- Monomers, crosslinking agents, polymerization initiators, and other additives described in these US patents and European patents are also applicable in the present invention.
- Reverse phase suspension polymerization is a polymerization method in which an aqueous monomer solution is suspended in a hydrophobic organic solvent.
- the residence time that is, the total time is usually more than 24 hours, but after adjusting the monomer components and / or The longer the time after neutralization of acrylic acid (the above-mentioned total time), the greater the residual monomer and the yellowing phenomenon (coloring with time) of the water absorbent resin. Therefore, in order to shorten the residence time, preferably, batch polymerization or continuous polymerization is performed with continuous neutralization and continuous monomer component adjustment, and more preferably continuous polymerization is performed.
- the polymerization start temperature of the monomer aqueous solution is 40 ° C. or higher, more preferably 50 ° C. or higher, further 60 ° C. or higher, and particularly 70 ° C. or higher.
- the production method according to the present invention is applied to the hydrous gel obtained by such high temperature polymerization (high temperature initiation polymerization), the effects of the present invention including particle size control can be maximized.
- the upper limit is not higher than the boiling point of the aqueous solution, preferably not higher than 105 ° C.
- high temperature polymerization in which the peak temperature of the polymerization temperature is 95 ° C. or higher, more preferably 100 ° C. or higher, and further preferably 105 ° C. or higher is preferable.
- the present invention is applied to a hydrogel obtained by such boiling polymerization, the effects of the present invention including particle size control can be maximized.
- the upper limit of the boiling point is sufficient, preferably 130 ° C. or less, more preferably 120 ° C. or less.
- the polymerization process is aqueous polymerization in order to further exhibit the effects of the present invention.
- acrylic acid may be neutralized in advance, or may be neutralized after polymerization, but in order to improve the relative relationship between the opposite water absorption capacity (CRC) and the soluble content,
- a fragmentation step of the hydrogel polymer is included after the polymerization.
- the monomer contains acrylic acid as a main component, and includes a neutralization step of the hydrogel crosslinked polymer after polymerization.
- a crosslinking agent that reacts with a carboxyl group can be used in the same manner as the surface crosslinking agent described later, and a polyglycidyl compound, a polyhydroxy compound, and the like can be suitably used.
- the polymerization time is not particularly limited, and may be appropriately determined according to the kind of the hydrophilic monomer or polymerization initiator, the reaction temperature, etc., but is usually 0.5 minutes to 3 hours, preferably 1 Min to 1 hour.
- the polymerization step is preferably performed with methoxyphenols.
- methoxyphenols especially p-methoxyphenol
- a monomer aqueous solution containing 90 to 100 mol% of acrylic acid (salt) in a monomer containing 10 to 200 ppm and having a monomer concentration of 30 to 55% by weight is used as a radical polymerization initiator.
- it is a step in which aqueous solution polymerization or reverse phase suspension polymerization is carried out under the condition that the maximum temperature is 130 ° C.
- the polymerization time is 0.5 minutes to 3 hours by 0.001 to 1 mol%.
- persulfates such as potassium persulfate, ammonium persulfate and sodium persulfate, hydroperoxides such as t-butyl hydroperoxide and hydrogen peroxide, 2,2′- Azo compounds such as azobis (2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride, radical polymerization initiators such as 2-hydroxy-1-phenyl-propan-1-one and benzoin methyl ether, and further decomposition of these radical polymerization initiators
- a redox initiator or the like that is used in combination with a reducing agent such as L-ascorbic acid that promotes is used.
- the amount of the polymerization initiator used is usually in the range of 0.001 to 1 mol%, more preferably 0.001 to 0.5 mol%, based on the monomer.
- a persulfate or peroxide in combination with the reducing agent.
- the reducing agent include (heavy) sulfites (salts) such as sodium sulfite and sodium bisulfite. , L-ascorbic acid (salt), reducing metals (salts) such as ferrous salts, amines and the like.
- the amount of these reducing agents used is usually preferably 0.0001 to 0.02 mol% with respect to the monomer component.
- the polymerization reaction may be carried out by irradiating the reaction system with active energy rays such as radiation, electron beam, and ultraviolet rays.
- active energy rays such as radiation, electron beam, and ultraviolet rays.
- methoxyphenols described below particularly p-methoxyphenol
- a chelating agent are added to the monomer aqueous solution during the polymerization or in the middle of the polymerization to polymerize the effect of the present invention.
- the polymerization step is preferably aqueous solution polymerization in order to further exert the effects of the present invention.
- acrylic acid may be neutralized in advance or may be neutralized after polymerization.
- the hydrogel polymer includes a (1-7) fragmentation step described later.
- the hydrogel crosslinked polymer obtained by polymerization may be dried as it is, but the hydrogel crosslinked polymer is refined during or after the polymerization. It is preferable. Further, if necessary, it is finely divided using a gel crusher, etc., preferably 0.1 to 3 mm, more preferably 0.5 to 2 mm in weight average particle diameter (specified by sieve classification), and then dried.
- the shape of the polyacrylic acid (salt) water-absorbing resin of the present invention is not particularly limited, and can be any form such as granules, powders, flakes, fibers, and the like.
- fine graining is carried out by various methods. For example, from a screw type extruder having a porous structure of an arbitrary shape after the fine graining at the time of polymerization in the kneader polymerization or the polymerization by belt polymerization or tank polymerization.
- the method of extruding and crushing can be exemplified. In extrusion crushing, it is also possible to further reduce the color change by adding a chelating agent described later in the form of an aqueous solution.
- an inorganic reducing agent is preferably added at the same time as the hydrated gel-like crosslinked polymer is refined.
- the effect of the present invention can be achieved at a higher level by mixing and further kneading the hydrogel and the inorganic reducing agent.
- the water content of the water-absorbing agent of the present invention is 3 to 15% by weight is preferable, and in the method for producing a water-absorbing agent of the present invention, the water content of the polymer is preferably controlled to 3 to 15% by weight after the drying step and in the surface cross-linking step.
- an inorganic reducing agent furthermore, a chelating agent or an ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compound described later
- the inorganic reducing agent is mixed only on the surface of the water absorbent resin.
- an inorganic reducing agent and, if necessary, a chelating agent and an ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compound are mixed not only on the surface of the water-absorbent resin particles but also inside. Therefore, it is preferable to knead the inorganic reducing agent and the like at the same time as the fragmentation of the polymer gel (particularly a bulk gel or sheet gel) after aqueous solution polymerization.
- a kneader or a screw-type extruder is preferably used for fine graining and mixing (especially kneading), and a plurality of them may be used in series, or a kneader and a meat chopper, etc. Different devices may be used in combination.
- One screw type extruder may be used, or two or more screw extruders may be used.
- the drying step in the method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is a water-containing gel obtained by a polymerization step, preferably a particulate water-containing gel, and more preferably a weight average defined by sieving classification.
- the hydrogel having a particle diameter of 0.1 to 3 mm is dried.
- Drying methods include heat drying, hot air drying, vacuum drying, fluidized bed drying, infrared drying, microwave drying, drum dryer drying, azeotropic dehydration with hydrophobic organic solvents, high humidity drying using high temperature steam, etc.
- One type or two or more types of various methods can be employed.
- contact drying with a gas having a dew point of 40 to 100 ° C., more preferably a dew point of 50 to 90 ° C. can be exemplified.
- the wind speed (the speed of the wind passing perpendicularly to the drying object spreading horizontally) is preferably 0.01 to 10 [m / sec], more preferably 0.1 to 5 [m / sec]. m / sec].
- the drying temperature suitably used in the present invention is not particularly limited, but is, for example, in the range of 50 to 300 ° C. (preferably carried out under reduced pressure when 100 ° C. or lower), preferably 100 to 250 ° C., more preferably The temperature range is 130 to 220 ° C, particularly preferably 150 to 200 ° C.
- the drying time is usually 10 to 120 minutes, more preferably 20 to 90 minutes, still more preferably 30 to 60 minutes. If the drying time is less than 10 minutes, the change that occurs in the polymer chain inside the water-absorbent resin is small, so that it is considered that a sufficient improvement effect cannot be obtained, and therefore the improvement effect of various physical properties may not be seen. On the other hand, if the drying time is 120 minutes or longer, the water-absorbent resin is damaged, resulting in an increase in water-soluble content and no improvement in physical properties.
- the drying step is preferably performed in such a way that the particulate water-containing gel has a water content of 20% by weight at a drying temperature of 100 to 250 ° C. and a drying time of 10 to 120 minutes. It is preferable to be a step of performing the following drying, and further, the drying temperature, the drying time, and the moisture content within the above or the following ranges.
- the water content of the water-containing gel-like crosslinked polymer obtained by the above polymerization is preferably dried to 20% by weight or less, more preferably 15% by weight or less, and more preferably 10%. It is particularly preferred to dry to weight percent or less.
- the moisture content after drying is preferably 2% by weight or more, 3% by weight or more, 4% by weight or more, 5% by weight or more, 6% by weight or more, and 7% by weight or more in order. By setting it as more than such a lower limit, the problem of the odor by using a reducing agent can be suppressed.
- the water content is preferably 2 to 20% by weight, more preferably 3 to 15% by weight, still more preferably 5 to 15% by weight, and particularly preferably 7 to 15% by weight.
- the (1-8) drying step and the (1-10) surface cross-linking step described later may be carried out simultaneously, and a surface cross-linking agent is added during the drying step to further simultaneously with or after the surface cross-linking. You may dry up to rate.
- the moisture content of the final water-absorbing agent after the drying step is likely to remain when the moisture content is high, and not only the subsequent handleability is poor, but also a chelating agent and an inorganic reducing agent may be used in combination. It was found that when the water content was high, it was easy to color. In addition, when the moisture content is low, productivity and physical properties (for example, water absorption rate) may be reduced due to excessive drying, or a problem of odor may occur when a reducing agent is used before drying.
- Patent Document 17 European Patent No. 1645596
- Patent Document 15 US Patent Application Publication No. 2005/0856504
- This odor is not a simple decomposition of the reducing agent, but rather a complex odor of trace components such as water-containing gel after polymerization and residual monomers and the reducing agent, and is caused by keeping the water content of the water-absorbing resin below a certain level.
- the water content in the drying step and the surface cross-linking step described later is extremely important.
- productivity may be reduced in the pulverization and classification described below, which is not preferable.
- Pulverization Step / Classification Step The water-absorbent resin of the present invention obtained by drying may be subjected to steps such as pulverization and classification for particle size control as required according to the purpose. These methods are described in, for example, International Publication No. 2004/69915.
- a dried polymer can be obtained by drying the hydrogel crosslinked polymer after polymerization.
- the dry polymer may be used as it is as a dry powder (preferably with a solid content of 80% by weight or more), and the particle size may be adjusted after drying if necessary.
- the water-absorbent resin after drying is preferably made to have a specific particle size in order to improve physical properties by surface cross-linking described later.
- the particle size can be appropriately adjusted by polymerization, pulverization, classification, granulation, fine powder recovery and the like.
- the weight average particle diameter (D50) of the water-absorbent resin before surface cross-linking is 200 to 550 ⁇ m, preferably 250 to 500 ⁇ m, more preferably 300 to 450 ⁇ m, especially Preferably, it is adjusted to 350 to 400 ⁇ m. Also, the fewer the particles less than 150 ⁇ m, the better.
- the weight ratio of particles having a particle diameter of less than 150 ⁇ m to the weight of the whole dry polymer is usually adjusted to 0 to 5% by weight, preferably 0 to 3% by weight, particularly preferably 0 to 1% by weight. Furthermore, the smaller the particles of 850 ⁇ m or more, the better.
- the weight ratio of particles having a particle size of 850 ⁇ m or more with respect to the total weight of the dry polymer is usually adjusted to 0 to 5% by weight, preferably 0 to 3% by weight, particularly preferably 0 to 1% by weight.
- the logarithmic standard deviation ( ⁇ ) of the particle size distribution is preferably 0.20 to 0.45, preferably 0.27 to 0.40, and preferably 0.25 to 0.37.
- Such a particle size is preferably applied also to the water-absorbing resin after surface cross-linking and the water-absorbing agent of the final product. Therefore, preferably, a classification step and a crushing step are applied as necessary after the surface cross-linking step and after the addition of the chelating agent / inorganic reducing agent.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent obtained in the present invention can be made a water-absorbing agent more suitable for hygiene materials through a conventionally known surface cross-linking treatment step.
- Surface cross-linking means that a portion having a higher cross-linking density is provided in the surface layer of the water-absorbent resin (near the surface: usually around several tens of ⁇ m from the surface of the water-absorbent resin). It can be formed by a crosslinking reaction or the like.
- Examples of the surface cross-linking agent that can be used in the present invention include a surface cross-linking agent (preferably a covalent cross-linking surface cross-linking agent) that is ion-bonding or covalent-bonding with a functional group of a polyacrylic acid-based water absorbent resin,
- the organic or inorganic crosslinking agent can be exemplified, but a crosslinking agent capable of reacting with a carboxyl group can be preferably used from the viewpoint of physical properties and handleability.
- polyhydric alcohol compounds polyvalent epoxy compounds represented by polyvalent glycidyl compounds, polyvalent amine compounds or condensates thereof with haloepoxy compounds, oxazoline compounds, mono-, di- or polyoxazolidinone compounds, polyvalent metal salts,
- polyhydric alcohol compounds polyvalent epoxy compounds represented by polyvalent glycidyl compounds, polyvalent amine compounds or condensates thereof with haloepoxy compounds, oxazoline compounds, mono-, di- or polyoxazolidinone compounds, polyvalent metal salts,
- One type or two or more types such as an alkylene carbonate compound, an oxetane compound, and a cyclic urea compound can be exemplified.
- compounds exemplified in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,228,930, 6071976, and 6254990 can be exemplified.
- mono, di, tri, tetra or polyethylene glycol monopropylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, dipropylene glycol, 2,3,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol, polypropylene glycol, glycerin, polyglycerin , 2-butene-1,4-diol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,3-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,2-cyclohexanedimethanol, etc.
- Alcohol compounds such as ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether and glycidol; polyvalent amines such as ethylenediamine, diethylenetriamine, triethylenetetramine, tetraethylenepentamine, pentaethylenehexamine, polyethyleneimine, and polyamidepolyamine Haloepoxy compounds such as epichlorohydrin, epibromohydrin, ⁇ -methylepichlorohydrin; condensates of the above polyvalent amine compounds and haloepoxy compounds; oxazolidinone compounds such as 2-oxazolidinone; ethylene carbonate Examples thereof include, but are not particularly limited to, alkylene carbonate compounds such as: oxetane compounds; cyclic urea compounds such as 2-imidazolidinone.
- a dehydration-reactive cross-linking agent selected from a polyhydric alcohol compound, an oxazolidinone compound, and an alkylene carbonate compound is preferably used as the surface cross-linking agent.
- a polyvalent epoxy compound typified by a polyvalent glycidyl compound is preferably used as the surface cross-linking agent in order to control the water content 3 to 15% by weight described later after the surface cross-linking.
- the amount of the surface cross-linking agent used is preferably in the range of 0.001 to 10 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the water-absorbent resin powder, although it depends on the compounds used and combinations thereof. More preferably within the range of 5 to 5 parts by weight.
- water can be used in accordance with the surface cross-linking agent.
- the amount of water used is preferably in the range of 0.5 to 20 parts by weight, more preferably 0.5 to 10 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the water absorbent resin powder.
- a hydrophilic organic solvent can be used in addition to water.
- the amount of the hydrophilic organic solvent used is 0 to 10 parts by weight, preferably 0 to 5 parts by weight, with respect to 100 parts by weight of the water-absorbent resin powder. Further, when mixing the crosslinking agent solution into the water-absorbent resin powder, the amount is within a range not hindering the effect of the present invention, for example, 0 to 10% by weight or less, preferably 0 to 5% by weight, more preferably 0 to 1% by weight. Water-insoluble inorganic fine particles and surfactants may coexist. Surfactants used and the amounts used are exemplified in US Pat. No. 7,473,739.
- a high-speed stirring type mixer particularly a high-speed stirring type continuous mixer is preferable.
- a trade name turbulizer Mobulizer by Hosokawa Micron Co., Ltd. in Japan
- the brand name Redige Mixer made by Redige, Germany.
- the surface treatment in the method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is a step of performing a surface cross-linking reaction for increasing the cross-linking density of the water-absorbent resin surface.
- the water-absorbent resin after mixing the surface cross-linking agent is preferably subjected to a heat treatment, and if necessary, a cooling treatment is thereafter performed.
- the heating temperature (heating medium temperature) of the heat treatment is, for example, 70 to 300 ° C., preferably 120 to 250 ° C., more preferably 150 to 250 ° C., and the heating time is preferably in the range of 1 minute to 2 hours. It is.
- the heat treatment can be performed using a normal dryer or a heating furnace.
- a dehydration reactive surface agent such as a high-temperature surface cross-link such as 150 to 250 ° C. or a polyhydric alcohol
- the water-absorbing resin is further dried and the water content after surface cross-linking The rate tends to be less than 3%, particularly less than 1%.
- the heating temperature is preferably performed in the temperature range of 80 to 250 ° C., more preferably A temperature range of 80 to 160 ° C., more preferably a temperature range of 80 to 120 ° C., and most preferably a temperature range of 80 to 100 ° C.
- the heating time is less than 80 ° C., the surface cross-linking of the water-absorbent resin is not sufficient, and the water absorption magnification and saline flow induction rate under pressure are lowered.
- a polyvalent epoxy compound typified by a polyvalent glycidyl compound is preferably used as a surface crosslinking agent.
- a polyvalent epoxy compound typified by a polyvalent glycidyl compound is preferably used as a surface crosslinking agent.
- the temperature is higher than 250 ° C., it is not preferable because the particulate water-absorbing agent is colored or an unpleasant odor is generated.
- the water content of the water-absorbent resin is not only determined by the heating temperature, but also depends on the heating time, the pressure (decompression) of the reactor, the dew point, and the production amount (processing amount per unit time). What is necessary is just to set suitably, and since the material temperature of water-absorbing resin is generally lower than heating temperature, it is also preferable to obtain the water-absorbing agent with a predetermined water content by heating the material temperature below the boiling point of water.
- a water-soluble polyvalent metal salt such as an aluminum sulfate aqueous solution may be added after the crosslinking reaction.
- the surface cross-linking step is preferably performed by mixing 0.001 to 10 parts by weight of the surface cross-linking agent with respect to 100 parts by weight of the water absorbent resin powder after the drying step. It is carried out by heat treatment at ⁇ 300 ° C. for 1 minute to 2 hours, and further includes the above or the following surface cross-linking agent and its amount, heating temperature and time.
- a polyvalent metal and / or a cationic polymer described later may be added simultaneously with the surface crosslinking or after the surface crosslinking.
- These polyvalent metals and / or cationic polymers can also act as an ion-bonding surface cross-linking agent, and the liquid permeability can be further improved by the combined use with the above-mentioned covalent-bonding surface cross-linking agent.
- the water content of the water-absorbent resin after surface crosslinking is 3% by weight or more, 4% by weight or more, 5% by weight or more, 6% It is preferable in the order of not less than 7% by weight and not less than 7% by weight, and by setting the moisture content of the surface crosslinking within such a range, the odor due to the use of the reducing agent, especially the inorganic reducing agent during or before the surface crosslinking step can be reduced.
- the odor of the obtained water absorbing agent at the time of addition can be suppressed, and as a result, the odor of the water absorbing agent finally obtained can be further suppressed.
- the water content at the time of surface cross-linking is less than 3% by weight, for example, high-temperature surface cross-linking at a heat medium temperature or a material temperature of 150 to 250 ° C. or surface cross-linking with a dehydration-reactive surface cross-linking agent. It is more preferable from the viewpoint of odor to add an inorganic reducing agent after the crosslinking step.
- This odor is not a simple decomposition of the reducing agent, but a complex odor of a trace amount component such as the water-absorbing resin or its residual monomer and the reducing agent, and is caused by keeping the water content of the water-absorbing resin below a certain level.
- the water content in the drying step and the surface cross-linking step is extremely important.
- the water content of the water-absorbing resin after surface crosslinking is preferably within the above range.
- a particulate water-absorbing agent having a water content of 3 to 15% by weight it is preferable to carry out surface crosslinking while maintaining the water content of the water-absorbing resin at 3 to 15% by weight. More preferably, surface cross-linking is carried out while maintaining at 5% by weight, and still more preferably surface cross-linking is carried out while maintaining at 5 to 13% by weight, with the state maintained at 6 to 12% by weight and 7 to 11% by weight. Most preferably, surface cross-linking is performed. If the water content is not less than the above range, it is possible to avoid a significant decrease in the absorption capacity of the water absorbent resin. If the water content is not more than the above range (15% by weight), the coloring is further improved, and the deterioration of the handleability of the water-absorbent resin and the decrease in the fluidity of the powder can be suppressed.
- Further drying may be performed after the surface cross-linking as necessary, and water content and other physical properties may be adjusted by adding water and other additives.
- the reducing agent and chelating agent that are essentially added in the present invention may be added after the surface crosslinking, and the water-insoluble inorganic fine particles that are preferably added may be added. May be added 0.001 to 20 parts by weight, more preferably 0.01 to 10 parts by weight, particularly preferably 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of an antibacterial agent, deodorant, polyvalent metal compound, and the like. Good.
- a granulation step a fine powder removal step, a moisture content adjustment step (for example, Example 1-16 of the present application), a fine powder recycling step, and the like may be provided.
- a step of adding a chelating agent and an inorganic reducing agent may be provided after the (1-10) surface crosslinking step.
- various mixers used in the above (1-10) surface cross-linking step and the following [8] granulation can be appropriately used.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is a particulate water-absorbing agent mainly composed of a polyacrylic acid (salt) -based water-absorbing resin, including a chelating agent and an inorganic reducing agent, and the content of the chelating agent is 0.001 to 0.5% by weight, and the following (1) to (3) (1)
- the content of methoxyphenols is 5 to 60 ppm.
- the water content is 3 to 15% by weight. It is characterized by satisfying any one or more of the requirements.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention essentially contains a chelating agent in order to solve the problem.
- a chelating agent of the present invention a polymer compound or a non-polymer compound, particularly a non-polymer compound is preferable from the viewpoint of effects, and specifically, an amino polyvalent carboxylic acid, an organic polyvalent phosphoric acid, an inorganic polyvalent phosphoric acid. A compound selected from aminopolyphosphoric acid is preferred.
- the chelating agent preferably has a molecular weight of 100 to 5,000, more preferably 200 to 1,000. When there is no chelating agent, the water absorbing agent is inferior in terms of coloring and deterioration.
- polyvalent has a plurality of the functional groups in one molecule, preferably 2 to 30, more preferably 3 to 20, and 4 to 10 functional groups.
- chelating agents are preferably water-soluble chelating agents, specifically, water-soluble chelating agents that dissolve in 1 g or more, more preferably 10 g or more, in 100 g (25 ° C.) of water.
- amino polycarboxylic acid examples include iminodiacetic acid, hydroxyethyliminodiacetic acid, nitrilotriacetic acid, nitrilotripropionic acid, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, triethylenetetraminehexaacetic acid, trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane.
- organic polyvalent phosphoric acid examples include nitriloacetic acid-di (methylenephosphinic acid), nitriloacetic acid- (methylenephosphinic acid), nitriloacetic acid- ⁇ -propionic acid-methylenephosphonic acid, nitrilotris (methylenephosphonic acid), 1-hydroxy Examples thereof include ethylidene diphosphonic acid, and examples of the inorganic polyvalent phosphoric acid include pyrophosphoric acid, tripolyphosphoric acid and salts thereof.
- the amino polyvalent phosphoric acid includes ethylenediamine-N, N′-di (methylenephosphinic acid), ethylenediaminetetra (methylenephosphinic acid), cyclohexanediaminetetra (methylenephosphonic acid), ethylenediamine-N, N′-diacetic acid.
- the most preferred amino polyvalent phosphoric acid in the present invention includes ethylenediaminetetra (methylenephosphonic acid) or a salt thereof.
- the salt include monovalent salts, particularly alkali metal salts such as sodium salt and potassium salt, ammonium salts, and amine salts.
- alkali metal salts such as sodium salt and potassium salt, ammonium salts, and amine salts.
- a sodium salt and potassium salt are especially preferable.
- aminocarboxylic acid metal chelating agents amino polyvalent phosphoric acid metal chelating agents, and salts thereof are preferably used from the viewpoint of preventing coloring.
- diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid triethylenetetraminehexaacetic acid, trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexanetetraacetic acid, ethylenediaminetetra (methylenephosphinic acid), diethylenetriaminepenta (methylenephosphonic acid) and salts thereof are more preferably used.
- ethylenediaminetetra (methylenephosphonic acid) or a salt thereof is most preferable, and the salt is preferably a monovalent salt, and examples thereof include alkali metal salts such as sodium salts and potassium salts, ammonium salts, and amine salts. . Of these salts, sodium salts and potassium salts are particularly preferred.
- the content of the chelating agent in the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is 0.001 to 0.5% by weight, preferably 0.001 to 0.1% by weight, more preferably 0.002 to 0.1% by weight. Preferably, 0.003 to 0.05% by weight is more preferable, and 0.005 to 0.05% by weight is particularly preferable.
- the content of the chelating agent is less than 0.001% by weight, coloration with time of the particulate water-absorbing agent becomes severe, and color tone with time of the particulate water-absorbing agent deteriorates, which is not preferable.
- the coloration with time refers to the coloration of the particulate water-absorbing agent when stored for a long period of time at high temperature and high humidity
- the initial coloring refers to the color tone or coloring of the particulate water-absorbing agent as obtained at the time of manufacture. Say degree.
- Such chelating agents include the above (1-6) polymerization step, (1-7) gel granulation step, (1-8) drying step, (1-9) pulverization step / classification step, (1-10) surface It can be added to any one or more of the crosslinking step, (1-11) and other steps.
- a chelating agent may be added at the time of monomer preparation before the polymerization step.
- a chelating agent may be added.
- the amount used in each production step such as (1-6) to (1-11) is substantially the content in the obtained water-absorbing agent, but the chelating agent in the water-absorbing agent contains residual monomers and water.
- the chelating agent can be extracted from the water-absorbing agent with water or physiological saline, and can be appropriately determined by liquid chromatography, ion chromatography, or the like.
- Patent Document 29 (WO 2006/109882 pamphlet) describes a coloring prevention method using ammonium acrylate as a monomer, and a coloring prevention method in which a compound containing a phosphorus atom or a sulfur-based reducing agent is added a plurality of times.
- Patent Document 29 discloses not only the specific water content (3 to 15% by weight) of the present invention but also a specific addition amount (0.001 to 0.5% by weight) of a compound containing a phosphorus atom or a sulfur-based reducing agent. And preferably 0.001 to 0.1% by weight).
- 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid was added in an amount of 1.0% by weight.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent according to the present invention essentially contains an inorganic reducing agent, preferably a water-soluble inorganic compound having a reducing inorganic element or a water-soluble compound having a reducing inorganic element as the inorganic reducing agent.
- an inorganic reducing agent preferably a water-soluble inorganic compound having a reducing inorganic element or a water-soluble compound having a reducing inorganic element as the inorganic reducing agent.
- the “water-soluble” means that 1 g or more, further 5 g or more, particularly 10 g or more is dissolved in 100 g of water at 25 ° C. When there is no chelating agent, it becomes a water-absorbing agent inferior in terms of residual monomer, coloring and deterioration.
- the inorganic reducing agent in the present invention is used separately from the reducing agent as the polymerization initiator used in the polymerization step. That is, the inorganic reducing agent refers to a compound having a reducing property, as long as it has a reducing inorganic element, and specifically includes a compound having a reducing sulfur atom or a reducing phosphorus atom. And preferably a compound containing a reducing sulfur atom or a water-soluble compound containing a reducing phosphorus atom. Therefore, even if it is an inorganic compound or an organic compound, if it has a reducing sulfur atom or a reducing phosphorus atom, it is regarded as the inorganic reducing agent of the present invention.
- the inorganic reducing agent may be in the acid form, but is preferably in the salt form, and the salt is more preferably a monovalent or polyvalent metal salt, and more preferably a monovalent salt.
- oxygen-containing reducing inorganic compounds exemplified below, that is, inorganic reducing agents in which sulfur or phosphorus is combined with oxygen, among which oxygen-containing reducing inorganic salts are preferable.
- These inorganic reducing agents may be inorganic reducing agents having a reducing inorganic atom, preferably a reducing sulfur atom or phosphorus atom, in an organic compound such as an alkyl group or a hydroxyalkyl group.
- the inorganic reducing agent having a reducing sulfur atom or a reducing phosphorus atom used in the present invention the most stable oxidation number of the sulfur atom is +6 (positive hexavalent), and the oxidation of the phosphorus atom.
- the number is +5 (positive pentavalent), but in general, each atom having an oxidation number of less than that has reducibility, and a + 4-valent sulfur compound (for example, sulfite, bisulfite, pyrosulfite), + Trivalent sulfur compounds (eg dithionite), +2 valent sulfur compounds (eg sulfoxylate), +4 valent phosphorus compounds (eg hypophosphates), +3 valent phosphorus compounds (eg suboxides) Phosphates, pyrophosphites), +1 valent phosphorus compounds (eg hypophosphites) are used.
- the reducing sulfur atom or the reducing phosphorus atom may be substituted with an organic substance.
- the inorganic reducing agent-containing inorganic compound that is an inorganic reducing agent is not particularly limited.
- sulfites such as sodium sulfite, potassium sulfite, calcium sulfite, zinc sulfite, and ammonium sulfite
- sodium bisulfite, potassium bisulfite, sulfite Bisulfites such as calcium hydrogen and ammonium bisulfite
- pyrosulfites such as sodium pyrosulfite, potassium pyrosulfite and ammonium pyrosulfite
- sodium dithionite, potassium dithionite, ammonium dithionite, dithione Dithionites such as calcium oxide and zinc dithionite
- Trithionates such as potassium trithionate and sodium trithionate
- Tethionates such as potassium tetrathionate and sodium tetrathionate
- sulfite, bisulfite, pyrosulfite, and dithionite are preferable, and sodium sulfite, sodium bisulfite, potassium pyrosulfite, and sodium dithionite are more preferable.
- the water-soluble organic compound containing a sulfur atom which is an inorganic reducing agent, is not particularly limited.
- 2-hydroxy-2-sulfinate acetic acid sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate, formamidine sulfinic acid and thioglycolic acid tris 2-carboxyethyl) phosphine hydrochloride (TCEP), tributylphosphine (TBP), etc., among which 2-hydroxy-2-sulfinate acetic acid, 2-hydroxy-2-sulfonatoacetic acid, and / or their salts
- TCEP 2-carboxyethyl) phosphine hydrochloride
- TBP tributylphosphine
- 2-hydroxy-2-sulfinate acetic acid, 2-hydroxy-2-sulfonatoacetic acid, and / or their salts Preferably exemplified.
- Preferred salts are alkali metal and alkaline earth metal salts, with Li, Na and K being preferred, and sodium salt being particularly preferred.
- 2-Hydroxy-2-sulfinate acetic acid (salt) may be used in combination with 2-hydroxy-2-sulfonatoacetic acid (salt), and may further be used in combination with the aforementioned inorganic compound.
- 2-hydroxy-2-sulfinate acetic acid is an inorganic reducing agent of the present invention because it has a reducing sulfur atom as a sulfinate group, and BRUGGOLITE commercially available from Brueggemann Chemical (Heilbron, Germany).
- BRUGGOLITE commercially available from Brueggemann Chemical (Heilbron, Germany).
- R Available as FF7, 50-60 wt% 2-hydroxy-2-sulfinate acetic acid disodium salt, 30-35 wt% sodium sulfite (Na 2 SO 3 ) and 2-hydroxy-2- It can be obtained as BRUGGOLITE® FF6 containing 10-15% by weight of sulfonatoacetic acid disodium salt.
- the inorganic reducing agent contained in the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is preferably 0.01 to 1.0% by weight, more preferably 0.05 to 1.0% by weight, and 0.05 to 0.5% by weight. Particularly preferred. If content of the said inorganic reducing agent is 0.01 weight% or more, the coloring with time of a particulate water absorbing agent can be suppressed. Moreover, if content of the said inorganic reducing agent is 1.0 weight% or less, the odor of a particulate water absorbing agent can be suppressed, especially the odor after a particulate water absorbing agent absorbs an aqueous liquid is effective. Can be suppressed.
- the inorganic reducing agent is the above (1-6) polymerization step, (1-7) gel granulation step, (1-8) drying step, (1-9) pulverization step / classification step, (1-10) It can be added to any one or more of the surface cross-linking step, (1-11) and other steps (addition step after surface cross-linking, etc.).
- (1-6) In the polymerization step it may be added at the start of polymerization. Since the reducing agent is consumed, it is preferably added during the polymerization, further after the polymerization step, and may be added including the amount of the reducing agent consumed in the production step, particularly the step or the drying step.
- the amount of the inorganic reducing agent in the resulting water-absorbing agent is the content in the water-absorbing agent obtained substantially after the drying step, particularly if the inorganic reducing agent after surface crosslinking is added.
- the chelating agent in the inorganic water-absorbing agent added before the drying step is extracted from the water-absorbing agent with water or physiological saline as in the determination of residual monomers and water-soluble components, and liquid chromatography or ion chromatography. It can be quantified as appropriate.
- the amount used in each production step such as (1-6) to (1-11) is substantially in the obtained water-absorbing agent, but the chelating agent in the water-absorbing agent is the residual monomer or water-soluble component.
- the chelating agent can be extracted from the water-absorbing agent with water or physiological saline, and quantified appropriately by liquid chromatography, ion chromatography, or the like.
- the inorganic reducing agent of the present invention is preferably added after the surface crosslinking treatment step from the viewpoint of odor.
- the resulting particulate water-absorbing agent May have an unpleasant odor, which is not preferable.
- the obtained particulate water-absorbing agent absorbs an aqueous liquid and generates an unpleasant odor.
- Such odors are not limited to simple odors of inorganic reducing agents, but are presumed to be by-products in the surface cross-linking process, particularly in the surface cross-linking process aiming at high SFC and high AAP.
- the manufacturing method of the water-absorbing agent of the present invention is the manufacturing method No. 3 of the subordinate concept in which (c) is essential, and the manufacturing method of the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention (No. 3) is acrylic acid (salt).
- the main component is a polyacrylic acid (salt) water-absorbing resin, which includes a polymerization step of an aqueous monomer solution mainly containing water, a drying step of a hydrogel crosslinked polymer obtained by polymerization, and a surface crosslinking step And a step of adding 0.001 to 0.5% by weight of a chelating agent and a step of adding an inorganic reducing agent, wherein the monomer is a methoxyphenol compound with respect to acrylic acid.
- the water content of the polymer is controlled to 3 to 15% by weight after the drying step and in the surface cross-linking step, more preferably, the inorganic reducing agent is added to the water-containing gel before drying.
- Particulate water absorption added to the cross-linked polymer A method for producing (third manufacturing method).
- Methoxyphenols When the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention does not satisfy the requirements (2) and (3), it contains 5 to 60 ppm of methoxyphenols. Even if it satisfies the requirement of either (3), it preferably contains methoxyphenols, and more preferably contains 5 to 60 ppm of methoxyphenols.
- methoxyphenols include o, m, p-methoxyphenol and methoxyphenols having one or more substituents such as a methyl group, a t-butyl group, and a hydroxyl group.
- p-methoxyphenol is used in the present invention, particularly in the (1-6) polymerization step.
- p-methoxyphenol is contained in acrylic acid which is a main monomer component constituting the polyacrylic acid (salt) water-absorbing resin of the present invention.
- the content of methoxyphenols (particularly p-methoxyphenol) in the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is more preferably 5 to 50 ppm, further preferably 6 to 50 ppm, particularly preferably 7 to 40 ppm, and most preferably 8 to 30 ppm. .
- the content of methoxyphenols (10 to 200 ppm) is further controlled within the range described in the section of (10-1) acrylic acid, which will be described later. Since the gel stability at the time of use of property etc. increases further, it is preferable.
- the content of the methoxyphenol is less than 5 ppm, that is, when p-methoxyphenol, which is a polymerization inhibitor, is removed by purification such as distillation, there is only a risk that polymerization will occur before intentionally starting the polymerization.
- the weather resistance of the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention obtained using acrylic acid (salt) as a main raw material is not preferable.
- the content of the methoxyphenol exceeds 60 ppm, it is not preferable because problems such as a polymerization reaction such as polymerization delay cannot be controlled, and the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is colored, which is not preferable.
- the methoxyphenols (5 to 60 ppm) in the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention are obtained by polymerizing an aqueous monomer solution mainly containing acrylic acid (salt) containing 10 to 200 ppm of methoxyphenols (the above concentration, Temperature, polymerization initiator, etc.) and then adjusting the water-containing gel-like cross-linked polymer obtained by polymerization through the above-mentioned preferable range of conditions (the above temperature, time, wind speed, solid content, etc.). can do.
- p-methoxyphenol is generally used in an amount of 200 ppm as a polymerization inhibitor for acrylic acid, and acrylic acid (boiling point 143 ° C.) is purified by distillation during polymerization of a water-absorbing resin (for example, US Pat. No. 6,388,000). And the treatment of acrylates with activated carbon (Patent Document 7), p-methoxyphenol is substantially removed from acrylic acid by such distillation purification, and thus the p-methoxyphenol of the present invention is used. It cannot be.
- Patent Document 17 discloses a water-absorbing resin composition containing an oxygen-containing reducing inorganic salt, an aminocarboxylic acid chelating agent, and an organic antioxidant, and provides an organic antioxidant.
- an agent alkylhydroxyanisole is disclosed (used in claim 7 of Patent Literature 17, 1% by weight in Example 6).
- alkylhydroxyanisole does not exhibit a sufficient effect as compared with p-methoxyphenol.
- Patent Document 15 discloses the polymerization of a water-absorbing resin at 10 to 160 ppm of p-methosphenol.
- Patent Documents 10 and 11 which disclose p-methosylphenol, the combined use of the present chelating agent and reducing agent and the preferred final water content The rate is not disclosed.
- Non-Patent Document 1 The Modern Superpolymer Polymer Technology; 1998), the remaining p-methiphenol (MEHQ) in the water-absorbent resin from eight production locations A to H is described.
- MEHQ p-methiphenol
- Non-Patent Document 1 also does not disclose the use of a chelating agent and an inorganic reducing agent in the specific MEHQ (5 to 60 ppm) of the present invention.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention contains water-insoluble inorganic fine particles when the requirements (1) and (3) are not satisfied. Even in the case of satisfying any of the requirements of 3), it is preferable to contain water-insoluble inorganic fine particles, particularly white water-insoluble inorganic fine particles, from the viewpoint of improving liquid permeability (SFC) and fluidity at the time of moisture absorption. .
- SFC liquid permeability
- Patent documents 15 to 17 do not disclose the combined use of a trace amount of p-methoxyphenol and white water-insoluble inorganic fine particles.
- the whiteness of the water-insoluble inorganic fine particles is in the range of 70 or more, within ⁇ 5, or ⁇ 10 in terms of L, a, and b, preferably 80 or more, within ⁇ 3, or within ⁇ 7, preferably 90.
- insoluble inorganic fine particles that are within ⁇ 2 and within ⁇ 5 and are whiter than the water-absorbent resin before mixing preferably, L is 5 or more, and 7 or more
- water-insoluble inorganic fine particles are preferably used in combination in order to solve the problems of the present invention.
- the water-insoluble inorganic fine particles are fine particles having an average particle size measured by a Coulter counter method of preferably 0.001 to 200 ⁇ m, more preferably 0.005 to 50 ⁇ m, and still more preferably 0.01 to 10 ⁇ m.
- it is a hydrophilic fine particle, for example, a metal oxide such as silica (silicon dioxide) or titanium oxide, a composite hydrous oxide containing zinc and silicon, or zinc and aluminum (for example, WO 2005/010102).
- Silicic acid such as natural zeolite and synthetic zeolite, kaolin, talc, clay, bentonite, calcium phosphate, barium phosphate, silicic acid or its salt, clay, diatomaceous earth, silica gel, zeolite, bentonite, hydroxyapatite, hydro Talsite, vermiculite, perlite, iso Ito, activated clay, silica sand, quartzite, strontium ore, fluorite, bauxite, and the like. Of these, silicon dioxide and silicic acid (salt) are more preferred, and silicon dioxide and silicic acid (salt) are even more preferred.
- the silicon dioxide is not particularly limited, but is preferably amorphous fumed silica produced by a dry method. Silicon dioxide or the like called quartz is not preferable because it may cause health problems.
- the water-insoluble inorganic fine particles contained in the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention are preferably in the range of 0.05 to 1.0% by weight, more preferably 0.05 to 0.8% by weight, still more preferably 0.05 to It is 0.7% by weight, particularly preferably in the range of 0.1 to 0.5% by weight.
- the content of the water-insoluble inorganic fine particles is 0.05% by weight or more, deterioration of the urine resistance of the particulate water-absorbing agent can be suppressed.
- the content of the water-insoluble inorganic fine particles is 1.0% by weight or less, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the water absorption capacity under pressure of the particulate water-absorbing agent.
- the water-absorbing resin of [1] above includes the following [6] ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compound, [7] polyvalent metal salt and / or cationic property It is also preferable to contain a polymer, and [8] may be granulated.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention has the above-described reducing sulfur compound (for example, 2-hydroxy-) from the viewpoint of further prevention of coloring and deterioration (weather resistance, urine resistance) and the like.
- reducing sulfur compound for example, 2-hydroxy-
- an ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compound is preferably included, and a non-reducing ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compound is more preferable.
- the non-reducing ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compound refers to a hydroxycarboxylic acid compound having no reducing inorganic element (for example, reducing sulfur, sulfinate group, etc.).
- the ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compound that can be used in the present invention is a carboxylic acid having a hydroxyl group in the molecule or a salt thereof, and is a hydroxycarboxylic acid compound having a hydroxyl group at the ⁇ -position.
- the ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compound is preferably a non-polymeric ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid, and its molecular weight is preferably 40 to 2000, more preferably 60 to 1000, and particularly preferably from the viewpoint of ease of addition and effect of addition. It is in the range of 100 to 500 and is preferably water-soluble.
- ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compounds examples include glycolic acid, tartaric acid, lactic acid (salt), citric acid (salt), malic acid (salt), isocitric acid (salt), glyceric acid (salt), poly ⁇ -hydroxyacrylic acid (Salt) etc. are mentioned. Among them, lactic acid (salt) and malic acid (salt) are preferable, and lactic acid (salt) is more preferable.
- the salt of ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid is not particularly limited.
- a monovalent salt or a polyvalent salt is used, preferably a monovalent salt to a trivalent salt, specifically, a sodium salt.
- Potassium salt, calcium salt, magnesium salt and aluminum salt are preferable, and sodium salt is more preferable.
- the acid group of ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid may be substituted with 100% salt or may be partially substituted.
- the content of these ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compounds in the particulate water-absorbing agent is preferably in the range of 0.05 to 1.0% by weight, more preferably 0.05 to 0.5%. % By weight, more preferably in the range of 0.1 to 0.5% by weight.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention containing a specific range of methoxyphenol, a chelating agent and an inorganic reducing agent further contains an ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compound, the aforementioned effects of the present invention can be further enhanced.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is a polyvalent metal from the viewpoint of improving water absorption rate (Vortex), improving liquid permeability (SFC), fluidity at the time of moisture absorption, etc. It is preferable to further contain a salt and / or a cationic polymer.
- the polyvalent metal salt is an organic acid salt or inorganic acid salt of a polyvalent metal, and polyvalent metal salts such as aluminum, zirconium, iron, titanium, calcium, magnesium, and zinc are preferable.
- the polyvalent metal salt may be either water-soluble or water-insoluble, but is preferably a water-soluble polyvalent metal salt. Salt can be used.
- aluminum chloride polyaluminum chloride, aluminum sulfate, aluminum nitrate, potassium bissulfate aluminum, sodium bissulfate aluminum, potassium alum, ammonium alum, sodium alum, sodium aluminate, calcium chloride, calcium nitrate, chloride
- Illustrate inorganic acid salts such as magnesium, magnesium sulfate, magnesium nitrate, zinc chloride, zinc sulfate, zinc nitrate, zirconium chloride, zirconium sulfate and zirconium nitrate, and organic acid salts such as lactates and acetates of these polyvalent metals. Can do.
- a salt having water of crystallization from the viewpoint of solubility in an absorbing solution such as urine.
- aluminum compounds among which aluminum chloride, polyaluminum chloride, aluminum sulfate, aluminum nitrate, potassium aluminum bissulfate, sodium aluminum bissulfate, potassium alum, ammonium alum, sodium alum, sodium aluminate are preferred, aluminum sulfate
- water-containing crystal powders such as aluminum sulfate 18 hydrate and aluminum sulfate 14-18 hydrate. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- the cationic polymer is a cationic polymer having an amino group, more preferably a water-soluble cationic polymer, and preferably has a water solubility of 2% by weight or more, more preferably 5% by weight or more in water at 25 ° C. It is a polymer.
- polyalkyleneimine such as polyethyleneimine, polyether polyamine, polyetheramine, polyvinylamine, polyalkylamine, polyallylamine, polydiallylamine, poly (N-alkylallylamine), monoallylamine-diallylamine copolymer, N-alkyl Allylamine-monoallylamine copolymer, monoallylamine-dialkyldiallylammonium salt / copolymer, diallylamine-dialkyldiallylammonium salt / copolymer, polyethylene polyamine, polypropylene polyamine, polyamidine, etc .; these salts are preferred.
- the modified cationic polymer described in International Publication No. 2009/041727 is more preferable.
- the weight average molecular weight of the cationic polymer is preferably 5000 or more, more preferably 10,000 or more, and further preferably 30000 or more. If the weight average molecular weight is less than 5000, the expected effect may not be obtained.
- the upper limit of the weight average molecular weight of the cationic polymer is not particularly limited, but is preferably 1,000,000 or less, and more preferably 500,000 or less. It is preferable that the cationic polymer compound has a weight average molecular weight of 1,000,000 or less because the viscosity becomes low and the handling property and mixing property are excellent.
- the weight average molecular weight can be measured by a known method such as GPC, viscosity measurement, or static light scattering.
- a polyamine polymer particularly a polyamine polymer having a weight average molecular weight of about 5,000 to 1,000,000 may be used simultaneously or separately to improve liquid permeability.
- the polyamine polymer used is, for example, US Pat. No. 7098284, WO 2006/082188, 2006/082189, 2006/082197, 2006/111402, and 2006/111403. No. 2006/111404 and the like.
- the amount of the polyvalent metal salt and / or cationic polymer used in the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is 0 to 5 parts by weight, preferably 0.001 to 3 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the particulate water-absorbing agent. Parts, more preferably in the range of 0.01 to 2 parts by weight.
- the content of the polyvalent metal salt and / or the cationic polymer is more than 5 parts by weight, the absorption performance, particularly the water absorption ratio may be remarkably lowered, and coloring may be caused.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is preferably a granulated product. By being a granulated product, the amount of dust contained in the particulate water-absorbing agent is reduced.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is preferably granulated during or after polymerization.
- the water absorption agent is further excellent in water absorption speed and particle size, and is excellent in actual use as a paper diaper.
- the granulation means that a plurality of particulate water-absorbing resins are combined to form one large particle state, and as long as it finally becomes a combined particle, a water-containing gel may be used at the time of bonding, It may be a product, a monomer, a point contact or a surface contact between the bonded particles, and there may be an interface between the particles. Depending on the bond between the particles, the interface may be completely extinguished. Although it is good, it is preferably a granulated particle having an interface from the viewpoint of water absorption speed.
- the water-absorbing resin before granulation used in the present invention may be only fine powder (having a particle size of less than 150 ⁇ m), or may be a mixture of fine powder and particles having a particle diameter larger than the fine powder.
- the particle diameter of the conductive resin is preferably a weight average particle diameter of 500 ⁇ m or less, and more preferably 400 ⁇ m or less in order to improve performance such as the water absorption rate and the capillary absorption capacity.
- the granulation of the present invention refers to water-absorbing resin particles having a plurality of water-absorbing resin particles settled and having an interface between bonded particles or having no interface between particles, and usually having a weight average particle diameter. It can also be defined by an increase (eg, 1.01 to 10 times) and / or a reduction in fines (eg, a 150 ⁇ m pass through, or even a 106 ⁇ m decrease).
- the ratio of particles having a particle size of less than 300 ⁇ m is preferably 10% by weight or more, more preferably 30% by weight or more based on the water absorbent resin. 50% by weight or more is more preferable.
- a water-absorbing resin having such a particle size can be obtained by reverse-phase suspension polymerization (particularly two-stage polymerization), or a pulverized water-absorbing resin obtained by aqueous solution polymerization, or these can be sieved. It can preferably be obtained by adjusting the particle size.
- a water-absorbent resin fine powder having a particle diameter of 300 ⁇ m or less may be granulated and adjusted in particle size, and the granulated product of fine powder may be added to the irregularly pulverized primary particles obtained by pulverization.
- a partially mixed water-absorbing resin may be used.
- the water-absorbent resin composition of the present invention can be obtained which has more excellent absorption characteristics such as water absorption rate and capillary absorption capacity.
- the mixing amount of the granulated fine powder is preferably 5% by weight or more, more preferably 10% by weight or more, and further preferably 15% by weight or more.
- the method is not particularly limited as long as a plurality of polymer particles are combined to form a large particle.
- Granulation in reverse phase suspension that is, aggregation during reverse phase polymerization (European Patent No. 0695762) , U.S. Pat. No. 4,732,968), or two-stage polymerization (European Patent No. 0807646), or reverse phase granulation by adding an inert inorganic substance after polymerization (U.S. Pat. No. 4,732,968).
- a water-absorbing agent that is even better for actual use in paper diapers can be obtained.
- An electron micrograph of typical granulated particles is shown in FIG.
- a known technique for regenerating fine powder can be used as a method for producing a fine powder granulated product in order to obtain the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention.
- a method in which warm water and fine water absorbent resin powder are mixed and dried (US Pat. No. 6,228,930), or a method in which the fine water absorbent resin powder is mixed with an aqueous monomer solution and polymerized (US Pat. No. 5,264,495).
- a method of adding water to fine powder of water-absorbent resin and granulating it at a specific surface pressure or higher (European Patent No. 844270), sufficiently drying the fine powder of water-absorbent resin to form an amorphous gel, and drying and grinding The method (US Pat. No. 4,950,692), the method of mixing fine powder of water-absorbent resin and polymer gel (US Pat. No. 5,478,879), etc.
- the hot water and fine powder of water-absorbent resin are mixed Then, a drying method is used.
- the particle diameter is indicated by the sieve diameter to be classified.
- water is used as a binder, and the water may contain the chelating agent or a reducing inorganic substance.
- a granulated step of adding an aqueous liquid and heating while maintaining a water content of 1 to 10% by weight and adjusting the size as necessary is adjusted to a specific particle size as a powder.
- the aqueous liquid to be added may be water alone, or may contain the chelating agent or inorganic reducing agent of the present invention, or a plant component, antibacterial agent, water-soluble polymer, inorganic salt and the like.
- the concentration of the aqueous solution is 0.001 to 50% by weight, more preferably 0.001 to 30% by weight, and most preferably 0.01 to 10% by weight.
- granulation is preferably performed by spraying or dropping and mixing an aqueous liquid onto the water-absorbent resin, and more preferably by spraying.
- the size of the droplets to be sprayed is preferably in the range of 0.1 to 300 ⁇ m, more preferably in the range of 0.1 to 200 ⁇ m, in terms of average particle diameter.
- the granulator used for granulation is preferably one having a large mixing force.
- agitation type granulation method rolling type granulation method, compression type granulation method, fluidized bed granulation method and the like, and any method can be preferably used.
- the stirring granulation method is more preferable in terms of simplicity and the like.
- a conventionally known similar technique can be applied to the apparatus, operating conditions, etc., except that the water supply can be performed with water vapor.
- the apparatus to be used since water is supplied by supplying water vapor into the apparatus, the apparatus to be used is equipped with a nozzle or the like that can inject water vapor, and has a high sealing performance so that water vapor can be supplied smoothly.
- a device capable of adjusting the internal pressure is desirable.
- the stirring type granulation method when carrying out by the stirring type granulation method, there are a continuous type and a batch type as stirring devices that can be used, and there are a vertical type and a horizontal type, respectively.
- the vertical continuous stirring device include a spiral pin mixer (manufactured by Taiheiyo Kiko Co., Ltd.), a flow jet mixer and a Shugi type granulation system (manufactured by Gakken Powtex Co., Ltd.).
- the horizontal continuous stirring device examples include an annular layer mixer (Drysberge) and a biaxial mixer (List).
- vertical batch stirrers examples include Henschel mixers (Mitsui Mining Co., Ltd.) and turbo shear mixers (Moritz Corp.), and horizontal batch stirrers include Redige mixers (Ladyge Corp.). And a multi-flux mixer (manufactured by Gericke) and a proscher mixer (manufactured by Taiheiyo Kiko).
- examples of the granulating apparatus include a cylindrical mixer, a double wall cone mixer, a high-speed stirring mixer, a V-shaped mixer, a ribbon mixer, a screw mixer, and a double-arm kneader.
- Pulverization type kneaders, rotary mixers, airflow type mixers, turbulizers, batch-type Redige mixers, continuous-type Redige mixers, and the like are suitable.
- aqueous liquid when granulating after surface cross-linking, it is preferable that after the aqueous liquid is mixed, heat treatment is performed while maintaining the moisture content. It is also preferable to add a chelating agent or an inorganic reducing agent as an aqueous solution in this step, and add the chelating agent or the inorganic reducing agent simultaneously with granulation.
- a chelating agent or an inorganic reducing agent as an aqueous solution in this step, and add the chelating agent or the inorganic reducing agent simultaneously with granulation.
- this heating process is called a curing process.
- the moisture content (specified by loss on drying at 180 ° C. for 3 hours) is preferably 1 to 10% by weight, more preferably 2 to 8% by weight, even more preferably 2 during heat treatment. Heated while maintaining 5 to 6% by weight.
- a heating medium such as hot air is used for heating, and the heating temperature (heating medium temperature or material temperature) is preferably in the range of 40 to 120 ° C., more preferably in the range of 50 to 100 ° C., and the heating time is A range of 1 minute to 2 hours is preferable.
- Preferable examples of the combination of heating temperature and heating time are 0.1 to 1.5 hours at 60 ° C. and 0.1 to 1 hour at 100 ° C.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is a particulate water-absorbing agent mainly comprising a polyacrylic acid (salt) -based water-absorbing resin, and includes a chelating agent and an inorganic reducing agent,
- the content of the chelating agent is 0.001 to 0.5% by weight and satisfies any one or more of the following constituent requirements (1) to (3).
- the content of methoxyphenols is 5 to 60 ppm.
- the water content is 3 to 15% by weight.
- the novel water-absorbing agent (first water-absorbing agent) of the present invention which is also shown in Examples described later, is mainly composed of a polyacrylic acid (salt) -based water-absorbing resin.
- a particulate water-absorbing agent comprising a chelating agent and an inorganic reducing agent, the content of the chelating agent being 0.001 to 0.5% by weight, and methoxyphenols (particularly p-methoxyphenol) The content of is 5 to 60 ppm.
- the novel water-absorbing agent of the present invention also shown in the examples described below preferably has an absorption capacity without load (CRC) of 25 [g / g] or more and a water absorption capacity under pressure (AAP of 4.83 kPa) of 20 [g / g. g] or more, and the saline flow conductivity (SFC) is 30 [ ⁇ 10 ⁇ 7 ⁇ cm 3 ⁇ s ⁇ g ⁇ 1 ] or more.
- Such a water-absorbing agent preferably has a high water absorption rate of a water absorption rate (FSR) of 0.2 [g / g / sec] or more and satisfies the following particle size.
- FSR water absorption rate
- such a water absorbing agent preferably further contains an ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compound.
- a polyvalent metal salt and / or a cationic polymer are further included.
- These water-absorbing agents are white without initial and aging coloring, and have high liquid permeability (SFC) and absorption capacity under pressure (AAP). Therefore, even when used in high-concentration diapers with low pulp, high liquid diffusion and low return. A good disposable diaper is provided without coloring problems due to the amount of (Re-wet) water-absorbing agent.
- the novel water-absorbing agent (second water-absorbing agent) of the present invention shown in Examples described later is mainly a polyacrylic acid (salt) -based water-absorbing resin.
- Such a water-absorbing agent may optionally contain methoxyphenols (particularly p-methoxyphenol), and may be 0 to 200 ppm, preferably (1) and the novel water-absorbing agent of the present invention (first water-absorbing agent).
- the novel water-absorbing agent (second water-absorbing agent) of the present invention may have a water content of less than 3% by weight, like the first water-absorbing agent, but preferably satisfies (3) and falls within the range of 3 to 15% by weight. is there.
- the novel water-absorbing agent of the present invention also shown in the examples described below preferably has an absorption capacity without load (CRC) of 25 [g / g] or more and a water absorption capacity under pressure (AAP of 2.0 kPa) of 25 [g / g. g] and the water absorption rate (Vortex) is 60 seconds or less.
- the novel water-absorbing agent (third water-absorbing agent) of the present invention shown in the examples described later is mainly a polyacrylic acid (salt) -based water-absorbing resin.
- a particulate water-absorbing agent as a component, comprising a chelating agent and an inorganic reducing agent, wherein the content of the chelating agent is 0.001 to 0.5% by weight, and the water content is 3 to 15% by weight. is there.
- Such a water-absorbing agent may optionally contain methoxyphenols (particularly p-methoxyphenol), and may be 0 to 200 ppm, preferably (1) and the novel water-absorbing agent of the present invention (first water-absorbing agent).
- the novel water-absorbing agent (third water-absorbing agent) of the present invention preferably contains water-insoluble inorganic fine particles in the same manner as (1) and the novel water-absorbing agent (first water-absorbing agent) of the present invention. Urine resistance is further improved.
- the novel water-absorbing agent of the present invention also shown in the examples described below preferably has an absorption capacity without load (CRC) of 25 [g / g] or more and a water absorption capacity under pressure (AAP of 2.0 kPa) of 25 [g / g. g] or more and the residual monomer is 500 ppm or less.
- Such a water-absorbing agent preferably further contains an ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compound.
- a polyvalent metal salt and / or a cationic polymer are further included.
- novel water-absorbing agents are the ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acids (salts) shown in the above “[6] ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compound”.
- liquid permeability SFC
- absorption capacity under pressure AAP
- SFC saline flow conductivity
- Absorption capacity under no pressure is 25 [g / g] or more
- Absorption capacity under pressure (AAP 4.83 kPa) is 20 [g / g] or more
- Saline flow conductivity is 30 [ ⁇ 10 ⁇ 7 ⁇ Cm 3 ⁇ s ⁇ g -1 ] or more.
- the absorption capacity without load is 25 [g / g] or more
- the absorption capacity under pressure is 25 [g / g] or more
- the water absorption speed (Vortex) is 60 seconds or less.
- the water absorbing agent further satisfies the following.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention has a preferable Fe content (as a value converted to Fe 2 O 3 ) of 1 ppm or less, more preferably 0.1 ppm or less, particularly preferably 0.02 ppm or less from the viewpoint of preventing coloring. It is.
- the amount of Fe can be controlled by appropriately purifying the amount of Fe in the raw material of the water-absorbent resin, particularly the base used for neutralization, and removing, for example, Fe of NaOH, Na 2 CO 3 ). is there.
- the amount of Fe may be measured in the raw material or with the final water-absorbing agent.
- the molecular weight (Fe in Fe 2 O 3 ) can be uniquely calculated.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention has an iron (Fe) content of 2 ppm or less, more preferably 1.5 ppm or less, still more preferably 1 ppm or less, particularly preferably.
- the lower limit is preferably 0.001 ppm, more preferably 0.01 ppm.
- the amount of iron is controlled mainly by controlling the base used for neutralization (especially caustic soda).
- the amount of raw materials (acrylic acid, cross-linking agent, water, etc.) is controlled, and polymerization equipment, monomer piping, etc.
- Various water-absorbing resin devices and piping resin coating, glass coating, and stainless steel control can be used.
- the amount of iron in the base and the water-absorbing resin can be quantified by, for example, the ICP emission spectroscopic method described in JIS K1200-6, and refer to International Publication No. 2008/090961 as a reference for the quantification method. Can do.
- the shape of the particles of the particulate water-absorbing agent (water-absorbing agent 1 to water-absorbing agent 3) of the present invention is not limited to a specific shape, and is spherical, substantially spherical, or pulverized. Examples thereof include a crushed shape, a rod shape, a polyhedron shape, a sausage shape (for example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,973,632), and particles having ridges (for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,744,564). They may be single particles, granulated particles, or a mixture thereof. The particles may be foamed porous. Preferable particles include irregularly pulverized primary particles or granules. Granulation containing fine powder alone or fine powder is preferable because dust can be reduced, the ratio of the surface to the particle diameter is increased, and the water absorption speed is improved.
- the water-absorbing agent (water-absorbing agent 1 to water-absorbing agent 3) of the present invention is preferably in the form of particles due to its water-absorbing properties, and the weight average particle diameter (D50) is preferably in the range of 200 to 600 ⁇ m. It is more preferably in the range of ⁇ 550 ⁇ m, still more preferably in the range of 250 to 500 ⁇ m. Further, the smaller the particle size of the JIS standard sieve is less than 150 ⁇ m, the better.
- the content is usually 0 to 5% by weight, preferably 0 to 3% by weight, particularly preferably 0 to 1% by weight. Further, the smaller the number of particles of JIS standard sieve 850 ⁇ m or more, the better.
- the content thereof is usually 0 to 5% by weight, preferably 0 to 3% by weight, particularly preferably 0 to 1% by weight.
- the bulk specific gravity (specified in US Pat. No. 6,562,879) of the water-absorbing agent of the present invention is 0.30 to 0.90, preferably 0.50 to 0.80, more preferably 0.60 to 0.75.
- the particle size can be controlled by the above pulverization or classification.
- water-insoluble inorganic or organic powders such as surfactants, oxidizing agents, metal soaps, etc.
- Deodorizers, antibacterial agents, pulp, thermoplastic fibers, etc. may be added in an amount of 0 to 3% by weight, preferably 0 to 1% by weight.
- surfactant a surfactant described in International Publication No. 2005/077500 is preferably exemplified.
- the water content of the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is, for example, 0.5 to 16% by weight (essentially in water-absorbing agent 2) 3 Is preferably 15 to 15% by weight, more preferably 4 to 14% by weight, still more preferably 5 to 13% by weight, particularly 6 to 12% by weight, and further 7 to 11% by weight.
- the water content is controlled by drying and surface cross-linking with the above-mentioned predetermined water content, and if necessary, adding or drying water.
- the water content is 0.5% by weight or more, especially 3% by weight or more, the water absorption rate (Vortex / FSR) is further improved, causing odor problems, lowering the water absorption rate, lowering impact resistance, and generating dust. If the water content is 15% by weight or less, coloring is also suppressed, and it is possible to suppress the adhesion of the particles and the decrease in water absorption. If the water content of the water-absorbing agent is low, the water absorption rate (Vortex / FSR) decreases, and there is a problem of odor when the inorganic reducing agent is added (especially if it is at or before the surface cross-linking step), and if the water content is high Coloring problems tend to occur. Therefore, the water content is preferably set to the above-mentioned content.
- the CRC of the particulate water-absorbing agent used in the present invention is preferably 5 [g / g] or more, more preferably 15 [g / g] or more, and further preferably 25 [g / g] or more.
- the upper limit of CRC is not particularly limited, it is preferably 70 [g / g] or less, more preferably 50 [g / g] or less, and still more preferably 40 [g / g] or less.
- the CRC is less than 5 [g / g]
- the particulate water-absorbing agent is used for the water-absorbing body, the amount of absorption is too small and it is not suitable for the use of sanitary materials such as diapers.
- CRC when CRC is larger than 70 [g / g], the water absorption capacity under pressure (AAP) and liquid permeability (SFC) may decrease, and the particulate water-absorbing agent is used for water absorbent bodies such as paper diapers. In some cases, it may not be possible to obtain a water-absorbing agent excellent in the rate of liquid uptake into the water-absorbing body.
- CRC can be controlled by the internal cross-linking agent and surface cross-linking agent described above.
- the AAP (2.0 kPa or 4.83 kPa) of the particulate water-absorbing agent used in the present invention is 20 [g / g] or more, preferably 22 [g / g] or more, more preferably 23 [g / g. g] or more, more preferably 24 [g / g] or more, and most preferably 25 [g / g] or more.
- the upper limit value of AAP is not particularly limited, but is preferably 30 [g / g] or less.
- AAP is 20 [g / g] or more
- a particulate water-absorbing agent when used for the water-absorbing body, there is less return of the liquid when the pressure is applied to the water-absorbing body (commonly known as Re-Wet).
- a water absorbing agent can be obtained.
- AAP can be controlled by the above surface cross-linking and particle size.
- the AAP load condition may be appropriately selected from 4.83 kPa or 2.0 kPa depending on the type of the particulate water-absorbing agent to be obtained, and any load condition may be used as long as the above numerical range is shown.
- the above AAP is satisfied with a load of 2.0 kPa or even 4.83 kPa.
- the SFC of the particulate water-absorbing agent used in the present invention is preferably 30 [ ⁇ 10 ⁇ 7 ⁇ cm 3 ⁇ s ⁇ g ⁇ 1 ] or more, more preferably 50 [ ⁇ 10 ⁇ 7 ⁇ cm 3 ⁇ s ⁇ g ⁇ 1 ] or more, more preferably 70 [ ⁇ 10 ⁇ 7 ⁇ cm 3 ⁇ s ⁇ g ⁇ 1 ] or more, and particularly preferably 80 [ ⁇ 10 ⁇ 7 ⁇ cm 3 ⁇ s ⁇ g ⁇ 1 ]. That's it.
- the liquid permeability can be further improved, and when the particulate water-absorbing agent is used for the water-absorbing body, It is possible to obtain a water-absorbing agent that is superior in the liquid uptake rate.
- the upper limit of SFC is not particularly specified, but is preferably 3000 [ ⁇ 10 ⁇ 7 ⁇ cm 3 ⁇ s ⁇ g ⁇ 1 ] or less, more preferably 2000 [ ⁇ 10 ⁇ 7 ⁇ cm 3 ⁇ s ⁇ g ⁇ 1 ]. It is as follows.
- SFC When the SFC is 3000 [ ⁇ 10 ⁇ 7 ⁇ cm 3 ⁇ s ⁇ g ⁇ 1 ] or less, liquid leakage at the water absorbent can be suppressed when the particulate water absorbent is used for the water absorbent.
- SFC can be controlled by the above-mentioned surface cross-linking and particle size, control of CRC to the above-mentioned range, and the polyvalent metal salt and polyamine polymer shown in the above “[7] Polyvalent metal salt and / or cationic polymer”.
- saline flow conductivity (SFC) may be expressed as liquid permeability or liquid permeability (SFC).
- the particulate water-absorbing agent according to the present invention has an FSR of preferably 0.1 [g / g / sec] or more, more preferably 0.15 [g / g / sec] or more, and still more preferably 0.8. It is 20 [g / g / sec] or more, and most preferably 0.25 [g / g / sec] or more.
- an excessively high water absorption rate (Vortex and FSR) is liable to impair liquid permeability (for example, SFC) and liquid diffusibility, and is preferably 5.0 [g / g / sec] or less, and more preferably 3.0 [g / g / sec] or less.
- the FSR is 0.05 [g / g / sec] or more, for example, when a particulate water-absorbing agent is used for the water-absorbing body, the liquid is not sufficiently absorbed and liquid leakage is further suppressed. be able to.
- the FSR can be controlled by the above particle size and foam polymerization.
- Vortex is preferably 60 seconds or less, more preferably 55 seconds or less, still more preferably 50 seconds or less, and most preferably 40 seconds or less.
- the lower limit of Vortex is not particularly specified, but is preferably 10 seconds or longer. If Vortex is 60 seconds or less, for example, when a particulate water-absorbing agent is used for the water-absorbing body, it is possible to further prevent liquid from being sufficiently absorbed and causing liquid leakage.
- Vortex can be controlled by the above particle size, foam polymerization and the like.
- the water-soluble component is essentially 50% by weight or less, preferably 35% by weight or less, more preferably 25% by weight or less, and further preferably 15% by weight or less. .
- the water-soluble content is 35% by weight or less, the gel strength is stronger and the liquid permeability is more excellent.
- a water-absorbing agent with less liquid return commonly called Re-Wet
- the water-soluble component can be controlled by the above internal cross-linking agent.
- the residual monomer is controlled to 500 ppm or less, preferably 400 ppm or less, more preferably 300 ppm or less from the viewpoint of safety.
- Residual monomers can be reduced by using an inorganic reducing agent, particularly an inorganic reducing agent having elemental sulfur, in addition to the polymerization and drying.
- the water-absorbing agent of the present invention is preferred because it has less residual monomer, and even when the water-absorbing agent is used in paper diapers at a high concentration (increase the amount used), the amount of residual monomers eluting in the paper diaper is small.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent according to the present invention can be suitably used for sanitary materials such as paper diapers, and is preferably a white powder.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent according to the present invention has an L value (Lightness) of at least 88, more preferably 89 or more, in Hunter Lab color system measurement using a spectral color difference meter of the particulate water-absorbing agent after production of the particulate water-absorbing agent. Preferably represents 90 or more.
- the upper limit of the L value is normally 100. However, if the powder is 88, there is no problem with color tone in products such as sanitary materials.
- the b value is 0 to 12, preferably 0 to 10, more preferably 0 to 9, and the a value is -3 to 3, preferably -2 to 2, and more preferably -1 to 1.
- the initial color tone is a color tone after the production of the particulate water-absorbing agent, but is generally a color tone measured before factory shipment. Further, for example, if stored in an atmosphere of 30 ° C. or lower and a relative humidity of 50% RH, the value is measured within one year after production.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent according to the present invention can be suitably used for sanitary materials such as paper diapers, and in that case, a remarkably clean white state is maintained even in a long-term storage state under high humidity and temperature conditions. It is preferable.
- the long-term storage state is a long-term storage color stability promotion test, including the examples described later, and water absorption after the particulate water-absorbing agent has been exposed to an atmosphere having a temperature of 70 ⁇ 1 ° C. and a relative humidity of 65 ⁇ 1% RH for 7 days. It can be examined by measuring the L value (Lightness) of the Hunter Lab color system using a spectral color difference meter of the agent.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent according to the present invention has an L value (Lightness) of at least 80, more preferably 81 or more in Hunter Lab color system measurement by a spectral color difference meter of the water-absorbing agent after the long-term storage color stability promotion test. Further, it is preferable to show 82 or more, particularly 83 or more.
- the upper limit of the L value is usually 100, but if the L value after the accelerated test is 80 or more, it is a level at which no substantial problem occurs even in a long-term storage state under high humidity and temperature conditions.
- the b value is 0 to 15, preferably 0 to 12, more preferably 0 to 10, and the a value is -3 to 3, preferably -2 to 2, and more preferably -1 to 1.
- Manufacturing method of particulate water-absorbing agent The manufacturing method of the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is performed by the method described in the above [1] to [8] as an example.
- a polymerization step of an aqueous monomer solution mainly composed of acrylic acid (salt) containing 10 to 200 ppm of methoxyphenols a drying step of a hydrogel crosslinked polymer obtained by polymerization, a surface
- a method of producing a polyacrylic acid (salt) -based particulate water-absorbing agent comprising a crosslinking step further comprising a step of adding 0.001 to 0.5% by weight of a chelating agent and a step of adding an inorganic reducing agent,
- the monomer contains methoxyphenols in an amount of 10 to 200 ppm in terms of acrylic acid and satisfies one or more of the following (a) to (c).
- the method further includes a step of adding water-insoluble inorganic fine particles.
- the water content of the polymer is controlled to 3 to 15% by weight after the drying step and in the surface cross-linking step.
- An inorganic reducing agent addition step is performed after the surface cross-linking step.
- the method for producing the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is a particulate water-absorbing agent obtained by adding the chelating agent mentioned in the above [1], [2] or the like to a monomer aqueous solution before or during polymerization.
- a production method is preferred.
- the method for producing the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is a particulate water-absorbing agent obtained by adding the inorganic reducing agent mentioned in the above [1], [3] etc. to the hydrogel crosslinked polymer before drying.
- a production method is preferred.
- the method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is preferably a method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent further comprising the step of adding the ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid (salt) mentioned in [6] above.
- the method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is preferably a method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent further comprising the step of adding the polyvalent metal salt and / or the cationic polymer mentioned in [7] above.
- the method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is preferably a method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent further including the granulation step described in [8] above.
- the method for producing the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is performed by the methods described in [1] to [8] above as an example. More specifically, in the polymerization step, a monomer aqueous solution containing 90 to 100% by weight of acrylic acid (salt) in the monomer and having a monomer concentration of 30 to 55% by weight is converted to a radical polymerization initiator 0. 001 to 1 mol% is a step in which aqueous solution polymerization or reverse phase suspension polymerization is performed under conditions where the maximum temperature is 130 ° C.
- the drying step is performed with the particulate hydrogel at a drying temperature of 100 to 250 ° C. and a drying time of 10 to 120 minutes.
- the surface crosslinking step is performed by mixing 0.001 to 10 parts by weight of a surface crosslinking agent with respect to 100 parts by weight of the water absorbent resin powder after the drying step.
- Particulate obtained by heat treatment at °C for 1 minute to 2 hours A production method in which the methoxyphenol content of the water-absorbing agent is 5 to 60 ppm can be mentioned. Control of the methoxyphenol content of the obtained particulate water-absorbing agent can be performed by the method described above or the method described later.
- the aforementioned methoxyphenols in the method for producing the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention may be added at any point in the production step of the particulate water-absorbing agent, but the aforementioned methoxyphenols used as the main component of the monomer. It is preferable that it is contained in acrylic acid, and it is preferable to adjust content suitably in the purification process of acrylic acid.
- acrylic acid containing 10 to 200 ppm of methoxyphenols it is preferable to use acrylic acid containing 10 to 200 ppm of methoxyphenols.
- Acrylic acid As a method for producing acrylic acid used in the present invention, propylene and / or acrolein catalytic gas phase oxidation method, ethylene cyanohydrin method, high-pressure repe method, improved repe method, ketene method
- the acrylonitrile hydrolysis method is known as an industrial production method, and among them, the gas phase oxidation method of propylene and / or acrolein is most often employed. And in this invention, the acrylic acid obtained by this vapor phase oxidation method is used suitably.
- a monomer containing 10 to 200 ppm of methoxyphenol in terms of acrylic acid is preferably used.
- the main component of this monomer may be acrylic acid, and may be acrylic acid and acrylate.
- the methoxyphenols include o, m, p-methoxyphenol, and methoxyphenols having one or more substituents such as a methyl group, a t-butyl group, and a hydroxyl group.
- p-methoxyphenol is used in the present invention.
- the content of methoxyphenols is preferably 10 to 120 ppm, preferably 10 to 90 ppm, more preferably 20 to 90 ppm in terms of acrylic acid.
- the content of p-methoxyphenol is 200 ppm or less, coloring (yellowing / yellowing) of the obtained water absorbent resin can be suppressed.
- the content of p-methoxyphenol is less than 10 ppm, that is, when p-methoxyphenol, which is a polymerization inhibitor, is removed by purification such as distillation, there is a risk that polymerization will occur before intentionally starting the polymerization. Not only that, but the weather resistance of the water-absorbing resin or water-absorbing agent obtained using acrylic acid (salt) as the main raw material as described above is not preferable.
- the methoxyphenol at the time of polymerization is based on acrylic acid (molecular weight 72)
- the acrylic acid salt obtained by neutralization if necessary has an increased molecular weight (for example, a molecular weight of 88 mol for 75 mol% neutralized sodium salt).
- the content of methoxyphenols is relatively reduced.
- the content of methoxyphenols in the acrylate before polymerization is 10 to 200 ppm
- methoxyphenols in the obtained polyacrylate is 5 to 60 ppm. Become.
- the method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is a method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent through polymerization of an aqueous monomer solution in which acrylic acid contains 10 to 200 ppm of methoxyphenols (particularly p-methosphenol). preferable. Furthermore, a predetermined amount of methoxyphenol is consumed through the polymerization step (concentration, initiator, temperature) and drying step (temperature, time, solid content, air volume, etc.), and methoxyphenol in the above-mentioned range ( In particular, a particulate water-absorbing agent containing 5 to 60 ppm of p-methoxyphenol, in particular uniformly contained inside the polymer can be obtained.
- the methoxyphenol of the water absorbent resin obtained by the radical polymerization step and the drying step is set to 5 to 60 ppm. It may be a manufacturing method.
- the method for controlling methosylphenol in the water-absorbent resin is not limited to the above example, and other methods can be exemplified as follows, and these may be used in combination.
- Production method 2 A method in which a predetermined amount of methosphenols is added after polymerization of the water-absorbent resin in the absence of methosylphenols or less than 10 ppm, and further after drying.
- Manufacturing method 3 A method of removing a predetermined amount of methosphenols by washing before drying after polymerization into a water-absorbing resin with a monomer containing excessive methosylphenols.
- water or a hydroalcoholic liquid mixture can be used for washing.
- a polymerization inhibitor other than p-methoxyphenol may be used in the production process, or the polymerization inhibitor may be used in combination with p-methoxyphenol.
- polymerization inhibitors other than p-methoxyphenol for example, phenothiazine, hydroquinone, copper salt, manganese acetate, methylene blue and the like are effective. However, unlike methoxyphenol, these polymerization inhibitors inhibit the polymerization, so the final amount is better.
- concentration in the monomer is preferably 0.01 to 10 ppm. .
- the amount of water in acrylic acid is preferably as small as possible, and is usually 1000 ppm or less, preferably 750 ppm or less, more preferably 500 ppm or less, more preferably 300 ppm or less, particularly preferably. Is preferably in the order of 200 ppm or less, 100 ppm or less, 80 ppm or less, 50 ppm or less. Less moisture is preferable, but about 1 ppm or even about 5 ppm is sufficient from the dehydration cost.
- Moisture may be a predetermined amount.
- the amount of water in the monomer exceeds 1000 ppm, the coloring (particularly coloring with time) of the resulting water-absorbent resin tends to deteriorate.
- the main component of the monomer is acrylic acid and / or acrylate, but the molecular weight is different between acrylic acid and acrylate.
- the value in terms of acrylic acid is defined in the present invention.
- the value in terms of acrylic acid is the content ratio (weight ratio) of the above-mentioned trace component weight to the weight of acrylic acid when all acrylates are converted to be equimolar unneutralized acrylic acid. That is, for example, the neutralized sodium acrylate (molecular weight 94) is converted to acrylic acid (molecular weight 72) by weight, and the above trace components such as p-methoxyphenol are converted into acrylic acid (94 converted to 72) by weight.
- the content ratio (weight ratio) and the like are defined.
- the conversion value for acrylic acid is all partially neutralized or completely neutralized polyacrylate, etc. It can be calculated in terms of moles of unneutralized polyacrylic acid.
- the partial neutralization means that the neutralization rate is more than 0 mol% and less than 100 mol%.
- the said complete neutralization means that the neutralization rate is 100 mol%.
- the said non-neutralized means that the neutralization rate is 0 mol%.
- the above components can be quantified by liquid chromatography or gas chromatography.
- the neutralizing agent (base) such as caustic soda or sodium carbonate used for neutralization of the monomer or polymer in the present invention is preferably as the iron content is small, and the content thereof (As converted to Fe 2 O 3 ) is usually in the range of 0 to 10.0 ppm, preferably 0.2 to 5.0 ppm, more preferably 0.5 to 5.0 ppm relative to the base solid content. Included in range.
- the iron content is less than 0.01 ppm, not only does the polymerization occur before the polymerization initiator is added, but there is a possibility that the polymerization may be delayed even if the initiator is added.
- Such iron may be Fe ions, but from the viewpoint of effects, trivalent iron, particularly Fe 2 O 3 is preferred.
- the amount of Fe can be uniquely calculated within the above range by the molecular weight ratio of iron and iron oxide (55.85 ⁇ 2 / 159.7 (Fe in Fe 2 O 3 )).
- the absolute amount of Fe is important regardless of the type of counter anion.
- the amount of Fe is expressed as a counter anion (for example, an oxide of Fe (II) or Fe (III), Regardless of sulfate, hydrochloride, hydroxide, etc.), Fe 2 O 3 is an oxide of Fe (III), and the molecular weight of the Fe (molecular weight 55.85) and Fe 2 O 3 ( 159.7), the preferable amount of Fe (in terms of Fe) in the base of the present invention is 0 to 7.0 ppm.
- the iron used in the present invention may be Fe ions, but from the viewpoint of effects, trivalent iron, particularly Fe 2 O 3 or iron hydroxide is preferred.
- the neutralization step is preferably performed with a base having an Fe content (Fe conversion) of 0 to 7.0 ppm (particularly NaOH or sodium carbonate controlled to the Fe content), and more preferably It is the range of Fe content.
- the method for adding the inorganic reducing agent in the method for producing the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention includes the above (1-6) polymerization step, (1-7) gel refining step, It can be added to any one or more of (1-8) drying step, (1-9) pulverization step / classification step, (1-10) surface cross-linking step, and (1-11) other step, and is particularly limited. Although not a thing, it is preferable to add as a powder form, a solution, an emulsion, or a suspension, it is preferable to add as a solution, and it is more preferable to add as an aqueous solution.
- the average particle diameter of the powder particles is preferably 0.001 to 850 ⁇ m, and preferably 0.01 to 600 ⁇ m. More preferably, it is 0.05 to 300 ⁇ m.
- an average particle diameter can be measured as a volume average particle diameter with a laser. An example of a laser is described in US Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0110006.
- the solvent used when the inorganic reducing agent in the method for producing the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is added as a solution is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include water; ethanol, methanol, propylene glycol, glycerin, and the like. Alcohols such as polyethylene glycol and the like can be preferably used. Among them, it is preferable to use water or a mixed solution of water and alcohols, and most preferably, it is added as an aqueous solution. Further, the concentration of the inorganic reducing agent in such a solution is appropriately determined and may be a dispersion or supersaturated solution exceeding the saturated concentration, but the following range is a solution, particularly an aqueous solution, and the upper limit is the saturated concentration.
- the dispersion medium used when the inorganic reducing agent is mixed in a suspension is not particularly limited.
- water; alcohols such as ethanol, methanol, propylene glycol, and glycerin; polyethylene Glycol or the like can be preferably used.
- the concentration of the inorganic reducing agent in the dispersion is preferably 1 to 100% by weight, and more preferably 10 to 100% by weight.
- the inorganic reducing agent may be mixed with a water-absorbing resin as an emulsion in water, for example, together with an emulsifier.
- the dispersion medium in such a case is not particularly limited, but water or the like can be suitably used, for example.
- the emulsifier is not particularly limited, but a nonionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, or the like may be used.
- concentration of the inorganic reducing agent in the emulsion is preferably 1 to 90% by weight, more preferably 10 to 90% by weight.
- the inorganic reducing agent is added as an aqueous solution.
- concentration of the inorganic reducing agent in the aqueous solution is preferably 0.01 to 90% by weight, more preferably 0.5 to 60% by weight, and still more preferably 1 to 90% by weight. It is particularly preferably 10 to 60% by weight, and most preferably 10 to 90% by weight.
- the upper limit may be a dispersion or a supersaturated solution within the above range, but the upper limit is a saturated concentration.
- the addition of the inorganic reducing agent in the method for producing the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention may be any of the monomer solution before polymerization, the hydrogel crosslinked product during or after polymerization, before the surface crosslinking step, after the surface crosslinking step. Although it may be carried out at a time, it is more preferable to add during the polymerization, the hydrogel crosslinked polymer after polymerization (that is, the hydrogel crosslinked polymer before drying) or after the surface crosslinking step.
- an inorganic reducing agent is added in the step of finely granulating the hydrogel crosslinked polymer after polymerization, or after the finely polymerized polymerization It is preferable to add and mix an inorganic reducing agent to the hydrogel crosslinked polymer.
- an inorganic reducing agent is added at the time of surface crosslinking or before surface crosslinking as in Patent Document 15, unless the water content is controlled to 3 to 15% by weight as in the present invention, the particulate water absorbing agent is colored. Not only does it become odorous,
- timing of the addition step after the surface cross-linking step is not particularly limited, and any of the polyvalent metal salt and / or cationic polymer before, at the same time as, or after the addition. You may add at the time. Further, the ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compound may be added before, simultaneously with, or after the addition.
- the inorganic reducing agent in the method for producing the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is preferably mixed with the polyacrylic acid (salt) water-absorbing resin after addition or simultaneously with the addition.
- the specific mixing method to add or mix is not specifically limited, It can mix using a well-known crushing apparatus, a grinding
- Examples of the crushing apparatus and crushing apparatus include a kneader and a screw type extruder (also known as meat chopper) having an arbitrarily shaped porous structure.
- a plurality of such crushing devices may be used in series, or different devices such as a kneader and a meat chopper may be used in combination.
- One screw type extruder may be used, or two or more screw extruders may be used.
- Examples of such a stirring device include a cylindrical mixer, a screw mixer, a screw extruder, a turbulator, a nauter mixer, a V mixer, a double-arm kneader, a fluid mixer, and an airflow mixer.
- the stirring device includes a heating device that heats a mixture containing the polyacrylic acid (salt) water-absorbing resin after surface crosslinking, the inorganic reducing agent, and, if necessary, the other additives. You may provide the cooling device which cools the said mixture heated with the heating apparatus.
- the time which stirs with the said stirring apparatus is not specifically limited, Preferably it is 60 minutes or less, More preferably, it is 30 minutes or less.
- the aforementioned chelating agent in the method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention comprises the above (1-6) polymerization step to (1-10) surface crosslinking step and (1-11) It may be added at any point in the particulate water-absorbing agent production process including other processes, but it is preferably added to the monomer aqueous solution before or during polymerization in the (1-6) polymerization process. .
- the chelating agent can be more uniformly contained in the particulate water-absorbing agent, and therefore, it is particularly preferable in that coloring with time can be effectively prevented.
- the chelating agent it is preferable to add the chelating agent to the monomer aqueous solution during the polymerization or in the middle of the polymerization because the chelating agent can be uniformly added to the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention, and the effects of the present invention can be further exhibited.
- water-insoluble inorganic fine particles simultaneously with the surface cross-linking agent to cross-link the surface of the water-absorbent resin, or to add water-insoluble inorganic fine particles after cross-linking the surface of the water-absorbent resin with the surface cross-linking agent.
- water-insoluble inorganic fine particles are preferably added simultaneously with the above-mentioned ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compound or added as a mixture previously mixed with the ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compound.
- the ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compound described above is the above (1-6) polymerization step to (1-10). It may be added at any point in the production process of the particulate water-absorbing agent, including the surface crosslinking step and (1-11) other steps. It may be contained in advance, and is preferably added in a subsequent step after completion of the polymerization reaction described above.
- a method of adding in the latter step after the completion of the polymerization reaction there are a method of adding to the hydrogel polymer after polymerization, a method of adding to the dried product after the drying step, a surface cross-linking treatment step or a method of adding after that. preferable.
- the method for adding the ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compound in the method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is not particularly limited, but it is preferably added as a powder, a solution, an emulsion, or a suspension. More preferably, it is added as a solution, and more preferably as an aqueous solution. Furthermore, the ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compound may be added simultaneously with the above-described chelating agent, polyvalent metal salt and / or cationic polymer and water-insoluble inorganic fine particles, or previously mixed with each of these components. It may be added as a mixture.
- the polyvalent metal salt and / or cationic polymer described above is the above (1-6). It may be added at any point in the production step of the particulate water-absorbing agent, including the polymerization step to (1-10) surface cross-linking step and (1-11) other steps, but is preferably added during the surface treatment. .
- a method in which a polyvalent metal salt and / or a cationic polymer is added simultaneously with the above-mentioned surface cross-linking agent to cross-link the water-absorbent resin surface A method of adding a polyvalent metal salt and / or a cationic polymer as the second surface cross-linking step after cross-linking the water-absorbent resin surface is preferred.
- the polyvalent metal salt and / or cationic polymer reacts with the functional group of the polyacrylic acid-based water-absorbing resin, particularly as a surface cross-linking agent that ionically bonds (first or second), and further improves the properties of the resulting water-absorbing agent.
- a polyvalent metal salt and / or a cationic polymer to the water-absorbing resin after surface crosslinking with a surface crosslinking agent, surface treatment is achieved, achieving desired water absorption characteristics, especially high liquid flow characteristics (SFC).
- SFC liquid flow characteristics
- the polyvalent metal salt and / or the cationic polymer are preferably added simultaneously with the above-mentioned ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compound or added as a mixture previously mixed with the ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compound.
- the use of a polyvalent metal salt and / or a cationic polymer sometimes caused coloring of the water-absorbent resin.
- the present invention there is no problem, and the physical properties are improved by the polyvalent metal salt and / or the cationic polymer. To do.
- the resulting mixture may be dried.
- the drying is preferably performed in a temperature range of 40 ° C. or more and less than 100 ° C. through 50% or more of the time required for the drying step, more preferably through substantially all the drying steps.
- the drying temperature is specified by the heating medium temperature, but if it cannot be specified by the heating medium temperature such as microwave, it is specified by the material temperature.
- the drying method is not particularly limited as long as the drying temperature is within the above range, and hot air drying, airless drying, reduced pressure drying, infrared drying, microwave drying and the like can be suitably used.
- the range of the drying temperature is more preferably 40 ° C. to 100 ° C., still more preferably 50 ° C. to 90 ° C.
- the drying may be performed at a constant temperature or may be performed by changing the temperature, but substantially all the drying steps are performed within the above temperature range and the moisture content described later. Is preferred.
- the drying time depends on the surface area of the water-absorbing agent, the moisture content, and the type of the dryer, and is appropriately selected so as to achieve the desired moisture content.
- the drying time is usually 10 to 120 minutes, more preferably 20 to 90 minutes, still more preferably 30 to 60 minutes. If the drying time is less than 10 minutes, the drying may not be sufficient and the handleability may not be sufficient. In addition, if the drying time is 120 minutes or more, the water-absorbing agent may be damaged by excessive drying, resulting in an odor (presumed to be a composite of an inorganic reducing agent and a water-absorbing resin) or a water-soluble amount. In some cases, there is no improvement in physical properties.
- the water content of the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention may be adjusted to 5% by weight or less.
- the water content after drying is preferably 3 to 15% by weight, more preferably 4 to 14% by weight, still more preferably 5 to 13% by weight, particularly 6 to 12% by weight, and further 7 to 11% by weight.
- the method mentioned above is illustrated as an example of the adjustment method of the moisture content.
- Patent Document 17 discloses a water-absorbing water-resistant resin comprising a water-absorbing resin, an oxygen-containing reducing inorganic salt, an aminocarboxylic acid metal chelating agent and an organic antioxidant. Although the resin composition is disclosed, the use of a specific amount of p-methoxyphenol or water-insoluble fine particles is not disclosed, and the importance of the water content of the obtained water-absorbing resin composition is not described. In Examples of Patent Document 17, 214.4 g of a water-absorbing resin obtained by using 80 wt% acrylic acid (92 g + 119.1 g) and 30 wt% NaOH aqueous solution (102.2 g + 132.2 g) as monomers in the production example was used.
- Example 1-7 the water-absorbing resin composition was obtained by mixing the oxygen-containing reducing inorganic salt, the aminocarboxylic acid metal chelating agent and the organic antioxidant without a solvent. Therefore, in Patent Document 17, the water content of the water-absorbent resin is calculated as 17% by weight from the raw material (g) and the yield (212.2 g) of the water-absorbent resin. 3 to 15% by weight, further 4 to 14% by weight, 5 to 13% by weight, 6 to 12% by weight and 7 to 11% by weight are not disclosed.
- Patent Document 17 discloses alkylhydroxyanisole (such as butyl) as an organic antioxidant (paragraphs [0019] [0020] [Example 6]), but does not disclose a trace amount of p-methoxyphenol.
- the water-absorbing body according to the present invention includes the particulate water-absorbing agent according to the present invention.
- an appropriate material for example, a water-absorbing body suitable as an absorbent layer for sanitary materials can be obtained.
- the water absorbing body of the present invention will be described. Since the water-absorbing agent of the present invention is white, has high liquid permeability, water absorption capacity under pressure, high water absorption speed, and little residual monomer, it can be suitably used for high-concentration water-absorbing bodies, particularly diapers.
- the water absorbent is a composition used for a sanitary material that absorbs blood, body fluid, urine and the like, and is a molded composition made of a particulate water absorbent and other materials.
- the sanitary material include paper diapers, sanitary napkins, incontinence pads, medical pads, and the like.
- cellulose fibers can be exemplified.
- cellulose fibers include, for example, wood pulp fibers such as mechanical pulp, chemical pulp, semi-chemical pulp, and dissolved pulp from wood; artificial cellulose fibers such as rayon and acetate. More preferred cellulose fibers are wood pulp fibers. These cellulose fibers may partially contain synthetic fibers such as nylon and polyester.
- the content of the particulate water-absorbing agent contained in the water-absorbing body is preferably 20% by weight or more, more preferably 30% by weight. More preferably, it is in the range of 50% by weight or more.
- the weight of the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention contained in the water-absorbing body is less than 20% by weight, a sufficient absorption effect may not be obtained.
- the above-mentioned water-absorbing agent is sprayed on a paper, mat, etc. made of cellulose fiber, and if necessary, with these paper, mat, etc.
- Known means for obtaining a water-absorbing body such as a sandwiching method and a method of uniformly blending cellulose fibers and a water-absorbing agent, can be appropriately selected.
- a method in which a particulate water-absorbing agent and cellulose fiber are dry mixed and then compressed can be mentioned. By this method, it is possible to remarkably suppress the dropping of the particulate water-absorbing agent from the cellulose fiber.
- the compression is preferably performed under heating, and the temperature range is, for example, 50 to 200 ° C.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent according to the present invention is excellent in various physical properties when used in a water-absorbing body, so that the liquid can be taken up quickly, and the remaining amount of liquid on the surface of the water-absorbing body is small. can get.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent according to the present invention has excellent water-absorbing properties, it can be used as a water-absorbing water-retaining agent for various applications.
- water absorbent water retention agents for absorbent articles such as paper diapers, sanitary napkins, incontinence pads, medical pads; horticultural horticulture such as moss substitutes, soil modification improvers, water retention agents, agricultural chemical efficacy sustaining agents Water retention agent for building walls; anti-condensation agent for interior wall material, cement additive, etc .; release control agent, cold insulation agent, disposable warmer, sludge coagulant, food freshness retention agent, ion exchange column material, sludge or oil It can be used as a dehydrating agent, desiccant, humidity adjusting material, etc.
- the water-absorbing agent according to the present invention is particularly preferably used for sanitary materials for absorbing feces, urine or blood, such as paper diapers and sanitary napkins.
- the water absorbent according to the present invention is used for sanitary materials such as paper diapers, sanitary napkins, incontinence pads, medical pads, etc., (a) a liquid-permeable top sheet disposed adjacent to the wearer's body (B) a liquid impervious backsheet disposed far from the wearer's body and adjacent to the wearer's clothing; and (c) disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. It is preferable to be used in a configuration comprising a water absorbent. Two or more water absorbent bodies may be used, or a water absorbent body may be used together with a pulp layer or the like.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent according to the present invention can be rephrased as follows.
- a polyacrylic acid (salt) characterized in that it is a particulate water-absorbing agent composed mainly of a polyacrylic acid (salt) -based water-absorbing resin and contains a chelating agent, an inorganic reducing agent and water-insoluble inorganic fine particles.
- a particulate water-absorbing agent mainly composed of a water-absorbing resin.
- a particulate water-absorbing agent mainly composed of a surface-crosslinked polyacrylic acid (salt) -based water-absorbing resin, comprising an inorganic reducing agent, a chelating agent and p-methoxyphenol, and having a water content of 3 to 15
- a particulate water-absorbing agent comprising, as a main component, a polyacrylic acid (salt) -based water-absorbing resin in weight percent.
- the method for producing the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention can be rephrased as follows.
- a method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent comprising the step of adding a chelating agent, A method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent, wherein an inorganic reducing agent addition step is performed after the surface cross-linking step.
- a method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent comprising a polymerization step of an aqueous monomer solution containing acrylic acid (salt) as a main component and a drying step of a hydrogel crosslinked polymer obtained by polymerization.
- a method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent comprising a surface crosslinking step, a chelating agent addition step, an inorganic reducing agent and a water-insoluble inorganic fine particle addition step.
- a method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent comprising, as a main component, a polyacrylic acid (salt) -based water-absorbing resin including an inorganic reducing agent and a chelating agent addition step
- a method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent comprising a polyacrylic acid (salt) water-absorbing resin as a main component, wherein the water content of the polymer is controlled to 3 to 15% by weight in the drying step and the surface cross-linking step.
- the production method of the subordinate concept essentially comprising the above (c) is a simple method comprising acrylic acid (salt) containing 10 to 200 ppm of methoxyphenol as a main component.
- a particulate water-absorbing agent comprising a polymerization step of a monomer aqueous solution, a drying step of a water-containing gel-like crosslinked polymer obtained by polymerization, a surface crosslinking step, and a step of adding 0.001 to 0.5 wt% of a chelating agent.
- an inorganic reducing agent addition step is performed after the surface cross-linking step. Specific examples of this production method / part 1 are shown in Examples 1-1 to 1-16 and Tables 1 to 5 described later.
- part 2 As a method for producing the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention, the production method of the subordinate concept essentially comprising the above (b), part 2 is a polymerization step of a monomer aqueous solution mainly composed of acrylic acid (salt), and polymerization
- a method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent comprising a drying step of a water-containing gel-like cross-linked polymer obtained in step 1 and a surface cross-linking step, wherein an addition step of 0.001 to 0.5 wt% of a chelating agent and inorganic reduction And a step of adding an agent, wherein the monomer contains 10 to 200 ppm of methoxyphenol in terms of acrylic acid, and (a) a step of adding water-insoluble inorganic fine particles is further included.
- Specific examples of such production method-2 are shown in Examples 2-1 to 2-14 and Tables 6 to 7 described later.
- part 3 is a polymerization step of a monomer aqueous solution mainly composed of acrylic acid (salt), and polymerization
- a method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent comprising a drying step of a water-containing gel-like cross-linked polymer obtained in step 1 and a surface cross-linking step, wherein an addition step of 0.001 to 0.5 wt% of a chelating agent and inorganic reduction And a monomer addition step, the monomer contains 10 to 200 ppm of methoxyphenol in terms of acrylic acid, and the moisture content of the polymer is 3 to 15% by weight after the drying step and / or in the surface cross-linking step. More preferably, the inorganic reducing agent is added to the hydrogel crosslinked polymer before drying. Specific examples of the production method / part 3
- the present invention will be described in accordance with examples, but the present invention is not limited to the examples and is not to be interpreted.
- Various physical properties described in the claims and examples of the present invention were determined according to the following measurement methods.
- the following measuring method describes the particulate water-absorbing agent
- the water-absorbing resin is measured by replacing the particulate water-absorbing agent with the water-absorbing resin.
- the electric equipment used in the examples was 200V or 100V, and was used under conditions of 60 Hz.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent was used under conditions of 25 ° C. ⁇ 2 ° C. and a relative humidity of 50% RH unless otherwise specified.
- the reagents and instruments exemplified in the following measurement methods and examples may be appropriately replaced with equivalent products.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention essentially contains an inorganic reducing agent.
- the surface-crosslinked water-absorbing resin, the water-absorbing resin before adding the inorganic reducing agent, the particulate water-absorbing agent precursor are reference; Examples 1-1 to 1-8, Comparative Examples 1-3, 1-4, etc.).
- titration was performed with 0.1N NaOH aqueous solution until pH 10 was reached, and then titration was performed with 0.1N HCl aqueous solution until pH 2.7 was reached. At this time, titration amounts ([NaOH] ml, [HCl] ml) were determined. In addition, the same titration operation was performed on only 184.3 g of a 0.90% by weight sodium chloride aqueous solution, and empty titration amounts ([bNaOH] ml, [bHCl] ml) were obtained.
- the water-soluble content in the particulate water-absorbing agent can be calculated by the following formula 2 based on the average molecular weight of the monomer and the titration amount obtained by the above operation. .
- the average molecular weight of the monomer can be calculated using the neutralization rate obtained by titration. This neutralization rate is calculated by the following formula 3.
- the residual monomer (residual acrylic acid (salt)) contained in the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is the same operation except that the stirring time in the measurement method of [Water-soluble content] is changed from 16 hours to 2 hours. It is calculated
- AAP Absorptive power against pressure indicates a water absorption capacity of 60 minutes at 4.83 kPa or 2.0 kPa with respect to 0.90 wt% saline. AAP is sometimes referred to as water absorption capacity under pressure at 4.83 kPa or 2.0 kPa.
- a stainless steel 400 mesh wire mesh 101 (mesh size 38 ⁇ m) is fused to the bottom of a plastic support cylinder 100 having an inner diameter of 60 mm, and the conditions are room temperature (20 to 25 ° C.) and humidity 50 RH%.
- 0.900 g of the particulate water-absorbing agent is evenly dispersed on the net, and on that, 4.83 kPa (0.7 psi) or 2.0 kPa (0.3 psi) with respect to the particulate water-absorbing agent.
- the piston 103 and the load 104 which are adjusted so that the load can be applied uniformly and whose outer diameter is slightly smaller than 60 mm and does not cause a gap with the support cylinder and do not hinder the vertical movement, are placed in this order.
- the weight Wa [g] of this measuring device set was measured.
- a glass filter 106 having a diameter of 90 mm (manufactured by Mutual Science Glass Co., Ltd., pore diameter: 100 to 120 ⁇ m) is placed inside a petri dish 105 having a diameter of 150 mm, and a 0.90 wt% sodium chloride aqueous solution 108 (20 to 25 ° C.). Was added to the same level as the upper surface of the glass filter.
- a sheet of filter paper 107 having a diameter of 90 mm (manufactured by ADVANTEC Toyo Co., Ltd., product name: JIS P 3801, No. 2, thickness 0.26 mm, reserved particle diameter 5 ⁇ m) is placed so that the entire surface is wetted, and Excess liquid was removed.
- the above measuring device set was placed on the wet filter paper, and the liquid was absorbed under load. After 1 hour, the measuring device set was lifted and its weight Wb [g] was measured. And AAP [g / g] was computed from Wa and Wb according to the following formula.
- SFC saline solution inductivity
- the particulate water-absorbing agent 0.900 [g] uniformly placed in the container 40 is swollen for 60 minutes in an artificial urine under a pressure of 2.07 kPa (0.3 psi).
- the height of the gel layer of gel 44 was recorded.
- a 0.69 wt% sodium chloride aqueous solution 33 was passed through the gel 44 swollen from the tank 31 with a constant hydrostatic pressure.
- This SFC test was conducted at room temperature (20-25 ° C.). Using a computer and a balance, the amount of liquid passing through the gel layer at 20 second intervals as a function of time was recorded for 10 minutes.
- the flow velocity Fs (T) passing through the swollen gel 44 was determined by dividing the increased weight [g] by the elapsed time [s] [unit: g / s]. Let Ts be the time at which a constant hydrostatic pressure and a stable flow rate were obtained, use only the data obtained between Ts and 10 minutes for the flow rate calculation, and use the flow rate obtained between Ts and 10 minutes.
- the value of Fs (T 0), ie the initial flow rate through the gel layer, was calculated.
- Fs (t 0): flow rate [g / s] L0: Gel layer height [cm] ⁇ : Density of aqueous sodium chloride solution (1.003 [g / cm 3 ]) A: Area above the gel layer in the cell 41 (28.27 [cm 2 ]) ⁇ P: hydrostatic pressure applied to the gel layer (4920 [dyn / cm 2 ]) It is.
- a glass tube 32 is inserted into the tank 31, and the lower end of the glass tube 32 can maintain a 0.69 wt% sodium chloride aqueous solution 33 at a height of 5 cm above the bottom of the swollen gel 44 in the cell 41.
- a 0.69 wt% sodium chloride aqueous solution 33 in the tank 31 was supplied to the cell 41 through an L-shaped tube 34 with a cock 35.
- a container 48 for collecting the passed liquid is disposed, and the collection container 48 is installed on an upper pan balance 49.
- the cell 41 had an inner diameter of 6 cm, and a stainless steel wire mesh having an opening of 38 ⁇ m was installed on the bottom surface.
- a glass filter 45 with good permeability is attached at the bottom so that the particulate water-absorbing agent or its swollen gel does not enter the hole 47. It was.
- the cell 41 was placed on a table on which the cell was placed, and the surface of the table in contact with the cell was placed on a stainless steel wire mesh 43 that did not prevent liquid permeation.
- the FSR water absorption rate
- the water absorption rate is an index of the rate of absorbing the liquid of the water absorbing agent.
- the water absorption rate is preferably high.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent 1.000 ⁇ 0.0005 [g] is accurately weighed to 4 digits after the decimal point (Wc [g]), and the particles are placed in a 25 ml glass beaker (diameter 32 to 34 mm, height 50 mm).
- the water-absorbing agent was placed so that the upper surface thereof was horizontal. If necessary, take measures such as tapping the beaker carefully to level the particulate water-absorbing agent.
- 20 ml of a 0.9 wt% sodium chloride aqueous solution adjusted to 23 ⁇ 2.0 ° C. was weighed into a 50 ml glass beaker, and the weight of the aqueous solution was measured to 4 digits after the decimal point (Wd [g]).
- the 0.9 wt% sodium chloride aqueous solution was quickly poured into a 25 ml beaker containing a particulate water-absorbing agent, and time measurement was started from the moment when the sodium chloride aqueous solution and the particulate water-absorbing agent contacted each other.
- the liquid level in the beaker into which the sodium chloride aqueous solution was poured was visually observed from an angle of about 20 °, and the time (Th [sec]) until the liquid level was replaced from the aqueous solution by the particulate water-absorbing agent was measured.
- the weight (We [g]) of the sodium chloride aqueous solution (beaker remaining amount) adhering to the beaker after pouring the sodium chloride aqueous solution was measured to 4 digits after the decimal point.
- FSR water absorption rate [g / g / sec] was determined by the following equation. In addition, it measured 3 times about one sample, and made the average value the representative value.
- the weight average particle diameter (D50) was measured according to the method described in International Publication No. 2004/066944 pamphlet.
- a predetermined amount of the particulate water-absorbing agent is applied to a JIS standard sieve (JIS Z8801-1 (2000)) having openings of 850 ⁇ m, 710 ⁇ m, 600 ⁇ m, 500 ⁇ m, 425 ⁇ m, 300 ⁇ m, 212 ⁇ m, 150 ⁇ m, 106 ⁇ m, 45 ⁇ m, or these JIS standard sieves.
- the logarithmic standard deviation ( ⁇ ) of the particle size distribution is expressed by the following formula, and the smaller the value of ⁇ , the narrower the particle size distribution.
- the particles [% by weight] defined by the standard sieve classification are less than 150 ⁇ m with respect to the weight of particles passing through a JIS standard sieve (JIS Z8801-1 (2000)) having an opening of 150 ⁇ m and the total weight of the particulate water-absorbing agent. It is a ratio [% by weight]. In the present specification, it is also simply referred to as “particles less than 150 ⁇ m [wt%]” or “150 ⁇ m pass [%]”.
- the L value (Lightness: lightness index) of the surface was measured with the spectral color difference meter. This value is defined as “brightness index before exposure”, and the higher the value, the whiter the color.
- the object colors a and b (chromaticity) of other scales can be measured simultaneously by the same measuring method of the same apparatus.
- the coloring evaluation result of the particulate water-absorbing agent stored for a period of one year or less is used as the initial color tone.
- the above-mentioned paste sample container was filled with about 5 g of a particulate water-absorbing agent and adjusted to an atmosphere of 70 ⁇ 1 ° C. and a relative humidity of 65 ⁇ 1% (Espec Co., Ltd. small environmental tester, A paste sample container filled with particulate water-absorbing agent in type SH-641) was exposed for 7 days. This exposure is a 7 day color acceleration test. After the exposure, the L value (Lightness) a / b value of the surface was measured with the spectral color difference meter. This measured value is defined as coloration with time after the acceleration test.
- Particulate water-absorbing agent 1.00 [g] was weighed into an aluminum cup having a bottom size of about 50 mm in diameter, and the total weight W8 [g] of the particulate water-absorbing agent and the aluminum cup was measured. Then, it was left to stand in an oven with an atmospheric temperature of 180 ° C. for 3 hours and dried. After 3 hours, the particulate water-absorbing agent and the aluminum cup were taken out of the oven and cooled to room temperature in a desiccator. Thereafter, the total weight W9 [g] of the particulate water-absorbing agent and the aluminum cup after drying was determined, and the water content was determined according to the following equation (8).
- titration was performed with 0.1N NaOH aqueous solution until pH 10 was reached, and then titration was performed with 0.1N HCl aqueous solution until pH 2.7 was reached. At this time, titration amounts ([NaOH] ml, [HCl] ml) were determined. In addition, the same titration operation was performed on only 184.3 g of a 0.90% by weight sodium chloride aqueous solution, and empty titration amounts ([bNaOH] ml, [bHCl] ml) were obtained.
- the soluble content of the water-containing gel-like water-absorbing agent can be calculated by the following equation 9 based on the average molecular weight of the monomer and the titration amount obtained by the above operation.
- the average molecular weight of the monomer can be calculated using the neutralization rate obtained by titration. This neutralization rate is calculated by the following formula 10.
- the deterioration rate is calculated by the following equation 11 from the soluble part of the particulate water-absorbing agent and the soluble part of the hydrogel water-absorbing agent.
- [Urine resistance test] (Gel degradation test 2) Put 1 part by weight of the particulate water-absorbing agent into a 250 ml plastic container with a lid (Pack Ace made by Terraoka Co., Ltd.), add 25 parts by weight of simulated artificial urine, and then seal the particulate water-absorbing agent at a predetermined temperature and time. Deteriorated. Thereafter, it was evaluated whether the swollen gel flows when the 250 ml lidded plastic container is laid down and left for 10 minutes. In this test, the following two deterioration conditions were used.
- Urine resistance test normal L-ascorbic acid concentration
- Gel degradation test 2-1 [Gel degradation condition (1)] Simulated artificial urine: L-ascorbic acid 0.005 wt% physiological saline Deterioration temperature: 37 ° C Deterioration time: 24 hours (2) Urine resistance test (L-ascorbic acid 1000 times) (Gel degradation test 2-2) [Gel degradation condition (2)] Simulated artificial urine: L-ascorbic acid 5% by weight physiological saline Deterioration temperature: 90 ° C Deterioration time: 1 hour [Dust measurement] The amount of dust from the particulate water-absorbing agent was measured under the following conditions using a Hebach Dustmeter 2000 manufactured by Seishin Corporation.
- the p-methoxyphenol contained in the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is obtained by subjecting a filtrate obtained by carrying out the same operation except that the stirring time in the evaluation method for [soluble matter] is changed from 16 hours to 1 hour. It is required by analyzing. Specifically, p-methoxyphenol in the particulate water-absorbing agent can be obtained by analyzing the filtrate obtained by this operation by high performance liquid chromatography. Note that p-methoxyphenol is expressed in ppm (vs. particulate water absorbing agent).
- reducing agent contained in particulate water-absorbing agent sodium hydrogen sulfite
- a method for measuring sodium bisulfite is exemplified. In a 200 ml beaker, 50 g of pure water and 0.5 g of a particulate water-absorbing agent are placed and left for 1 hour. Next, after adding 50 g of methanol, 2.5 g of a solution obtained by dissolving 2 mmol of malachite green in an eluent described later is added.
- the solution is stirred for about 30 minutes and then filtered, and the amount of the reducing agent contained in the particulate water-absorbing agent is determined by analyzing the filtrate by high performance liquid chromatography.
- the eluent is adjusted in a ratio of 400 ml of methanol, 6 ml of n-hexane, 100 ml of 0.0M-2-N-morpholino-ethanesulfonic acid, sodium salt.
- a calibration curve can be created by analyzing a particulate water-absorbing agent that does not contain a reducing agent and spiked with the reducing agent.
- the chelating agent contained in the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention is analyzed for the filtrate obtained by performing the same operation except that the stirring time in the above-mentioned evaluation method of [soluble matter] is changed from 16 hours to 1 hour. It is required by that.
- the chelating agent in the particulate water-absorbing agent can be obtained by analyzing the filtrate obtained by the operation by high performance liquid chromatography.
- the amount of chelating agent is expressed in ppm (vs. particulate water absorbing agent).
- the calibration curve can be prepared by analyzing a particulate water-absorbing agent that does not contain a chelating agent and spiked with the chelating agent.
- Example 1-1 Using the apparatus shown in FIG. 3 described in US Pat. No. 7,265,190, a hydrogel crosslinked polymer was produced according to the following.
- the monomer aqueous solution (1-1) adjusted to 40 ° C. was continuously supplied to the polymerization step using a metering pump.
- 17.7 parts by weight of a 48 wt% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (iron content 0.7 ppm (based on NaOH solid content)) was continuously mixed by line mixing.
- the monomer temperature rose to 86 ° C. due to heat of neutralization.
- the water-containing gel-like crosslinked polymer (1-1) was subdivided into about 1.5 mm with a meat chopper having a pore diameter of 22 mm.
- the fragmented gel was spread and placed on a moving perforated plate of a continuous ventilation band dryer, and dried at 185 ° C. for 30 minutes to obtain a dried polymer (1-1).
- the obtained dried polymer (1-1) is pulverized with a roll mill and then sieved with a sieving apparatus having a mesh screen having openings of 710 ⁇ m and 175 ⁇ m, whereby a water-absorbing resin powder of 175 to 710 ⁇ m (1 -1) was obtained.
- Example 1-2 A particulate water-absorbing agent (in the same manner as in Example 1-1) except that the addition amount of the 30 wt% sodium hydrogen sulfite aqueous solution described in Example 1-1 was changed from 1.66 parts by weight to 3.33 parts by weight. 1-2) was obtained. Table 1 shows the physical properties of the obtained particulate water-absorbing agent (1-2).
- Example 1-3 A water-absorbing agent obtained in the same manner as in Example 1-1 except that the addition amount of the 30% by weight sodium hydrogen sulfite aqueous solution described in Example 1-1 was changed from 1.66 parts by weight to 0.166 parts by weight. To 100 parts by weight, 0.6 part by weight of a 50% by weight aqueous sodium lactate solution was further added and mixed to obtain a particulate water-absorbing agent precursor (1-3). Next, the obtained particulate water-absorbing agent precursor (1-3) was left in a hot air dryer at 60 ° C. for 30 minutes, and then passed through a JIS standard sieve having a mesh opening of 710 ⁇ m. 1-3) was obtained. The water content of the obtained particulate water-absorbing agent (1-3) was 2.0% by weight. Table 1-1 shows the physical properties of the obtained particulate water-absorbing agent (1-3).
- Example 1-4 In Example 1-3, the addition amount of the 30 wt% sodium hydrogen sulfite aqueous solution was changed from 0.166 parts by weight to 1.66 parts by weight, and the addition amount of the 50 wt% sodium lactate aqueous solution was changed from 0.6 parts by weight.
- a particulate water-absorbing agent (1-4) was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1-3, except that the amount was changed to 0.1 parts by weight.
- Table 1-1 shows the physical properties of the resulting particulate water-absorbing agent (1-4).
- Example 1-5 In the same manner as in Example 1-3, except that the addition amount of the 30 wt% aqueous sodium hydrogen sulfite solution in Example 1-3 was changed from 0.166 parts by weight to 1.66 parts by weight. Agent (1-5) was obtained. Table 1 shows the physical properties of the obtained particulate water-absorbing agent (1-5).
- Example 1-6 To 100 parts by weight of the surface-crosslinked water-absorbing resin powder (1-1) in Example 1-1, 0.33 parts by weight of a 30% by weight sodium hydrogen sulfite aqueous solution was added and mixed, and an aqueous aluminum sulfate solution (in terms of aluminum oxide) 8 wt%) 0.9 part by weight, 60% by weight sodium lactate aqueous solution 0.30 part by weight, and propylene glycol 0.02 part by weight mixed liquid 1.22 parts by weight is uniformly mixed to form particles A water-absorbing agent precursor (1-6) was obtained. Next, the obtained particulate water-absorbing agent precursor (1-6) was left in a hot air dryer at 60 ° C. for 30 minutes, and then passed through a JIS standard sieve having a mesh opening of 710 ⁇ m. 1-6) was obtained. Table 1 shows the physical properties of the resulting particulate water-absorbing agent (1-6).
- Example 1-7 Using the apparatus shown in FIG. 3 described in US Pat. No. 7,265,190, a hydrogel crosslinked polymer was produced according to the following.
- the monomer aqueous solution (1-7) adjusted to 40 ° C. was continuously supplied to the polymerization step using a metering pump.
- a metering pump Prior to introduction into the belt polymerization machine, 17.7 parts by weight of a 48% by weight aqueous sodium hydroxide solution was continuously mixed by line mixing. At this time, the monomer temperature rose to 86 ° C. due to heat of neutralization.
- 1.38 parts by weight of a 4% by weight aqueous sodium persulfate solution was continuously mixed by line mixing, and the resulting continuous mixture (1-7) was placed on a flat belt having weirs at both ends to a thickness of about 7. It supplied so that it might be set to 5 mm. Polymerization was continuously carried out for 3 minutes to obtain a hydrogel crosslinked polymer (1-7).
- the hydrogel crosslinked polymer (1-7) was subdivided into about 1.5 mm with a meat chopper having a pore diameter of 22 mm.
- the fragmented gel was spread and placed on a moving perforated plate of a continuous ventilation band dryer, and dried at 185 ° C. for 30 minutes to obtain a dried polymer (1-7).
- the obtained dried polymer (1-7) is pulverized with a roll mill and then sieved with a sieving machine having a metal sieve mesh having openings of 710 ⁇ m and 175 ⁇ m, whereby a water absorbent resin powder having a particle size of 175 to 710 ⁇ m.
- a body (1-7) was obtained.
- Example 1-8 Supplying commercially available acrylic acid obtained by gas phase catalytic oxidation (Wako Pure Chemicals, reagent special grade; containing 200 ppm of p-methoxyphenol) to the bottom of a high-boiling-point impurity separation tower having 50 plates of non-weired perforated plates, Distillation was carried out at a reflux ratio of 1, followed by redistillation to obtain purified acrylic acid (1-8) comprising 99% by weight or more of acrylic acid and a trace amount of impurities (mainly water). The amount of p-methoxyphenol in purified acrylic acid (1-8) was ND (less than 1 ppm).
- Acrylic acid (1-8) was obtained by adding 15 ppm of p-methoxyphenol to purified acrylic acid (1-8).
- the monomer aqueous solution (1-8) was adjusted to 40 ° C. and continuously fed with a metering pump.
- a metering pump To this monomer aqueous solution (1-8), 17.7 parts by weight of 48% by weight sodium hydroxide aqueous solution was continuously mixed by line mixing. At this time, the temperature of the monomer rose to 86 ° C. due to heat of neutralization.
- 1.38 parts by weight of a 4% by weight aqueous sodium persulfate solution was continuously mixed by line mixing.
- the continuous mixture (1-8) obtained by this line mixing was supplied onto a flat belt having weirs at both ends so that the thickness was about 7.5 mm, and polymerization was continuously carried out for 3 minutes. A gel-like crosslinked polymer (1-8) was obtained.
- the hydrogel crosslinked polymer (1-8) was subdivided into about 1.5 mm with a meat chopper having a pore diameter of 22 mm. This fragmented gel was spread and placed on a moving perforated plate of a continuous ventilation band dryer, and dried at 185 ° C. for 30 minutes to obtain a dried polymer (1-8).
- the obtained dried polymer (1-8) was pulverized with a roll mill, and then sieved with a sieving apparatus having a metal sieve mesh having openings of 710 ⁇ m and 175 ⁇ m, whereby a 175 to 710 ⁇ m water absorbent resin powder (1 -8) was obtained.
- the obtained particulate water-absorbing agent precursor (1-8) was left in a hot air dryer at 60 ° C. for 30 minutes, and then passed through a JIS standard sieve having a mesh opening of 710 ⁇ m. 1-8) was obtained.
- Table 1 shows the physical properties of the obtained particulate water-absorbing agent (1-8).
- Example 1-9 The adjusted acrylic acid (1-9) was obtained by adding 200 ppm of p-methoxyphenol to the purified acrylic acid (1-8) described in Example 1-8.
- Example 1-1 A chelating agent was not used, and the same procedure as described in Example 1-1 was performed except that the addition amount of the 30% by weight aqueous sodium hydrogen sulfite solution was changed from 1.66 parts by weight to 0.166 parts by weight. A comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (1-1) was obtained. Table 1 shows the physical properties of the obtained comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (1-1).
- Comparative Example 1-2 A comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (1-2) was obtained in the same manner as described in Example 1-1 except that the 30 wt% aqueous sodium hydrogen sulfite solution was not used. Table 1 shows the physical properties of the obtained comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (1-2).
- Comparative Example 1-3 With respect to 100 parts by weight of the comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (1-2) obtained in Comparative Example 1-2, 0.9 part by weight of an aqueous aluminum sulfate solution (8% by weight in terms of aluminum oxide) and 60% by weight aqueous sodium lactate solution By uniformly mixing 1.22 parts by weight of a mixed solution consisting of 0.30 parts by weight and 0.02 parts by weight of propylene glycol, a comparative particulate water-absorbing agent precursor (1-3) was obtained.
- the comparative particulate water-absorbing agent precursor (1-3) thus obtained is left in a hot air dryer at 60 ° C. for 30 minutes, and then passed through a JIS standard sieve having a mesh opening of 710 ⁇ m. Agent (1-3) was obtained.
- Table 1 shows the physical properties of the obtained comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (1-3).
- Comparative Example 1-4 Comparative surface-crosslinked water-absorbing resin powder (1) obtained in the same manner as in Example 1-1 except that the content of p-methoxyphenol in acrylic acid described in Example 1-1 was changed from 70 ppm to 270 ppm. -4) To 100 parts by weight, 0.166 parts by weight of a 30% by weight aqueous sodium hydrogen sulfite solution was uniformly added and mixed to obtain a comparative particulate water-absorbing agent precursor (1-4). Next, the obtained comparative particulate water-absorbing agent precursor (1-4) is left in a hot air drier at 60 ° C. for 30 minutes, and then passed through a JIS standard sieve having a mesh opening of 710 ⁇ m. Agent (1-4) was obtained. Table 1 shows the physical properties of the comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (1-4).
- Example 1-5 The comparative example with many chelating agents is shown with reference to Patent Document 29 and Examples 4 and 5 thereof. That is, the addition amount of a 1% by weight diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid trisodium acetate (abbreviation: DTPA ⁇ 3Na) aqueous solution is 0.22 to 25.8 parts by weight, and the addition amount of deionized water is 33.6 to 8. The same procedure as in Example 1-1 was carried out except that the amount was changed to 0 wt. And the addition amount of the 30 wt.% Sodium hydrogen sulfite aqueous solution was changed from 1.66 wt.
- DTPA ⁇ 3Na diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid trisodium acetate
- a comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (1-5) containing 6000 ppm and 1.0% by weight of an inorganic reducing agent was obtained.
- the obtained comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (1-5) had a water content of 1.9% by weight.
- Table 1 shows the physical properties of the comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (1-5).
- Example 1-10 A particulate water-absorbing agent (1) was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1-7, except that the adjusted acrylic acid in Example 1-7 was changed to the adjusted acrylic acid (1-9) described in Example 1-9. -10) was obtained. Table 1 shows the physical properties of the obtained particulate water-absorbing agent (1-10).
- Example 1-11 A particulate water-absorbing agent (Example 1-7) was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1-7, except that the prepared acrylic acid described in Example 1-7 was changed to the adjusted acrylic acid (1-8) described in Example 1-8. 1-11) was obtained. Table 1 shows the physical properties of the obtained particulate water-absorbing agent (1-11).
- Example 1-12 Example 1-11, except that the addition amount of 31 wt% ethylenediaminetetra (methylenephosphonic acid) 5 sodium (abbreviation: EDTMPA ⁇ 5Na) aqueous solution was changed from 0.03 parts by weight to 0.07 parts by weight. As a result, a particulate water-absorbing agent (1-12) was obtained. Table 1 shows the physical properties of the obtained particulate water-absorbing agent (1-12).
- Table 2 shows the deterioration rates obtained as a result of the weather resistance test performed on the particulate water-absorbing agent (1-1) described in Example 1-1.
- Example 1-6 In place of acrylic acid with the p-methoxyphenol content adjusted to 70 ppm described in Example 1-1, p-methoxyphenol obtained in Example 1-8 was converted to ND purified acrylic acid (1-8). Polymerization was carried out in the same manner as in Example 1-1 except that comparative adjusted acrylic acid (1-6) obtained by adding 1 ppm of p-methoxyphenol was used, and a comparative particulate water absorbing agent (1 -6) was obtained. The obtained comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (1-6) had p-methoxyphenol of ND (less than 1 ppm). Table 2 shows the results of a weather resistance test using the obtained comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (1-6).
- Table 3 shows the results obtained by measuring the residual p-methoxyphenol, residual chelating agent, and residual sodium bisulfite in the particulate water-absorbing agents (1-1), (1-8) and (1-9).
- Table 3 shows the results of measuring the residual p-methoxyphenol, the residual chelating agent, and the residual sodium hydrogen sulfite of the comparative particulate water-absorbing agents (1-4) and (1-5).
- Patent Document 17 European Patent No. 1645596 does not disclose water-insoluble inorganic fine particles, a specific amount of p-methoxyphenol, and a specific water content (3 to 15% by weight).
- Patent Document 17 discloses alkylhydroxyanisole (such as butyl) as an organic antioxidant (paragraph [0019] [Example 6]). Therefore, in order to show the significance of the present invention, a comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (1-8) was obtained according to Example 6 of Patent Document 17 and corresponding Japanese Patent No. 3940103.
- the color tone (initial color tone) of the 20-fold swollen gel of the comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (1-8) was measured using LabScan XE manufactured by Hunter Lab. Table 4 shows the measurement results.
- the color tone measurement was performed by filling a test substance into a white propylene container having a diameter of 5.0 cm and a height of 1.2 cm.
- the color tone of the white propylene container described above as a blank was L value: 54.73, a value: 0.16, and b value: -0.50.
- the powder of the comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (1-8) according to Patent Document 17 (1 part by weight of butylhydroxyanisole) was colored for 7 days as in Examples 1-1 to 1-12 and Table 2 thereof.
- An accelerated test 70 ° C., RH 65% was conducted.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention maintained a substantially white color, whereas the comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (1-8) was colored orange.
- the color tone (color tone with time) was measured. Table 5 shows the measurement results.
- the comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (1-8) after the 7-day coloring acceleration test had a strange odor.
- Example 1-15 The particulate water-absorbing agent (1-1) obtained in Example 1-1 was treated in the same manner as in Comparative Example 1-8, whereby a 20-fold swelling gel (1) of the particulate water-absorbing agent (1-1) was obtained. -15) was obtained. In the obtained swollen particulate water-absorbing agent (1-15), the 20-fold swollen gel of the comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (1-8) according to Patent Document 17 (1 part by weight of butylhydroxyanisole) turns yellow. On the other hand, the 20-fold swollen gel (1-15) of the particulate water-absorbing agent (1-1) remained a transparent water-containing gel.
- Example 1-16 The water absorption rate (FSR) of the particulate water-absorbing agent (1-1) having a water content of 1.8% by weight obtained in Example 1-1 was measured to be 0.23 [g / g / sec]. It was. In order to investigate the influence of the water content, 10% by weight of water was added to the particulate water-absorbing agent (1-1) and further dried at 80 ° C. under reduced pressure to obtain a particulate water-absorbing agent having a water content of 3.9% by weight ( 1-15) was obtained.
- FSR water absorption rate
- the water absorption rate (FSR) of the obtained particulate water-absorbing agent (1-15) having a water content of 3.9% by weight is 0.27 [g / g / sec], which improves the water content, especially the water content It can be seen that the water absorption rate of the water absorbing agent is improved by setting the content to 3 to 15% by weight.
- a method for producing a water-absorbing agent having a water content of 3 to 15% by weight will be described in Examples 3-1 to 3-13.
- Examples 1-1 to 1-16 and Tables 1 to 5 relate to the production method 1 of the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention, and acrylic acid (salt) containing 10 to 200 ppm of methoxyphenols.
- a polymerization step of a monomer aqueous solution as a main component, a drying step of a hydrogel crosslinked polymer obtained by polymerization, a surface crosslinking step, and a step of adding 0.001 to 0.5% by weight of a chelating agent are included.
- a method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent comprising the step of adding an inorganic reducing agent after the surface cross-linking step.
- the water-absorbing agent according to the present invention is excellent in color tone with time and initial color tone, and is 3% by weight by adding an inorganic reducing agent after the surface crosslinking step. Even with a low water content of less than 3% or a low water content of less than 3% by high-temperature surface crosslinking (150 to 250 ° C.), the obtained water-absorbing agent had no unpleasant odor. Such odor is not simply the odor of the raw material used (particularly, the inorganic reducing agent), but is a composite odor in the manufacturing process of the water-absorbing resin, the inorganic reducing agent, and was not expected to occur. I found a new problem and solved it above.
- Comparative Examples 1-1 to 1-3 containing only one of the chelating agent and the inorganic reducing agent the color tone with time was poor even when the amount of methoxyphenol was in the range of 5 to 60 ppm.
- Comparative Example 1-4 (82 ppm in the water-absorbing agent) in which the amount of methoxyphenol is outside the range of 5 to 60 ppm
- Comparative Example 1-6 (1 ppm with acrylic acid and ND in the obtained water-absorbing agent), the color tone with time Poor or weather resistance (see soluble content after accelerated test in Table 2).
- Patent Document 29 describes the specific water content (3 to 15% by weight) of the present invention as well as the specific addition amount (0.001 to 0.5% by weight of a compound containing a phosphorus atom or a sulfur-based reducing agent, 0% .001 to 0.1% by weight), in Example 5 of Patent Document 29, 1.0% by weight of 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid was added, and in Example 4, 1-hydroxyethylidene was also used.
- Example 4 1-hydroxyethylidene was also used.
- the use of a total of 2.0% by weight of 1,1-diphosphonic acid is disclosed, as shown in Comparative Example 1-5, an example of using such a chelating agent exceeding 0.5% by weight is the use of the obtained water-absorbing agent. We found that it adversely affects coloring, and solved it by controlling the moisture content within a specific range.
- the specific water content in the water-absorbing agent is preferable from the viewpoint of improving the water absorption rate.
- the novel water-absorbing agent of the present invention is a particulate water-absorbing agent mainly composed of a polyacrylic acid (salt) -based water-absorbing resin, and includes a chelating agent, an inorganic reducing agent,
- the content of the chelating agent is 0.001 to 0.5% by weight, and the content of methoxyphenols is 5 to 60 ppm.
- the novel water-absorbing agent of the present invention shown in the above examples preferably has an absorption capacity without load (CRC) of 25 [g / g] or more and an absorption capacity under pressure (AAP of 4.83 kPa) of 20 [g / g].
- the saline flow conductivity is 30 [ ⁇ 10 ⁇ 7 ⁇ cm 3 ⁇ s ⁇ g ⁇ 1 ] or more.
- the water-absorbing agent has an FSR in the range of about 0.25 ( ⁇ 0.02) [g / g / sec], the residual monomer is 400 ppm or less, and the weight average particle diameter ( D50) was also about 360 to 380 ⁇ m.
- the water absorbing agent preferably further contains an ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compound.
- a polyvalent metal salt and / or a cationic polymer are further included.
- Example 2-1 In a kneader equipped with two sigma-type blades, the monomer concentration is 38% by weight and the neutralization rate is 75% by mole consisting of sodium acrylate neutralized with NaOH containing 0.7 ppm of iron, acrylic acid and water.
- a monomer aqueous solution was prepared. Acrylic acid having a p-methoxyphenol content adjusted to 70 ppm was used.
- polyethylene glycol diacrylate (average number of ethylene glycol units: 9) was dissolved as an internal cross-linking agent so as to be 0.045 mol% (with respect to the monomer).
- the obtained hydrogel crosslinked polymer (2-1) was dried with a hot air dryer at 170 ° C. for about 60 minutes. Next, the dried product was pulverized with a roll mill pulverizer, classified with a sieve having an opening of 850 ⁇ m and 150 ⁇ m (the top and bottom of the sieve were removed), and water-absorbing resin particles having a water content of 3% by weight and a weight average particle diameter of 370 ⁇ m (2- 1) was obtained.
- the obtained water-absorbing resin particles (2-1) contained substantially no particles having a particle diameter of 850 ⁇ m or more and 2% by weight of fine particles having a particle diameter of less than 150 ⁇ m.
- the obtained surface cross-linked water-absorbent resin powder (2-1) After cooling the obtained surface cross-linked water-absorbent resin powder (2-1), 30% by weight aqueous sodium hydrogen sulfite solution 1.66 wt. Per 100 parts by weight of the surface cross-linked water-absorbent resin powder (2-1). And 0.44 parts by weight of 45 wt% diethylenetriaminepentasodium acetate aqueous solution were added and mixed to obtain a particulate water-absorbing agent precursor (2-1). Next, the obtained particulate water-absorbing agent precursor (2-1) was left in a hot air dryer at 60 ° C. for 30 minutes, and then passed through a JIS standard sieve having an opening of 810 ⁇ m.
- silica trade name: Aerosil 200CF-5, manufactured by Nippon Aerosil Co., Ltd.
- a particulate water-absorbing agent (2-1) was obtained.
- Table 6 shows the physical properties of the obtained particulate water-absorbing agent (2-1). Note that L, a, and b of silica were 93.6, -0.8, and -3.6, respectively, which were whiter than the water-absorbent resin.
- Example 2-2 Except that the amount of silica added to 100 parts by weight of the surface-crosslinked water-absorbent resin powder (2-1) in Example 2-1 was changed from 0.3 part by weight to 1.0 part by weight, Example 2- In the same manner as in Example 1, a particulate water-absorbing agent (2-2) was obtained. Table 6 shows the physical properties of the obtained particulate water-absorbing agent (2-2).
- Example 2-3 Except that the amount of silica added to 100 parts by weight of the surface-crosslinked water-absorbing resin powder (2-1) in Example 2-1 was changed from 0.3 parts by weight to 0.5 parts by weight, Example 2- In the same manner as in Example 1, a particulate water-absorbing agent (2-3) was obtained. Table 6 shows the physical properties of the obtained particulate water-absorbing agent (2-3).
- Example 2 was the same as Example 2 except that the amount of silica added to 100 parts by weight of the surface-crosslinked water-absorbing resin powder (2-1) was changed from 0.3 parts by weight to 0.05 parts by weight. In the same manner as in Example 1, a particulate water-absorbing agent (2-4) was obtained. Table 6 shows the physical properties of the particulate water-absorbing agent (2-4).
- Example 2-5 In Example 2-1, the addition amount of 45 wt% diethylenetriamine pentasodium acetate aqueous solution was changed from 0.44 parts by weight to 0.022 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the surface crosslinked water absorbent resin powder (2-1). Except for the above, a particulate water-absorbing agent (2-5) was obtained in the same manner as in Example 2-1. Table 6 shows the physical properties of the resulting particulate water-absorbing agent (2-5).
- Example 2-6 In Example 2-1, the addition amount of 45 wt% diethylenetriamine pentasodium acetate aqueous solution was changed from 0.44 parts by weight to 2.2 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the surface crosslinked water absorbent resin powder (2-1). Except for the above, a particulate water-absorbing agent (2-6) was obtained in the same manner as in Example 2-1. Table 6 shows the physical properties of the particulate water-absorbing agent (2-6) so obtained.
- the monomer aqueous solution (2-2) adjusted to 40 ° C. was continuously supplied to the polymerization step using a metering pump.
- a metering pump Prior to introduction into the belt polymerization machine, 18.5 parts by weight of a 48% by weight aqueous sodium hydroxide solution was continuously mixed by line mixing. At this time, the monomer temperature rose to 86 ° C. due to heat of neutralization.
- 1.66 parts by weight of a 4% by weight sodium persulfate aqueous solution was continuously mixed by line mixing, and the obtained continuous mixture (2-2) was formed on a flat belt having weirs at both ends to a thickness of about 7. It supplied so that it might be set to 5 mm. Polymerization was carried out continuously for 3 minutes to obtain a hydrogel crosslinked polymer (2-2).
- the hydrogel crosslinked polymer (2-2) was subdivided into about 1.5 mm with a meat chopper having a pore diameter of 22 mm. This fragmented gel was spread and placed on a moving perforated plate of a continuous ventilation band dryer, and dried at 185 ° C. for 30 minutes to obtain a dried polymer (2-2).
- the obtained dried polymer (2-2) was pulverized with a roll mill, and then classified with a sieve having an opening of 850 ⁇ m and 150 ⁇ m (the top and bottom of the sieve were removed), and the water absorption was 3% by weight and the weight average particle diameter was 370 ⁇ m.
- Resin particles (2-2) were obtained.
- the obtained water-absorbing resin particles (2-2) contained substantially no particles having a particle diameter of 850 ⁇ m or more and 2% by weight of fine particles having a particle size of less than 150 ⁇ m.
- the obtained surface cross-linked water-absorbent resin powder (2-2) After cooling the obtained surface cross-linked water-absorbent resin powder (2-2), 1.66 wt.% Of a 30 wt% sodium hydrogen sulfite aqueous solution is added to 100 parts by weight of the surface cross-linked water-absorbent resin powder (2-2). And 0.44 parts by weight of 45 wt% diethylenetriaminepentasodium acetate aqueous solution were added and mixed to obtain a particulate water-absorbing agent precursor (2-2). Next, the obtained particulate water-absorbing agent precursor (2-2) was left in a hot air dryer at 60 ° C. for 30 minutes, and then passed through a JIS standard sieve having an opening of 810 ⁇ m.
- Example 2-8 In Example 2-1, except that the addition amount of 30 wt% sodium hydrogen sulfite aqueous solution was changed from 1.66 parts by weight to 0.22 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the surface crosslinked water absorbent resin powder (2-1). Gave a particulate water-absorbing agent (2-8) in the same manner as in Example 2-1. Table 6 shows the physical properties of the resulting particulate water-absorbing agent (2-8).
- Example 2-9 In Example 2-1, except that the addition amount of the 30 wt% sodium hydrogen sulfite aqueous solution was changed from 1.66 parts by weight to 22 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the surface crosslinked water absorbent resin powder (2-1). A particulate water-absorbing agent (2-9) was obtained in the same manner as in Example 2-1. Table 6 shows the physical properties of the particulate water-absorbing agent (2-9) so obtained.
- Example 2-10 In the same manner as in Example 2-1, except that 3 parts by weight of water was further added to 100 parts by weight of the surface-crosslinked water-absorbing resin powder (2-1) in Example 2-1. Agent (2-10) was obtained. Table 6 shows the physical properties of the particulate water-absorbing agent (2-10) so obtained.
- Example 2-11 For 100 parts by weight of the surface-crosslinked water-absorbent resin powder (2-1) in Example 2-1, 1.8 parts by weight of 50% by weight aluminum sulfate aqueous solution, 0.55 parts by weight of 60% sodium lactate aqueous solution, A particulate water-absorbing agent (2-11) was obtained in the same manner as in Example 2-1, except that a mixed solution of 0.05 part by weight of propylene glycol was added. Table 6 shows the physical properties of the particulate water-absorbing agent (2-11).
- Example 2-12 In Example 2-1, the addition amount of polyethylene glycol diacrylate (average number of ethylene glycol units: 9) was changed from 0.035 mol% (monomer) to 0.023 mol%, and water-absorbing resin particles (2- Classification was performed so that the weight average particle diameter of 1) was 350 ⁇ m, and the heat treatment conditions in the surface crosslinking step were changed from 208 ° C. for 40 minutes to 200 ° C. for 35 minutes, as in Example 2-1. In the same manner, a particulate water absorbing agent (2-12) was obtained. Table 6 shows the physical properties of the particulate water-absorbing agent (2-12) so obtained.
- Comparative Example 2-1 A comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (2-1) was obtained in the same manner as in Example 2-1 except that 0.22 parts by weight of 45% by weight diethylenetriaminepentasodium acetate aqueous solution was not added. Table 6 shows the physical properties of the comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (2-1).
- Example 2-1 except that 1.66 parts by weight of 30% by weight aqueous sodium hydrogen sulfite solution was not added and the addition amount of silica was changed from 0.3 parts by weight to 0.5 parts by weight
- a comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (2-2) was obtained.
- Table 6 shows the physical properties of the comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (2-2).
- Comparative Example 2-3 Comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (2-3) in the same manner as Comparative Example 2-2, except that 0.5 part by weight of silica (trade name: Aerosil 200CF-5, manufactured by Nippon Aerosil Co., Ltd.) was not added. Got. Table 6 shows the physical properties of the comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (2-3).
- Example 2-13 In Example 2-1, the same procedure as in Example 2-1 was performed except that 0.3 part by weight of silica (trade name: Aerosil 200CF-5, manufactured by Nippon Aerosil Co., Ltd.) was not added. 2-13) was obtained. Table 6 shows the physical properties of the particulate water-absorbing agent (2-13) so obtained.
- silica trade name: Aerosil 200CF-5, manufactured by Nippon Aerosil Co., Ltd.
- Example 2-1 Although the AAP (28 [g / g]) in Example 2-1 was improved to 31 [g / g] (Example 2-13), the Vortex (water absorption rate) was 50 seconds (Example 2- 1) to 64 seconds (Example 2-13), and further, urine resistance (1000 times the amount of deteriorated component) became “flowing (Example 2-13)”. It can be seen that water-insoluble inorganic fine particles not disclosed in Patent Document 17 and the like are important for urine resistance and water absorption rate (Vortex).
- Example 2-14 In Example 2-1, a particulate water absorbing agent (2-14) was obtained in the same manner as in Example 2-1, except that p-methoxyphenol was not added to the acrylic acid during polymerization.
- Table 6 shows the physical properties of the particulate water-absorbing agent (2-14).
- the deterioration rate of Example 2-1 70 ppm of p-methoxyphenol in acrylic acid
- that of Example 2-1 (0 ppm in acrylic acid and 0 ppm in the water absorbent) was 27.
- Table 2 when p-methoxyphenol did not satisfy the present application, the weather resistance was lowered.
- Table 7 It can be seen that a small amount of p-methoxyphenol which is not disclosed in Patent Document 17 is important for weather resistance.
- Examples 2-1 to 2-14 and Tables 6 to 7 relate to the production method 2 of the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention, and a polymerization step of an aqueous monomer solution mainly composed of acrylic acid (salt) And a method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent comprising a polyacrylic acid (salt) water-absorbing resin as a main component, comprising a drying step of a hydrogel crosslinked polymer obtained by polymerization and a surface crosslinking step.
- the water-absorbing agent according to the present invention is excellent in anti-coloring property, urine resistance, and absorption rate.
- Comparative Examples 2-1 to 2-3 in which only one of the chelating agent and the inorganic reducing agent is added, the color tone with time is poor.
- Comparative Examples 2-1 and 2-3 to which only one of the water-insoluble inorganic fine particles and the chelating agent is added have poor urine resistance.
- Comparative Example 2-3 not containing water-insoluble inorganic fine particles (silica) has a low absorption rate.
- the dust content was 6 mg at a water content of 4.1% by weight in Example 2-10, the dust content was 21 mg at a water content of 2.0% by weight in Example 2-1, and the water content of Comparative Example 2-3. Compared with the dust amount of 40 mg at a rate of 1.7%, the dust amount is drastically reduced at a moisture content of 3.0% by weight or more.
- the novel water-absorbing agent (second water-absorbing agent) of the present invention shown in the above examples is a particulate water-absorbing agent mainly composed of a polyacrylic acid (salt) -based water-absorbing resin, and is a chelating agent. And an inorganic reducing agent, the content of the chelating agent is 0.001 to 0.5% by weight, and contains water-insoluble inorganic fine particles.
- the novel water-absorbing agent of the present invention according to the above-mentioned embodiment preferably has an absorption capacity without load (CRC) of 25 [g / g] or more and a water absorption capacity under pressure (AAP of 2.0 kPa) of 25 [g / g].
- the Vortex water absorption rate is 60 seconds or less.
- a water-absorbing agent may optionally contain methoxyphenols (particularly p-methoxyphenol), but in the range of 5 to 60 ppm as in the case of (1) and the novel water-absorbing agent (first water-absorbing agent) of the present invention ( In the above embodiment, the weather resistance and coloring are further improved.
- the novel water-absorbing agent (second water-absorbing agent) of the present invention may have a water content of less than 3% by weight, like the first water-absorbing agent, but preferably satisfies (3) and falls within the range of 3 to 15% by weight. is there.
- These water-absorbing agents are white without initial and coloration, have high water absorption rate (Vortex), and high absorption capacity under pressure (AAP). Therefore, even when used in high-concentration paper diapers with little pulp, high liquid diffusion and little The return amount (Re-wet) provides a good paper diaper without the problem of coloring due to the water-absorbing agent.
- Acrylic acid (3-1) was obtained by adding 70 ppm of p-methoxyphenol to purified acrylic acid (3-1).
- [Comparative Example 3-1] Prepared acrylic acid (3-1) 408 obtained in Production Example 3-1 in a reactor formed by attaching a cover to a jacketed stainless steel double-arm kneader with two sigma blades and an internal volume of 10 liters .4 g, the prepared acrylic acid (3-1) obtained in Production Example 3-1 was diluted with pure water and neutralized with an aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (iron content 0.7 ppm (vs. NaOH solid content)). The 3721.9 g of 37 wt% sodium acrylate aqueous solution obtained in the above, 724.2 g of pure water, and 4.74 g of polyethylene glycol diacrylate (molecular weight 523) were dissolved to obtain a reaction solution.
- this reaction solution was degassed for 30 minutes in a nitrogen gas atmosphere. Subsequently, 29.5 g of a 10 wt% sodium persulfate aqueous solution and 11.3 g of a 0.1 wt% L-ascorbic acid aqueous solution were added to the reaction solution with stirring. Polymerization started after about 25 seconds. Then, polymerization was performed at 25 ° C. or more and 95 ° C. or less while pulverizing the generated gel, and a hydrous gel-like crosslinked polymer (C1-a) was taken out 30 minutes after the start of the polymerization. The obtained hydrogel crosslinked polymer was subdivided to have a diameter of about 5 mm or less. The solid content of the hydrogel crosslinked polymer (C1-a) (calculated from loss on drying at 180 ° C. for 3 hours) was 37.5% by weight.
- the hydrogel crosslinked polymer (C1-a) is spread on a 50-mesh wire mesh, dried with hot air at 170 ° C. for 65 minutes, the dried product is pulverized using a roll mill, and further classified with a JIS standard sieve having an opening of 850 ⁇ m.
- amorphous crushed water-absorbent resin particles (C1-c) having a weight average particle diameter (D50) of 371 ⁇ m and a logarithmic standard deviation of particle size distribution ( ⁇ ) of 0.34 were obtained.
- the centrifuge retention capacity (CRC) of the water-absorbent resin particles (C1-c) was 46 (g / g), and the water-soluble content was 18% by weight.
- Example 3-1 Polymerization was conducted in the same manner as in Comparative Example 3-1, thereby obtaining a hydrogel crosslinked polymer (1-a). While adding a 0.375 wt% aqueous sodium hydrogen sulfite solution at a feed rate of 30 [g / min], the obtained hydrogel polymer (1-a) was fed at a feed rate of 600 [g / min] with a meat chopper (MEAT). -CHOPPER TYPE: 12VR-400KSOX Iizuka Kogyo Co., Ltd., die hole diameter: 11mm, hole number: 10, die thickness 8mm) By mixing (500 ppm with a reducing agent), a finely divided hydrogel crosslinked polymer (1-b) was obtained.
- MEAT meat chopper
- This finely divided hydrogel crosslinked polymer (1-b) is spread on a 50 mesh wire net, dried with hot air at 170 ° C. for 65 minutes, and the dried product is pulverized using a roll mill, and further has an opening of 850 ⁇ m.
- amorphous crushed water-absorbent resin particles (1-c) having a weight average particle diameter (D50) of 371 ⁇ m and a logarithmic standard deviation of particle size distribution ( ⁇ ) of 0.34 were obtained.
- the water-absorbent resin particles (1-c) had a centrifuge retention capacity (CRC) of 46 (g / g) and a water-soluble content of 18% by weight.
- Example 3-2 In the same manner as in Example 3-1, except that the feed rate of the 0.375 wt% sodium hydrogen sulfite aqueous solution was changed from 30 [g / min] to 12 [g / min], the particulate water absorbing agent (3-2 ) The analysis results of the particulate water-absorbing agent (3-2) are shown in Tables 8 and 9.
- Example 3-3 0.5 wt% ethylenediaminetetra (methylenephosphonic acid) 5 sodium (abbreviation: EDTMPA ⁇ 5Na) aqueous solution was changed to 2.5 wt% ethylenediaminetetra (methylenephosphonic acid) 5 sodium (abbreviation: EDTMPA ⁇ 5Na) aqueous solution, Water-absorbing resin particles (3-e) were obtained in the same manner as in Example 3-1, except that the addition amount was 2.0 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the water-absorbing resin particles.
- Example 3-4 0.5 wt% ethylenediaminetetra (methylenephosphonic acid) 5 sodium (abbreviation: EDTMPA ⁇ 5Na) aqueous solution was changed to 2.5 wt% ethylenediaminetetra (methylenephosphonic acid) 5 sodium (abbreviation: EDTMPA ⁇ 5Na) aqueous solution,
- a particulate water-absorbing agent (3-4) was obtained in the same manner as in Example 3-1, except that the addition amount was 4.0 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the water-absorbent resin particles.
- the analysis results of the particulate water absorbing agent (3-4) are shown in Tables 8 and 9.
- Example 3-5 The concentration of the 0.375 wt% sodium hydrogen sulfite aqueous solution was changed to 0.1 wt%, the feed rate was changed from 30 [g / min] to 22.5 [g / min], and 0.5 wt% ethylenediamine Tetra (methylenephosphonic acid) 5 sodium (abbreviation: EDTMPA ⁇ 5Na) aqueous solution was changed to 2.5 parts by weight ethylenediaminetetra (methylenephosphonic acid) 5 sodium (abbreviation: EDTMPA ⁇ 5Na) aqueous solution, and the amount added was
- a particulate water-absorbing agent (3-5) was obtained in the same manner as in Example 3-1, except that the amount was 2.0 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the resin particles.
- the analysis results of the particulate water absorbing agent (3-5) are shown in Tables 8 and 9.
- Example 3-6 The feed rate of the 0.375 wt% sodium hydrogen sulfite aqueous solution was changed from 30 [g / min] to 60 [g / min], and 0.5 wt% ethylenediaminetetra (methylenephosphonic acid) 5 sodium (abbreviation: EDTMPA ⁇ 5Na )
- EDTMPA ⁇ 5Na ethylenediaminetetra (methylenephosphonic acid) 5 sodium
- Example 3-7 Example 3-6 except that the concentration of the 0.375 wt% sodium hydrogen sulfite aqueous solution was changed to 3.75 wt% and the feed rate was changed from 60 [g / min] to 30 [g / min]. Similarly, a particulate water-absorbing agent (3-7) was obtained. The analysis results of the particulate water absorbing agent (3-7) are shown in Tables 8 and 9.
- Example 3-8 A particulate water-absorbing agent (3-8) was prepared in the same manner as in Example 3-7 except that the feed rate of the 3.75 wt% aqueous sodium hydrogen sulfite solution was changed from 30 [g / min] to 60 [g / min]. ) The analysis results of the particulate water absorbing agent (3-8) are shown in Tables 8 and 9.
- Modified acrylic acid (3-2) was obtained by changing the amount of p-methoxyphenol added to the purified acrylic acid described in Production Example 3-1 from 70 ppm to 10 ppm.
- a water-absorbing resin particle (9-d) having a cross-linked surface was obtained in the same manner as in Example 3-1, except that the prepared acrylic acid (3-2) was used.
- a particulate water-absorbing agent (3-9) Got By adding 0.3 parts by weight of silica gel (trade name: Aerosil 200, manufactured by Nippon Aerosil Co., Ltd.) to 100 parts by weight of the obtained water-absorbent resin particles (9-e), a particulate water-absorbing agent (3-9) Got.
- the analysis results of the particulate water absorbing agent (3-9) are shown in Tables 8 and 9.
- the deterioration rate of the particulate water-absorbing agent (3-9) according to the weather resistance promotion test was 12%.
- Adjusted acrylic acid (3-3) was obtained by changing the amount of p-methoxyphenol added to the purified acrylic acid described in Production Example 3-1 from 70 ppm to 200 ppm.
- a water-absorbing resin particle (10-d) having a cross-linked surface was obtained in the same manner as in Example 3-1, except that the prepared acrylic acid (3-3) was used.
- Example 3-11 The concentration of the 0.375 wt% sodium hydrogen sulfite aqueous solution was changed to 1 wt%, the feed rate was changed from 30 [g / min] to 45 [g / min], and 1 wt% ethylenediaminetetra (methylenephosphonic acid)
- the addition amount of 5 sodium (abbreviation: EDTMPA ⁇ 5Na) aqueous solution is 5.0 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the water absorbent resin particles, and further 15% by weight sodium lactate aqueous solution with respect to 100 parts by weight of the water absorbent resin particles.
- a particulate water-absorbing agent (3-11) was obtained in the same manner as in Example 3-1, except that 2 parts by weight were added.
- the analysis results of the particulate water absorbing agent (3-11) are shown in Tables 8 and 9.
- Example 3-12 The concentration of the 0.375 wt% sodium hydrogen sulfite aqueous solution was changed to 1 wt%, the feed rate was changed from 30 [g / min] to 45 [g / min], and 1 wt% ethylenediaminetetra (methylenephosphonic acid)
- the addition amount of 5 sodium (abbreviation: EDTMPA ⁇ 5Na) aqueous solution is 5.0 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the water-absorbent resin particles, and further 25% by weight aluminum sulfate aqueous solution with respect to 100 parts by weight of the water-absorbent resin particles
- a particulate water-absorbing agent (3-12) was obtained in the same manner as in Example 3-1, except that 2 parts by weight and 2 parts by weight of a 15% by weight aqueous sodium lactate solution were added.
- the analysis results of the particulate water absorbing agent (3-12) are shown in Tables 8 and 9.
- Example 3-13 A particulate water-absorbing agent is obtained by adding and mixing 0.5 parts by weight of silica (trade name: Aerosil 200, manufactured by Nippon Aerosil Co., Ltd.) with 100 parts by weight of the water-absorbent resin particles (3-11) described in Example 3-11. (3-13) was obtained. The analysis results of the particulate water absorbing agent (3-13) are shown in Tables 8 and 9.
- This finely divided hydrogel crosslinked polymer (C2-b) is spread on a 50 mesh wire net, dried with hot air at 170 ° C. for 65 minutes, the dried product is pulverized using a roll mill, and further has an opening of 850 ⁇ m.
- amorphous crushed water-absorbent resin particles (1-c) having a weight average particle diameter (D50) of 371 ⁇ m and a logarithmic standard deviation of particle size distribution ( ⁇ ) of 0.34 were obtained.
- the centrifuge retention capacity (CRC) of the water-absorbent resin particles (C2-c) was 46 (g / g), and the water-soluble content was 18% by weight.
- Comparative water-absorbent resin particles (3-1) 100 parts by weight of 0.05 wt% ethylenediaminetetra (methylenephosphonic acid) 5 sodium (abbreviation: EDTMPA ⁇ 5Na) aqueous solution was added and mixed to give comparative particles A water-absorbing agent (3-3) was obtained.
- the analysis results of the comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (3-3) are shown in Tables 8 and 9.
- Example 3-4 Example 3-1 except that the concentration of the 0.375% by weight sodium hydrogen sulfite aqueous solution was changed to 30% by weight and the feed rate was changed from 60 [g / min] to 26.25 [g / min].
- the comparative hydrous gel-like crosslinked polymer (C4-b) was obtained by performing the above operations.
- the subdivided comparative hydrogel crosslinked polymer (C4-b) was spread on a 50-mesh wire mesh, dried with hot air at 170 ° C. for 65 minutes, the dried product was pulverized using a roll mill, and further opened with an opening of 850 ⁇ m.
- a comparatively pulverized comparative water-absorbent resin particle (C4-c) having a weight average particle diameter (D50) of 371 ⁇ m and a logarithmic standard deviation of particle size distribution ( ⁇ ) of 0.34 is obtained. It was.
- the comparative water absorbent resin particles (C4-c) had a centrifuge retention capacity (CRC) of 44 [g / g] and a water-soluble content of 16% by weight.
- 100 parts by weight of the obtained comparative water-absorbent resin particles (C4-c) are 0.027 parts by weight of ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether, 0.3 parts by weight of 1,4-butanediol, 0.5 parts by weight of 1,2-propylene glycol.
- a surface cross-linking agent composed of 2.8 parts by weight of pure water were uniformly mixed, and then the mixture was heat-treated at 180 ° C. for 60 minutes. Thereafter, the obtained particles were pulverized until they passed through a JIS standard sieve having an opening of 850 ⁇ m to obtain a comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (3-4) having a crosslinked surface.
- the analysis results of the comparative particulate water absorbing agent (3-4) are shown in Tables 8 and 9.
- modified acrylic acid (3-6) was obtained by changing the amount of p-methoxyphenol added to purified acrylic acid from 70 ppm to 1 ppm.
- a comparative hydrogel crosslinked polymer (C6-b) was obtained in the same manner as described in Example 3-1, except that the modified acrylic acid (3-6) was used.
- This subdivided comparative hydrogel crosslinked polymer (C6-b) was spread on a 50-mesh wire mesh, dried with hot air at 170 ° C. for 65 minutes, the dried product was pulverized using a roll mill, and further opened with an opening of 850 ⁇ m.
- non-uniformly crushed comparative water-absorbent resin particles (C6-c) having a weight average particle size (D50) of 371 ⁇ m and a logarithmic standard deviation of particle size distribution ( ⁇ ) of 0.34 are obtained. Obtained.
- the comparative water absorbent resin particles (C6-c) had a centrifuge retention capacity (CRC) of 50 [g / g] and a water-soluble content of 24% by weight.
- silica gel (trade name: Aerosil 200, manufactured by Nippon Aerosil Co., Ltd.) to 100 parts by weight of the obtained comparative water-absorbing resin particles (6-e), a comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (3- 6) was obtained.
- the deterioration rate of the comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (3-6) by the weather resistance promotion test was 24%, and it was a particulate water-absorbing agent having poor weather resistance.
- modified acrylic acid (3-7) was obtained by changing the amount of p-methoxyphenol added to the purified acrylic acid from 70 ppm to 270 ppm.
- a comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (3-7) was obtained in the same manner as in Comparative Example 3-6 except that adjusted acrylic acid (3-7) was used.
- Example 3-8 The relationship between water content and coloring is shown below. That is, it was carried out except that the concentration of the 0.375 wt% sodium hydrogen sulfite aqueous solution was changed to 0.1 wt% and the feed rate was changed from 30 [g / min] to 22.5 [g / min]. The same operation as in Example 3-1 was performed to obtain water-absorbing resin particles (C8-d) having a crosslinked surface.
- the comparative particulate water-absorbing agent (3-8) having a water content of 17% by weight is poorly colored as compared with the water-absorbing agent having the water content of the present invention, and the particles tend to aggregate and form a lump. The handling was poor.
- Example 3-1 to Example 3-13 and Tables 8 and 9 relate to the production method 3 of the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention, and the simple substance mainly composed of acrylic acid (salt).
- a particulate water-absorbing agent mainly composed of a polyacrylic acid (salt) -based water-absorbing resin comprising a polymerization step of a monomer aqueous solution, a drying step of a hydrogel crosslinked polymer obtained by polymerization, and a surface crosslinking step
- the method further comprises a step of adding 0.001 to 0.5% by weight of a chelating agent and a step of adding an inorganic reducing agent, and the monomer contains 10 to 200 ppm of methoxyphenol in terms of acrylic acid.
- the water content of the polymer is controlled to 3 to 15% by weight, and more preferably, the inorganic reducing agent is added to the water-containing gel-like cross-linked polymer before drying.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent according to the present invention contains a chelating agent and an inorganic reducing agent and has a water content of 3 to 15% by weight.
- the initial color tone was excellent and there was no unpleasant odor.
- Comparative Examples 3-1 to 3-3 containing only one of a chelating agent and an inorganic reducing agent, the color tone with time was poor.
- Comparative Examples 3-4 and 3-5 which contain only a reducing agent and a large amount thereof, were particulate water-absorbing agents having a very strong odor.
- Comparative Example 3-6 (1 ppm in acrylic acid) in which the amount of methoxyphenol is outside the range of 10 to 200 ppm in acrylic acid or 5 to 60 ppm in water absorbing agent is a particulate water absorbing agent having a high deterioration rate and poor weather resistance Met.
- Comparative Example 3-7 270 ppm in acrylic acid
- the initial coloring was poor and odor was generated.
- Such an odor is considered to be an odor derived from by-products in the surface crosslinking rather than the odor of the reducing agent itself.
- Comparative Example 3-8 water content 17% by weight
- coloring was worse than the water-absorbing agent of the present invention, and urine resistance (1000 times deteriorated component) was also inferior.
- the manufacturing method of the present invention solves the problems of deterioration, odor and coloring, and the residual monomer is as low as 400 ppm or less, and further as 300 ppm or less.
- the novel water-absorbing agent (third water-absorbing agent) of the present invention is a particulate water-absorbing agent mainly composed of polyacrylic acid (salt) -based water-absorbing resin, and is a chelating agent. And an inorganic reducing agent, the content of the chelating agent is 0.001 to 0.5% by weight, and the water content is 3 to 15% by weight.
- the novel water-absorbing agent of the present invention shown in the above-mentioned examples preferably has an absorption capacity without load (CRC) of 25 [g / g] or more and an absorption capacity under load (AAP of 2.0 kPa) of 25 [g. / G] and the residual monomer is 500 ppm or less.
- Such a water-absorbing agent may optionally contain methoxyphenols (particularly p-methoxyphenol), and may be 0 to 200 ppm, preferably (1) and the novel water-absorbing agent of the present invention (first water-absorbing agent). Similarly, the range of 5 to 60 ppm (about 10 ppm in the above Examples 3-1 to 3-8) is further improved in weather resistance and coloring.
- the novel water-absorbing agent (third water-absorbing agent) of the present invention preferably contains water-insoluble inorganic fine particles in the same manner as (1) and the novel water-absorbing agent (first water-absorbing agent) of the present invention. Urine resistance is further improved.
- Such a water-absorbing agent preferably further contains an ⁇ -hydroxycarboxylic acid compound.
- a polyvalent metal salt and / or a cationic polymer are further included.
- water-absorbing agents are white without any initial or aging coloring, little residual monomer, high water absorption rate (Vortex), high absorption capacity under pressure (AAP), so even if used in high-concentration paper diapers with little pulp Provided a good paper diaper with high liquid diffusion and low return (Re-wet), without coloring problems due to the water-absorbing agent.
- the particulate water-absorbing agent obtained by the production method according to the present invention is suitable for sanitary materials such as paper diapers, sanitary napkins and incontinence pads.
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上記課題を解決するため、本発明の粒子状吸水剤は、ポリアクリル酸(塩)系吸水性樹脂を主成分とする粒子状吸水剤であって、キレート剤と、無機還元剤とを含み、当該キレート剤の含有量が0.001~0.5重量%であり、以下の(1)~(3)
(1)メトキシフェノール類の含有量が5~60ppmであること。
(2)水不溶性無機微粒子を含有すること。
(3)含水率が3~15重量%であること。
の何れか1つ以上の要件を満たすことを特徴としている。
また、上記課題を解決するため、本発明の粒子状吸水剤の製造方法は、アクリル酸(塩)を主成分とする単量体水溶液の重合工程と、重合で得られた含水ゲル状架橋重合体の乾燥工程と、表面架橋工程とを含む、ポリアクリル酸(塩)系吸水性樹脂を主成分とする粒子状吸水剤の製造方法であって、
キレート剤0.001~0.5重量%の添加工程と無機還元剤の添加工程とを更に含み、
単量体がメトキシフェノール類を対アクリル酸換算で10~200ppm含有し、
以下の(a)~(c)
(a)水不溶性無機微粒子の添加工程を含むこと。
(b)乾燥工程後、及び表面架橋工程において、重合体の含水率を3~15重量%に制御すること。
(c)表面架橋工程後に、無機還元剤の添加工程を行うこと。
の何れか1つ以上の要件を満たすことを特徴としている。
(粒子状吸水剤の製造方法・その1)
本発明の粒子状吸水剤の製造方法として、上記(c)を必須とする下位概念の製造方法・その1は、メトキシフェノール類を10~200ppm含有するアクリル酸(塩)を主成分とする単量体水溶液の重合工程と、重合で得られた含水ゲル状架橋重合体の乾燥工程と、表面架橋工程と、キレート剤0.001~0.5重量%の添加工程を含む粒子状吸水剤の製造方法であって、表面架橋工程後に、無機還元剤の添加工程を行うことを特徴としている。かかる製造方法・その1の具体例を後述の実施例1-1~1-16および表1~5に示す。
本発明の粒子状吸水剤の製造方法として、上記(b)を必須とする下位概念の製造方法・その2は、アクリル酸(塩)を主成分とする単量体水溶液の重合工程と、重合で得られた含水ゲル状架橋重合体の乾燥工程と、表面架橋工程とを含む、粒子状吸水剤の製造方法であって、キレート剤0.001~0.5重量%の添加工程と無機還元剤の添加工程とを更に含み、単量体がメトキシフェノール類を対アクリル酸換算で10~200ppm含有し、(a)水不溶性無機微粒子の添加工程を更に含むことを特徴としている。かかる製造方法・その2の具体例を後述の実施例2-1~2-14および表6~7に示す。
本発明の粒子状吸水剤の製造方法として、上記(c)を必須とする下位概念の製造方法・その3は、アクリル酸(塩)を主成分とする単量体水溶液の重合工程と、重合で得られた含水ゲル状架橋重合体の乾燥工程と、表面架橋工程とを含む、粒子状吸水剤の製造方法であって、キレート剤0.001~0.5重量%の添加工程と無機還元剤の添加工程とを更に含み、単量体がメトキシフェノール類を対アクリル酸換算で10~200ppm含有し、乾燥工程後及び/又は表面架橋工程において、重合体の含水率3~15重量%に制御すること、さらに好ましくは、上記無機還元剤を、乾燥前の含水ゲル状架橋重合体に添加することを特徴としている。かかる製造方法・その3の具体例を後述の実施例3-1~3-13および表8~9に示す。
(1)メトキシフェノール類の含有量が5~60ppmであること、
(2)水不溶性無機微粒子を含有すること、
(3)含水率が3~15重量%であること。
(1-1)単量体
本発明の粒子状吸水剤に用いられる吸水性樹脂は、任意にグラフト成分を含み、アクリル酸由来の構成単位を有する。好ましくは、この吸水性樹脂は、アクリル酸由来の構成単位を主成分として有している。この吸水性樹脂の製法は特に限定されないが、好ましくは、この吸水性樹脂は、アクリル酸及び/又はその塩を主成分とする単量体成分を重合して得られる。
本発明において単量体として、アクリル酸(塩)を上記の範囲で使用するが、それ以外の単量体を併用してもよい。アクリル酸(塩)以外の単量体を用いる場合、アクリル酸(塩)以外の単量体の使用量は、主成分として用いられるアクリル酸(塩)及びその他単量体の合計量に対して0~50モル%、好ましくは0~30モル%、より好ましくは0~10モル%である。アクリル酸(塩)以外の単量体を上記割合で使用することにより、最終的に得られる粒子状吸水剤の吸収特性がより一層向上するとともに、粒子状吸水剤をより一層安価に得ることができる。
本発明で用いられる架橋方法としては特に制限なく、例えば、重合中や重合後に架橋剤を添加して後架橋する方法、ラジカル重合開始剤によりラジカル架橋する方法、電子線等により放射線架橋する方法等を挙げることができるが、予め所定量の内部架橋剤を単量体に添加して重合を行い、重合と同時または又は重合後に架橋反応させる方法が好ましい。
重合工程において、単量体成分を水溶液とする場合、この水溶液(以下、単量体水溶液と称する)中の単量体成分の濃度は、単量体の種類や目的物性によって適宜決定され、特に限定されるものではないが、物性面から好ましくは10~70重量%、より好ましくは15~65重量%、さらに更に好ましくは30~55重量%である。また、水以外の溶媒を必要に応じて併用してもよく、併用できる溶媒の種類は、特に限定されるものではない。なお尚、単量体濃度は飽和濃度を超えるスラリーでもよいが、好ましくは、上記範囲であり、さらにより好ましくは飽和濃度以下である。
尚、重合に際し、アクリル酸(塩)を主成分とする単量体に対して水溶性樹脂(例えば、;澱粉、セルロース、ポリビニルアルコール)または又は吸水性樹脂(やその微粉)を、例えば、0~50重量%、好ましくは0~20重量%添加して、吸水性樹脂の諸物性を改善してもよい。また、重合に際し、単量体に対して各種の発泡剤(炭酸塩、アゾ化合物、気泡等)、界面活性剤、キレート剤、連鎖移動剤等を、例えば、0~5重量%、好ましくは0~1重量%添加して、吸水性樹脂の諸物性を改善してもよい。尚、上記水溶性樹脂や吸水性樹脂の使用はグラフト重合体(例えば、;澱粉グラフト重合体やPVAグラフト重合体)を与えるが、これらも本発明ではポリアクリル酸(塩)系吸水性樹脂と総称する。
本発明では逆相懸濁重合、水溶液重合、噴霧又は液滴重合が適用できるが、上記単量体水溶液を重合するに際して、性能面や重合の制御の容易さから、水溶液重合又は逆相懸濁重合により行われることが好ましい。これらの重合は空気雰囲気下でも実施できるが、好ましくは、窒素やアルゴン等の不活性気体雰囲気(例えば、酸素1容積%以下)で行われ、また、単量体成分は、その溶存酸素が不活性気体で十分に置換(例えば、酸素1[mg/L]未満)された後に重合に用いられることが好ましい。本発明では、高生産性で高物性の吸水性樹脂を得るための、重合制御が困難であった水溶液重合に特に好適であり、特に好ましい水溶液重合として、連続ベルト重合(米国特許第4893999号、同第6241928号や米国特許出願公開第2005/215734号等に記載)、連続又はバッチニーダー重合(米国特許第6987151号や同第6710141号等に記載)が挙げられる。
重合で得られた含水ゲル状架橋重合体はそのまま乾燥を行ってもよいが、重合中又は重合後に、該含水ゲル状架橋重合体の細粒化を行うことが好ましい。更に必要によりゲル解砕機等を用いて細粒化、好ましくは重量平均粒子径(篩分級で規定)で0.1~3mm、更には0.5~2mmに細粒化された後、乾燥される。本発明のポリアクリル酸(塩)系吸水性樹脂の形状は、特に制限なく、例えば、顆粒状、粉末状、フレーク状、繊維状等、任意の形態とすることができる。
本発明の粒子状吸水剤の製造方法における乾燥工程は、重合工程により得られた含水ゲル、好ましくは粒子状含水ゲル、更に好ましくは、篩分級で規定される重量平均粒子径が0.1~3mmである含水ゲルを乾燥する工程である。
乾燥により得られた本発明の吸水性樹脂は、その目的に応じ必要により粒経制御のため粉砕、分級等の工程を経てもよい。これらの方法については、例えば、国際公開第2004/69915号に記載されている。
本発明で得られる粒子状吸水剤は、従来から知られている表面架橋処理工程を経て、より衛生材料向けに好適な吸水剤とすることができる。表面架橋とは、吸水性樹脂の表面層(表面近傍:吸水性樹脂表面から通常数10μm前後)に更に架橋密度の高い部分を設けることであり、表面でのラジカル架橋や表面重合、表面架橋剤との架橋反応等で形成することができる。
上記以外に、必要により、造粒工程、微粉除去工程、含水率の調整工程(例えば、本願実施例1-16)、微粉リサイクル工程等を設けてもよい。また、(1-10)表面架橋工程後にキレート剤、無機還元剤の添加工程を設けてもよい。添加には上記(1-10)表面架橋工程や下記〔8〕造粒などに使用する各種混合機が適宜使用できる。
(1)メトキシフェノール類の含有量が5~60ppmであること。
(2)水不溶性無機微粒子を含有すること。
(3)含水率が3~15重量%であること。
の何れか1つ以上の要件を満たすことを特徴としている。
本発明の粒子状吸水剤は、課題を解決のために、キレート剤を必須に含む。本発明のキレート剤としては、効果の面から、高分子化合物又は非高分子化合物、中でも非高分子化合物が好ましく、具体的には、アミノ多価カルボン酸、有機多価燐酸、無機多価燐酸、アミノ多価燐酸から選ばれる化合物が好ましい。効果の面から、キレート剤の分子量は100~5000であることが好ましく、より好ましくは200~1000である。キレート剤がない場合、着色や劣化の面で劣った吸水剤となる。
本発明に係る粒子状吸水剤は、無機還元剤を必須に含み、好ましくは、無機還元剤として、還元性無機元素を有する水溶性無機化合物又は還元性無機元素を有する水溶性有機化合物を含む。尚、上記「水溶性」とは、25℃の水100gに対して1g以上、更には5g以上、特に10g以上溶解することをいう。キレート剤がない場合、残存モノマー、着色や劣化の面で劣った吸水剤となる。
本発明の粒子状吸水剤は、上記(2)及び(3)の要件を満たさない場合には、5~60ppmのメトキシフェノール類を含むことになるが、上記(2)及び(3)の何れかの要件を満たす場合であっても、メトキシフェノール類を含むことが好ましく、5~60ppmのメトキシフェノール類を含むことがより好ましい。
本発明の粒子状吸水剤は、上記(1)及び(3)の要件を満たさない場合には、水不溶性無機微粒子を含むことになるが、上記(1)及び(3)の何れかの要件を満たす場合であっても、通液性(SFC)向上や吸湿時の流動性等の観点から、水不溶性無機微粒子、特に白色の水不溶性無機微粒子を含むことが好ましい。ここで、白色の水不溶性無機微粒子を添加することで、得られた吸水性樹脂の白色がより改善され、また、吸水性樹脂のゲル強度が向上するので好ましい。特許許文献15~17などは、微量のp-メトキシフェノールや白色の水不溶性無機微粒子の併用を開示しない。ここで、水不溶性無機微粒子の白色度はL,a,bで70以上、±5以内、±10以内の範囲であり、好ましくは、80以上、±3以内、±7以内、好ましくは、90以上、±2以内、±5以内であり、混合前の吸水性樹脂より白色(好ましくは、Lで5以上、さらには7以上)の不溶性無機微粒子が使用される。特に吸水剤で上記含水率3~15重量%、さらには上記範囲とする場合、本発明の課題の解決のために、水不溶性無機微粒子が好ましく併用される。
本発明の粒子状吸水剤は、さらなる着色防止や劣化防止(耐候性、耐尿性)等の観点から、上記した還元性硫黄化合物(例えば、2-ヒドロキシ-2-スルフィナート酢酸)以外にも、α-ヒドロキシカルボン酸化合物を含むことが好ましく、非還元性α-ヒドロキシカルボン酸化合物を含むことがより好ましい。ここで、非還元性α-ヒドロキシカルボン酸化合物とは、還元性無機元素(例えば、還元性硫黄、スルフィナート基など)を有しないヒドロキシカルボン酸化合物を指す。特に、高いAAPや高いSFCを満たす場合、または、多価金属塩及び/又はポリアミンポリマーを含有する場合、着色防止や劣化防止からα-ヒドロキシカルボン酸化合物を含むことが好ましく、表面架橋工程ないしそれ以降に混合することが好ましい。
本発明の粒子状吸水剤は、吸水速度(Vortex)向上、通液性(SFC)向上や吸湿時の流動性等の観点から、多価金属塩及び/又はカチオン性ポリマーを更に含むことが好ましい。
本発明の粒子状吸水剤は、造粒物であることが好ましい。造粒物であることによって、粒子状吸水剤に含まれるダスト量が低減される。
本発明の粒子状吸水剤は、ポリアクリル酸(塩)系吸水性樹脂を主成分とする粒子状吸水剤であって、キレート剤と、無機還元剤とを含み、当該キレート剤の含有量が0.001~0.5重量%であり、以下の構成要件(1)~(3)の何れか1つ以上の要件を満たすことを特徴としている。
(1)メトキシフェノール類の含有量が5~60ppmであること。
(2)水不溶性無機微粒子を含有すること。
(3)含水率が3~15重量%であること。
更に、本発明の粒子状吸水剤は、その着色防止の観点から、好ましいFe含有量(Fe2O3換算値として)は1ppm以下、更に好ましくは0.1ppm以下、特に好ましくは0.02ppm以下である。Fe量の制御には吸水性樹脂の原料中のFe量、特に中和に用いる塩基を適宜精製し、例えば、NaOH,Na2CO3)のFeを除去することで、制御することが可能である。Fe量は原料中で測定してもよく、最終の吸水剤で測定してもよい。
本発明の粒子状吸水剤(吸水剤その1~吸水剤その3)の粒子の形状は、特定の形状に制限されず、球状、略球状、(粉砕物である)不定形破砕状、棒状、多面体状、ソーセージ状(例えば、米国特許第4973632号)、皺を有する粒子(例えば、米国特許第5744564号)等が挙げられる。それらは一次粒子(single particle)でもよく、造粒粒子でもよく、これらの混合物でもよい。また、粒子は発泡した多孔質でもよい。好ましい粒子として、不定形破砕状の一次粒子又は造粒物が挙げられる。微粉単独ないし微粉を含んで造粒することで、粉塵も低減でき、さらに粒子径に対する被表面の割合が増大し、吸水速度が向上するので好ましい。
本発明の吸水剤(吸水剤その1~吸水剤その3)は、吸水特性から粒子状であり、重量平均粒子径(D50)が200~600μmの範囲であることが好ましく、200~550μmの範囲であることがより好ましく、250~500μmの範囲であることが更に好ましい。また、JIS標準篩150μm未満の粒子が少ないほどよく、その含有量は、通常0~5重量%、好ましくは0~3重量%、特に好ましくは0~1重量%である。更に、JIS標準篩850μm以上の粒子が少ないほどよく、その含有量は、通常0~5重量%、好ましくは0~3重量%、特に好ましくは0~1重量%である。
更に、その目的機能に応じて、種々の機能を付与させるため、本発明の吸水剤に対して、界面活性剤、酸化剤、金属石鹸等の水不溶性無機又は有機粉末、消臭剤、抗菌剤、パルプや熱可塑性繊維等を、0~3重量%、好ましくは0~1重量%添加してもよい。尚、界面活性剤としては、国際公開第2005/075070号記載の界面活性剤が好ましく例示される。
本発明の粒子状吸水剤(吸水剤その1~吸水剤その3)の含水率は、例えば、0.5~16%重量であり、(吸水剤その2では必須に)3~15重量%が好ましく、4~14重量%とがより好ましく、5~13重量%が更に好ましく、特に6~12重量%、更に7~11重量%である。含水率は調整法の一例として、上記所定含水率の乾燥及び表面架橋、必要により更に水の添加又は乾燥によって制御される。含水率が0.5重量%以上、特に3重量%以上であれば、吸水速度(Vortex/FSR)がより向上し、臭気の問題や、吸水速度の低下、耐衝撃性の低下、粉塵の発生などを起こし難く、含水率が15重量%以下であれば、着色も抑制され、粒子の粘着性や吸水倍率の低下を抑制することができる。吸水剤の含水率が低いと吸水速度(Vortex/FSR)が低下し、無機還元剤の添加時期(特に表面架橋工程またはそれ以前ならば)臭気の問題を有し、また、含水率が高いと着色の問題が起こる傾向にあり、よって、好ましくは上記含水率とされる。
本発明で用いられる粒子状吸水剤のCRCは、好ましくは5[g/g]以上であり、より好ましくは15[g/g]以上であり、更に好ましくは25[g/g]以上である。CRCの上限値は、特に限定されないが、好ましくは70[g/g]以下であり、より好ましくは50[g/g]以下であり、更に好ましくは40[g/g]以下である。CRCが5[g/g]未満の場合、粒子状吸水剤を吸水体に用いた場合、吸収量が少なすぎ、オムツ等の衛生材料の使用に適さない。また、CRCが70[g/g]よりも大きい場合、加圧下吸水倍率(AAP)や通液性(SFC)が低下することもあり、粒子状吸水剤が紙オムツ等吸水体に使用された場合、吸水体への液の取り込み速度に優れる吸水剤を得ることができなくなる場合がある。CRCは上記の内部架橋剤や表面架橋剤等で制御できる。
本発明で用いられる粒子状吸水剤のAAP(2.0kPaさらには4.83kPa)は、20[g/g]以上、好ましくは22[g/g]以上であり、より好ましくは23[g/g]以上であり、更に好ましくは24[g/g]以上であり、最も好ましくは25[g/g]以上である。AAPの上限値は、特に限定されないが、好ましくは30[g/g]以下である。AAPが20[g/g]以上であれば、粒子状吸水剤を吸水体に使用した場合、吸水体に圧力が加わった際の液の戻り(通称リウェット:Re-Wetといわれる)がより少ない吸水剤を得ることができる。AAPは上記の表面架橋や粒度等で制御できる。
本発明で用いられる粒子状吸水剤のSFCは、好ましくは30[×10-7・cm3・s・g-1]以上であり、より好ましくは50[×10-7・cm3・s・g-1]以上であり、更に好ましくは70[×10-7・cm3・s・g-1]以上であり、特に好ましくは80[×10-7・cm3・s・g-1]以上である。SFCが30[×10-7・cm3・s・g-1]以上であれば、液透過性をより向上することができ、粒子状吸水剤を吸水体に使用した場合に、吸水体への液の取り込み速度により優れる吸水剤を得ることができる。SFCの上限は特に指定されないが、好ましくは3000[×10-7・cm3・s・g-1]以下であり、より好ましくは2000[×10-7・cm3・s・g-1]以下である。SFCが3000[×10-7・cm3・s・g-1]以下であれば、粒子状吸水剤を吸水体に使用した場合に、吸水体での液漏れを抑制することができる。SFCは上記の表面架橋や粒度、CRCの上記範囲への制御、上記「〔7〕多価金属塩及び/又はカチオン性ポリマー」で示した多価金属塩やポリアミンポリマー等で制御できる。尚、本明細書では食塩水流れ誘導性(SFC)を通液性又は通液性(SFC)と表記することもある。
本発明に係る粒子状吸水剤は、FSRが好ましくは0.1[g/g/sec]以上であり、より好ましくは0.15[g/g/sec]以上であり、更に好ましくは0.20[g/g/sec]以上、最も好ましくは0.25[g/g/sec]以上である。FSRの上限値は特に指定されないが、過度の高吸水速度(VortexやFSR)は通液性(例えばSFC)や液拡散性を損なうおそれがあることから、好ましくは5.0[g/g/sec]以下であり、より好ましくは3.0[g/g/sec]以下である。FSRが0.05[g/g/sec]以上であれば、例えば、粒子状吸水剤を吸水体に使用した場合、液が十分に吸収されずに液漏れを生じてしまうことをより抑制することができる。FSRは上記の粒度や発泡重合等で制御できる。
本発明に係る粒子状吸水剤は、Vortexが好ましくは60秒以下であり、より好ましくは55秒以下であり、更に好ましくは50秒以下であり、最も好ましくは40秒以下である。Vortexの下限値は特に指定されないが、好ましくは10秒以上である。Vortexが60秒以下であれば、例えば、粒子状吸水剤を吸水体に使用した場合、液が十分に吸収されずに液漏れを生じてしまうことをより抑制することができる。Vortexは上記の粒度や発泡重合等で制御できる。
本発明に係る粒子状吸水剤は、水可溶分が必須に50重量%以下、好ましくは35重量%以下であり、より好ましくは25重量%以下であり、更に好ましくは15重量%以下である。水可溶分が35重量%以下であれば、ゲル強度がより強く、液透過性により優れたものとなる。また、粒子状吸水剤を吸水体に使用した場合、吸水体に圧力が加わった際の液の戻り(通称リウェット:Re-Wet)がより少ない吸水剤を得ることができる。水可溶分は上記の内部架橋剤等で制御できる。
本発明に係る粒子状吸水剤は、安全性の観点より、残存モノマーは500ppm以下、好ましくは400ppm以下、より好ましくは300ppm以下に制御される。残存モノマーは前記重合や乾燥に加えて、無機還元剤、特に硫黄元素を有する無機還元剤の使用で低減できる。本発明の吸水剤はより残存モノマーが少ないおやめ、吸水剤を紙オムツ中で高濃度(使用量を増加)で使用しても、紙オムツ中での溶出する残存モノマーが少なく好ましい。
本発明に係る粒子状吸水剤は、紙オムツ等の衛生材料向けに好適に使用できるものであり、白色粉末であることが好ましい。本発明に係る粒子状吸水剤は、粒子状吸水剤製造後の粒子状吸水剤の分光式色差計によるハンターLab表色系測定において、L値(Lightness)が少なくとも88、更には89以上、好ましくは90以上を示すことが好ましい。尚、L値の上限は通常100であるが、粉末で88ならば衛生材料等の製品において色調による問題が発生しない。また、b値は0~12、好ましくは0~10、更には0~9、a値は-3~3、好ましくは-2~2、更には-1~1とされる。
本発明に係る粒子状吸水剤は、紙オムツ等の衛生材料向けに好適に使用できるものであり、その際、高い湿度や温度条件下での長期貯蔵状態においても著しく清浄な白い状態を維持することが好ましい。上記長期貯蔵状態は、長期貯蔵色安定性促進試験として、後述の実施例を含め、粒子状吸水剤を温度70±1℃、相対湿度65±1%RHの雰囲気に7日間曝露した後の吸水剤の分光式色差計によるハンターLab表色系のL値(Lightness)を測定することで調べることができる。本発明に係る粒子状吸水剤は、上記長期貯蔵色安定性促進試験後の吸水剤の分光式色差計によるハンターLab表色系測定において、L値(Lightness)が少なくとも80以上、更には81以上、より更には82以上、特に83以上を示すことが好ましい。尚、L値の上限は通常100であるが、促進試験後のL値が80以上であれば、高い湿度や温度条件下での長期貯蔵状態においても実質問題が発生しないレベルである。また、b値は0~15、好ましくは0~12、更には0~10、a値は-3~3、好ましくは-2~2、更には-1~1とされる。
本発明の粒子状吸水剤の製造方法は、一例として、上記〔1〕~〔8〕に記載した方法によって行われる。
(a)水不溶性無機微粒子の添加工程を更に含むこと。
(b)乾燥工程後、及び表面架橋工程において、重合体の含水率を3~15重量%に制御すること。
(c)表面架橋工程後に、無機還元剤の添加工程を行うこと。
本発明で使用されるアクリル酸を製造する方法としては、プロピレン及び/又はアクロレインの接触気相酸化法、エチレンシアンヒドリン法、高圧レッペ法、改良レッペ法、ケテン法、アクリロニトリル加水分解法等が工業的製造法として知られており、中でもプロピレン及び/又はアクロレインの気相酸化法が最も多く採用されている。そして、本発明においては、かかる気相酸化法で得られたアクリル酸が好適に使用される。
また、本発明で単量体や重合体の中和に用いる苛性ソーダや炭酸ソーダ等の中和剤(塩基)は、鉄の含有量が少ないほど好ましく、その含有量(Fe2O3換算値として)は、通常、塩基固形分に対して0~10.0ppmの範囲であり、好ましくは0.2~5.0ppm、より好ましくは0.5~5.0ppmの範囲で含まれる。鉄の含有量が0.01ppmより少なくなると、重合開始剤添加前に重合が起きる危険があるだけではなく、開始剤を添加しても重合が逆に遅くなる可能性もある。このような鉄としては、Feイオンでもよいが、効果の面から好ましくは3価の鉄、特にFe2O3である。尚、Fe量は上記範囲において、鉄と酸化鉄の分子量比(55.85×2/159.7(Fe2O3中のFe))で一義的に計算できる。
本発明の粒子状吸水剤の製造方法における無機還元剤の添加方法は、上記(1-6)重合工程、(1-7)ゲル細粒化工程、(1-8)乾燥工程、(1-9)粉砕工程・分級工程、(1-10)表面架橋工程、(1-11)その他の工程のいずれか1つ以上に添加でき、特に限定されるものではないが、粉末状、溶液、乳化液、又は、懸濁液として添加されることが好ましく、溶液として添加されることが好ましく、水溶液として添加されることがより好ましい。
本発明の粒子状吸水剤の製造方法における前述のキレート剤は、前記(1-6)重合工程~(1-10)表面架橋工程や(1-11)その他の工程を含め、粒子状吸水剤製造工程の何れの時点で添加してもよいが、前記(1-6)重合工程において、重合前又は重合途中の単量体水溶液に添加することが好ましい。重合前又は重合途中の単量体水溶液に添加する場合、キレート剤を粒子状吸水剤中により均一に含ませることができるため、経時着色を効果的に防止できる点で特に好ましい。
本発明の粒子状吸水剤の製造方法における、前述の水不溶性無機微粒子は、前記(1-6)重合工程~(1-10)表面架橋工程や(1-11)その他の工程を含め、粒子状吸水剤製造工程の何れの時点で添加してもよいが、(1-10)表面架橋工程の後に添加することが好ましい。すなわち、水不溶性無機微粒子を前述の表面架橋剤と同時に添加して吸水性樹脂表面を架橋するか、前述の表面架橋剤で吸水性樹脂表面を架橋後、水不溶性無機微粒子を添加することが好ましい。特に、表面架橋剤による表面架橋後の吸水性樹脂に水不溶性無機微粒子を添加し表面処理することで、所望の吸水特性、特に高い通液特性が達成される。尚、水不溶性無機微粒子は前述のα-ヒドロキシカルボン酸化合物と同時にそれぞれ添加したり、予めα-ヒドロキシカルボン酸化合物と混合した混合物として添加したりすることが好ましい。
本発明の粒子状吸水剤の製造方法における、前述のα-ヒドロキシカルボン酸化合物は、前記(1-6)重合工程~(1-10)表面架橋工程や(1-11)その他の工程を含め、粒子状吸水剤の製造工程の何れの時点で添加してもよいが、経時色安定性の効果を考慮すると、重合性単量体に予め含有させてもよく、上述した重合反応が完了後の後段工程において添加することが好ましい。重合反応が完了後の後段工程において添加する方法としては、重合後の含水ゲル状重合体へ添加する方法、乾燥工程後の乾燥物へ添加する方法、表面架橋処理工程若しくはその後に添加する方法が好ましい。
本発明の粒子状吸水剤の製造方法における、前述の多価金属塩及び/又はカチオン性ポリマーは、前記(1-6)重合工程~(1-10)表面架橋工程や(1-11)その他の工程を含め、粒子状吸水剤の製造工程の何れの時点で添加してもよいが、表面処理時に添加することが好ましい。
また、上記(10-3)~(10-7)の添加工程後、得られた混合物を乾燥してもよい。ここで、乾燥は、乾燥工程にかかる時間の50%以上の時間、より好ましくは実質すべての乾燥工程を通して、好ましくは40℃以上100℃未満の温度範囲で行われることが好ましい。かかる温度範囲で乾燥することにより、吸水剤が熱によるダメージを受けないため、得られる吸水剤の物性に悪影響を及ぼすことがない。
本発明に係る吸水体は、本発明に係る粒子状吸水剤を含むものである。本発明の粒子状吸水剤を適切な素材と組み合わせることにより、例えば、衛生材料の吸収層として好適な吸水体とすることができる。以下、本発明の吸水体について説明する。本発明の吸水剤は白色で、通液性、加圧下吸水倍率、吸水速度も高く、残存モノマーも少ないため、高濃度の吸水体、特におむつに好適に使用できる。
表面架橋工程後に、無機還元剤の添加工程を行うことを特徴とする、粒子状吸水剤の製造方法。
表面架橋工程、キレート剤の添加工程、無機還元剤及び水不溶性無機微粒子の添加工程を含むことを特徴とする、粒子状吸水剤の製造方法。
乾燥工程及び表面架橋工程において重合体の含水率を3~15重量%に制御することを特徴とする、ポリアクリル酸(塩)系吸水性樹脂を主成分とする粒子状吸水剤の製造方法。
(粒子状吸水剤の製造方法・その1)
本発明の粒子状吸水剤の製造方法として、上記(c)を必須とする下位概念の製造方法・その1は、メトキシフェノール類を10~200ppm含有するアクリル酸(塩)を主成分とする単量体水溶液の重合工程と、重合で得られた含水ゲル状架橋重合体の乾燥工程と、表面架橋工程と、キレート剤0.001~0.5重量%の添加工程を含む粒子状吸水剤の製造方法であって、表面架橋工程後に、無機還元剤の添加工程を行うことを特徴としている。かかる製造方法・その1の具体例を後述の実施例1-1~1-16および表1~5に示す。
本発明の粒子状吸水剤の製造方法として、上記(b)を必須とする下位概念の製造方法・その2は、アクリル酸(塩)を主成分とする単量体水溶液の重合工程と、重合で得られた含水ゲル状架橋重合体の乾燥工程と、表面架橋工程とを含む、粒子状吸水剤の製造方法であって、キレート剤0.001~0.5重量%の添加工程と無機還元剤の添加工程とを更に含み、単量体がメトキシフェノール類を対アクリル酸換算で10~200ppm含有し、(a)水不溶性無機微粒子の添加工程を更に含むことを特徴としている。かかる製造方法・その2の具体例を後述の実施例2-1~2-14および表6~7に示す。
本発明の粒子状吸水剤の製造方法として、上記(c)を必須とする下位概念の製造方法・その3は、アクリル酸(塩)を主成分とする単量体水溶液の重合工程と、重合で得られた含水ゲル状架橋重合体の乾燥工程と、表面架橋工程とを含む、粒子状吸水剤の製造方法であって、キレート剤0.001~0.5重量%の添加工程と無機還元剤の添加工程とを更に含み、単量体がメトキシフェノール類を対アクリル酸換算で10~200ppm含有し、乾燥工程後及び/又は表面架橋工程において、重合体の含水率3~15重量%に制御すること、さらに好ましくは、上記無機還元剤を、乾燥前の含水ゲル状架橋重合体に添加することを特徴としている。かかる製造方法・その3の具体例を後述の実施例3-1~3-13および表8~9に示す。
[CRC]
粒子状吸水剤0.2gを不織布製の袋(60×60mm)に均一に入れシールした後、25±3℃に調整した0.9重量%塩化ナトリウム水溶液(別称;生理食塩水)500g中に浸漬した。60分経過後、袋を引き上げ、遠心分離機を用いて250Gで3分間水切りを行った後、袋の重量W1[g]を測定した。同様の操作を、粒子状吸水剤を入れずに行い、そのときの重量W2[g]を求めた。次式にしたがってCRC(無加圧下吸水倍率)を算出した。
容量250mlの蓋付きプラスチック容器に、0.90重量%塩化ナトリウム水溶液184.3gと粒子状吸水剤1.00gとを入れ、16時間攪拌を行い、粒子状吸水剤中の水可溶分を抽出した。この抽出液を濾紙1枚(ADVANTEC東洋株式会社、品名:JIS P 3801、No.2、厚さ0.26mm、保留粒子径5μm)を用いて濾過し、得られた濾液の50.0gを測定溶液とした。
本発明の粒子状吸水剤に含まれる残存モノマー(残存アクリル酸(塩))は、上記[水可溶分]の測定法における攪拌時間を16時間から2時間に変更した以外は、同様の操作を行って得た濾液を分析することで求められる。具体的には、該操作で得られた濾液を、高速液体クロマトグラフィーで分析することで、粒子状吸水剤中の残存モノマーを求めることができる。尚、残存モノマーは、ppm(対粒子状吸水剤)で表す。
圧力に対する吸収力(AAP)は0.90重量%食塩水に対する4.83kPa又は2.0kPaで60分の吸水倍率を示す。尚、AAPは、4.83kPa又は2.0kPaでの加圧下吸水倍率と称されることもある。
SFC(食塩水流れ誘導性)は、吸水性樹脂粒子又は吸水剤の膨潤時の液透過性を示す値である。SFCの値が大きいほど高い液透過性を有することを示している。米国特許第5849405号明細書記載の食塩水流れ誘導性(SFC)試験に準じて行った。
Fs(t=0):流速[g/s]
L0:ゲル層の高さ[cm]
ρ:塩化ナトリウム水溶液の密度(1.003[g/cm3])
A:セル41中のゲル層上側の面積(28.27[cm2])
ΔP:ゲル層にかかる静水圧(4920[dyn/cm2])
である。
FSR(吸水速度)とは、吸水剤の液を吸収する速度の指標である。吸水速度は高い値を示すことが好ましく。吸水速度が高い吸水剤を吸水体に使用することで、液の吸水速度に優れた吸水体を得ることが可能となる。吸水速度は以下の方法で測定される。
予め調整された0.90重量%塩化ナトリウム水溶液(生理食塩水)1.000重量部に食品添加物である食用青色1号(CAS番号:3844-45-9)0.02重量部を添加し、液温30℃に調整した。その生理食塩水50mlを胴径55mm、高さ70mmの容量100mlのビーカー(例えば相互理化学硝子製作所が販売するJISR-3503に準拠したビーカー)に計り取り、長さ40mm、太さ8mmの円筒型テフロン(登録商標)製マグネット式撹拌子(例えば、相互理化学ガラス製作所が販売するS型)で600rpmの条件下撹拌する中に、後述する実施例又は比較例で得られた粒子状吸水剤2.0gを投入し、吸水速度(秒)を測定する。始点、終点は、JIS K 7224(1996年度)「高吸水性樹脂の吸水速度試験方法 解説」に記載されている基準に準じ、粒子状吸水剤が生理食塩水を吸液して、ゲル化中の生理食塩水が回転するスターラーチップを覆うまでの時間回転する時間(断面から見るとV字で覆われる)を測定し、吸水速度(秒)として評価する。
重量平均粒子径(D50)は、国際公開第2004/069404号パンフレットに記載された方法に準じて測定した。所定量の粒子状吸水剤を目開き850μm、710μm、600μm、500μm、425μm、300μm、212μm、150μm、106μm、45μmのJIS標準篩(JIS Z8801-1(2000))、あるいはこれらのJIS標準篩に相当する篩を用いて篩い分けし、残留百分率Rを対数確率紙にプロットした。これにより、R=50重量%に相当する粒径を重量平均粒子径(D50)として読み取った。
X1 : R=84.1[重量%]に相当する粒径
X2 : R=15.9[重量%]に相当する粒径
である。
粒子状吸水剤の着色評価は、HunterLab社製のLabScan(登録商標)XEを用いて行った。測定の設定条件は、反射測定が選択され、内径30mm、高さ12mmの粉末・ペースト試料用容器が用いられ、標準として粉末・ペースト用標準丸白板No.2が用いられ、30Φ投光パイプが用いられた。備え付けの試料用容器に約5gの粒子状吸水剤を充填した。この充填は、備え付け試料用容器を約6割程度充填するものであった。室温(20~25℃)及び湿度50RH%の条件下で、上記分光式色差計にて表面のL値(Lightness:明度指数)を測定した。この値を、「曝露前の明度指数」とし、その値が大きいほど白色である。
粒子状吸水剤1重量部を100mlのビーカーに入れ、0.9重量%塩化ナトリウム水溶液20重量部を加えた後、フィルムでビーカーを密閉し37℃で1時間放置した。その後、成人の被験者10名による臭気官能試験を行った。評価方法は、不快な臭気がなく、オムツ等の衛生材料に使用可能な臭気であると判断されるものを○、不快な臭気があり、オムツ等の衛生材料に使用不可な臭気であると判断されるものを×とした。特に、不快な臭気が強いものを××とした。
底面の大きさが直径約50mmのアルミカップに、粒子状吸水剤1.00[g]を量り取り、粒子状吸水剤及びアルミカップの総重量W8[g]を測定した。その後、雰囲気温度180℃のオーブン中に3時間静置して乾燥した。3時間経過後、オーブンから粒子状吸水剤及びアルミカップを取り出し、デシケーター中で室温まで冷却した。その後、乾燥後の粒子状吸水剤及びアルミカップの総重量W9[g]を求め、次式数8に従って含水率を求めた。
粒子状吸水剤3.0gを内径7.0cm、高さ14.0cmの石英製セパラブルフラスコに入れ、脱イオン水57.0gを加えた。その後、セパラブルフラスコ中の20倍膨潤ゲル粒子(60g)を軸の中央から翼端までが3.0cm、幅1.0cmの平羽根を4枚有した攪拌翼で攪拌しながらメタルハライドランプ(ウシオ電機製、UVL-1500M2-N1)を取り付けた紫外線照射装置(同、UV-152/1MNSC3-AA06)を用いて、照射強度60[mW/cm2]で1分間、室温で紫外線を照射し、耐候性促進試験を受けた含水ゲル状吸水剤を得た。
粒子状吸水剤1重量部を250ml蓋付プラスチック容器(株式会社テラオカ製のパックエース)に入れ、模擬人工尿25重量部を加えた後、密閉して所定の温度及び時間で粒子状吸水剤を劣化させた。その後、250ml蓋付プラスチック容器を横に倒して10分間放置した時、膨潤したゲルが流動するかを評価した。尚、本試験では、下記2つの劣化条件で実施した。
[ゲル劣化条件(1)]
模擬人工尿:L-アスコルビン酸0.005重量%濃度の生理食塩水
劣化温度:37℃
劣化時間:24時間
(2)耐尿性試験(L-アスコルビン酸1000倍)(ゲル劣化試験その2-2)
[ゲル劣化条件(2)]
模擬人工尿:L-アスコルビン酸5重量%濃度の生理食塩水
劣化温度:90℃
劣化時間:1時間
[Dust測定]
株式会社セイシン企業製 Heubach Dustmeter 2000を用い、以下の条件で粒子状吸水剤からのダスト量を測定した。
作業環境:18~22℃/45~55RH%
試料:100.00g
形式:Type(I)(横型)
Rotat.:30[R/min]
Airflow:20.0[L/min]
Time:60min(設定上限30分ゆえ、30分を2回行う)
捕集フィルター:濾紙(ADVANTEC製 GC90)
測定10分後の濾紙の重量増加分[mg]を計測することにより、次式から粒子状吸水剤からのダスト量を求めた。
本発明の粒子状吸水剤に含まれるp-メトキシフェノールは、上記[可溶分]の評価方法における攪拌時間を16時間から1時間に変更した以外は、同様の操作を行って得た濾液を分析することで求められる。具体的には、該操作で得られた濾液を、高速液体クロマトグラフィーで分析することで、粒子状吸水剤中のp-メトキシフェノールを求めることができる。尚、p-メトキシフェノールは、ppm(対粒子状吸水剤)で表す。
本発明の粒子状吸水剤に含まれる還元剤として、亜硫酸水素ナトリウムの測定方法を例示する。200mlのビーカーに純水50gと粒子状吸水剤0.5gを入れ1時間放置する。次に、メタノール50gを加えた後、マラカイトグリーン2mmolを後述の溶離液に溶解した溶液2.5gを添加する。この溶液を約30分間攪拌した後、濾過し、濾液を高速液体クロマトグラフィーで分析することによって粒子状吸水剤に含まれる還元剤の量を求める。尚、溶離液はメタノール400ml、n-ヘキサン6ml、0.0M-2-N-morpholino-ethanesulfonic acid, sodium salt 100mlに比で調整される。また、検量線は還元剤を含まない粒子状吸水剤に還元剤をスパイクしたものを分析することで作成することができる。
本発明の粒子状吸水剤に含まれるキレート剤は、上記[可溶分]の評価方法における攪拌時間を16時間から1時間に変更した以外は、同様の操作を行って得た濾液を分析することで求められる。具体的には、該操作で得られた濾液を、高速液体クロマトグラフィーで分析することで、粒子状吸水剤中のキレート剤を求めることができる。尚、キレート剤量は、ppm(対粒子状吸水剤)で表す。また、検量線はキレート剤を含まない粒子状吸水剤にキレート剤をスパイクしたものを分析することで作成することができる。
米国特許第7265190号に記載の図3に示す装置を用いて、下記に従い、含水ゲル状架橋重合体を製造した。
実施例1-1記載の30重量%亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液の添加量を1.66重量部から3.33重量部に変更したこと以外は、実施例1-1と同様にして粒子状吸水剤(1-2)を得た。得られた粒子状吸水剤(1-2)の物性を表1に記載する。
実施例1-1記載の30重量%亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液の添加量を1.66重量部から0.166重量部に変更したこと以外は、実施例1-1と同様にして得られた吸水剤100重量部に、更に50重量%乳酸ナトリウム水溶液を0.6重量部添加混合し、粒子状吸水剤前駆体(1-3)を得た。次いで、得られた粒子状吸水剤前駆体(1-3)を60℃の熱風乾燥機中に30分間放置し、その後、目開き710μmのJIS標準篩を通過させることで、粒子状吸水剤(1-3)を得た。得られた粒子状吸水剤(1-3)の含水率は2.0重量%であった。得られた粒子状吸水剤(1-3)の物性を表1-1に記載する。
実施例1-3における、30重量%亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液の添加量を0.166重量部から1.66重量部に変更し、かつ50重量%乳酸ナトリウム水溶液の添加量を0.6重量部から0.1重量部に変更したこと以外は、実施例1-3と同様にして粒子状吸水剤(1-4)を得た。得られた粒子状吸水剤(1-4)の物性を表1-1に記載する。
実施例1-3における、30重量%亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液の添加量を0.166重量部から1.66重量部に変更したこと以外は、実施例1-3と同様と同様にして粒子状吸水剤(1-5)を得た。得られた粒子状吸水剤(1-5)の物性を表1に記載する。
実施例1-1における表面架橋吸水性樹脂粉体(1-1)100重量部に対して、30重量%亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液0.33重量部を添加混合し、更に硫酸アルミニウム水溶液(酸化アルミニウム換算で8重量%)0.9重量部、60重量%乳酸ナトリウム水溶液0.30重量部、及びプロピレングリコール0.02重量部からなる混合液1.22重量部を均一に混合することで、粒子状吸水剤前駆体(1-6)を得た。次いで、得られた粒子状吸水剤前駆体(1-6)を60℃の熱風乾燥機中に30分間放置し、その後、目開き710μmのJIS標準篩を通過させることで、粒子状吸水剤(1-6)を得た。得られた粒子状吸水剤(1-6)の物性を表1に記載する。
米国特許第7265190号明細書に記載の図3に示す装置を用いて、下記に従い、含水ゲル状架橋重合体を製造した。
気相接触酸化で得られた市販のアクリル酸(和光純薬、試薬特級;p-メトキシフェノール200ppm含有)を、無堰多孔板50段を有する高沸点不純物分離塔の塔底に供給して、還流比を1として蒸留し、更に再蒸留することで、アクリル酸99重量%以上及び微量の不純物(主に水)からなる精製アクリル酸(1-8)を得た。精製アクリル酸(1-8)中のp-メトキシフェノール量はND(1ppm未満)であった。
実施例1-8記載の精製アクリル酸(1-8)にp-メトキシフェノールを200ppm加えることで調整アクリル酸(1-9)を得た。
キレート剤を使用せず、また、30重量%亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液の添加量を1.66重量部から0.166重量部に変更したこと以外は実施例1-1に記載の方法と同様にして比較粒子状吸水剤(1-1)を得た。得られた比較粒子状吸水剤(1-1)の物性を表1に記載する。
30重量%亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液を使用しなかったこと以外は、実施例1-1記載の方法と同様にして比較粒子状吸水剤(1-2)を得た。得られた比較粒子状吸水剤(1-2)の物性を表1に記載する。
比較例1-2で得られた比較粒子状吸水剤(1-2)100重量部に対して、硫酸アルミニウム水溶液(酸化アルミニウム換算で8重量%)0.9重量部、60重量%乳酸ナトリウム水溶液0.30重量部、及びプロピレングリコール0.02重量部からなる混合液1.22重量部を均一に混合することで、比較粒子状吸水剤前駆体(1-3)を得た。
実施例1-1記載のアクリル酸中p-メトキシフェノールの含有量を70ppmから270ppmに変更したこと以外は、実施例1-1と同様にして得られた比較表面架橋吸水性樹脂粉体(1-4)100重量部に対して、30重量%亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液0.166重量部を均一に添加混合し、比較粒子状吸水剤前駆体(1-4)を得た。次いで、得られた比較粒子状吸水剤前駆体(1-4)を60℃の熱風乾燥機中に30分間放置し、その後、目開き710μmのJIS標準篩を通過させることで、比較粒子状吸水剤(1-4)を得た。得られた比較粒子状吸水剤(1-4)の物性を表1に記載する。
特許文献29やその実施例4、5を参照してキレート剤の多い比較例を示す。すなわち、1重量%ジエチレントリアミン5酢酸3ナトリウム(略称:DTPA・3Na)水溶液の添加量を0.22重量部から25.8重量部に、脱イオン水の添加量を33.6重量部から8.0重量に変更し、更に30重量%亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液の添加量を1.66重量部から3.33重量部に変更したこと以外は、実施例1-1と同様の操作を行い、キレート剤6000ppmおよび無機還元剤1.0重量%を含む比較粒子状吸水剤(1-5)を得た。得られた比較粒子状吸水剤(1-5)の含水率は1.9重量%であった。得られた比較粒子状吸水剤(1-5)の物性を表1に記載する。
実施例1-7における調整アクリル酸を、実施例1-9記載の調整アクリル酸(1-9)に変更したこと以外は、実施例1-7と同様にすることで粒子状吸水剤(1-10)を得た。得られた粒子状吸水剤(1-10)の物性を表1に記載する。
実施例1-7記載の調整アクリル酸を、実施例1-8記載の調整アクリル酸(1-8)に変更したこと以外は、実施例1-7と同様にすることで粒子状吸水剤(1-11)を得た。得られた粒子状吸水剤(1-11)の物性を表1に記載する。
31重量%エチレンジアミンテトラ(メチレンホスホン酸)5ナトリウム(略称:EDTMPA・5Na)水溶液の添加量を0.03重量部から0.07重量部に変更したこと以外は、実施例1-11と同様にすることで粒子状吸水剤(1-12)を得た。得られた粒子状吸水剤(1-12)の物性を表1に記載する。
実施例1-1記載の粒子状吸水剤(1-1)に対して耐候性試験を行った結果得られた劣化率を表2に記載する。
実施例1-1記載のp-メトキシフェノールの含有量を70ppmに調整したアクリル酸に代えて、実施例1-8で得られたp-メトキシフェノールがNDの精製アクリル酸(1-8)にp-メトキシフェノールを1ppm加えることで得られた比較調整アクリル酸(1-6)を使用したこと以外は実施例1-1に記載の方法を同様に重合を行い、比較粒子状吸水剤(1-6)を得た。得られた比較粒子状吸水剤(1-6)のp-メトキシフェノールはND(1ppm未満)であった。得られた比較粒子状吸水剤(1-6)を用いて耐候性試験を行った結果を表2に記載する。
粒子状吸水剤(1-1)、(1-8)、(1-9)の残存p-メトキシフェノール、残存キレート剤、残存亜硫酸水素ナトリウムを測定した結果を表3に記載する。
比較粒子状吸水剤(1-4)、(1-5)の残存p-メトキシフェノール、残存キレート剤、残存亜硫酸水素ナトリウムを測定した結果を表3に記載する。
前述のように、特許文献17(欧州特許第1645596号明細書)は水不溶性無機微粒子、特定量のp-メトキシフェノール、特定含水率(3~15重量%)を開示しない。また特許文献17は有機酸化防止剤として(ブチルなどの)アルキルヒドロキシアニソールなどを開示(段落〔0019〕〔実施例6〕)する。そこで、本発明の有意性を示すために、特許文献17およびその対応の日本国登録特許第3940103号公報の実施例6に準じて、比較粒子状吸水剤(1-8)を得た。
実施例1-1で得られた粒子状吸水剤(1-1)について、比較例1-8と同様の操作を行うことで、粒子状吸水剤(1-1)の20倍膨潤ゲル(1-15)を得た。得られた膨潤粒子状吸水剤(1-15)は、特許文献17(ブチルヒドロキシアニソール1重量部)に準じた上記比較粒子状吸水剤(1-8)の20倍膨潤ゲルが黄色に変色するのに対して、粒子状吸水剤(1-1))の20倍膨潤ゲル(1-15)は、透明な含水ゲルのままであった。
実施例1-1で得られた含水率1.8重量%の粒子状吸水剤(1-1)について、吸水速度(FSR)を測定したところ、0.23[g/g/sec]であった。含水率の影響を調べるため、粒子状吸水剤(1-1)に水10重量%を添加して、さらに80℃で減圧乾燥することで、含水率3.9重量%の粒子状吸水剤(1-15)を得た。
上記実施例1-1~1-16および表1~表5は、本発明の粒子状吸水剤の製造方法その1に関するものであり、メトキシフェノール類を10~200ppm含有するアクリル酸(塩)を主成分とする単量体水溶液の重合工程と、重合で得られた含水ゲル状架橋重合体の乾燥工程と、表面架橋工程と、キレート剤0.001~0.5重量%の添加工程を含む粒子状吸水剤の製造方法であって、表面架橋工程後に、無機還元剤の添加工程を行うことを特徴とする、粒子状吸水剤の製造方法である。
2本のシグマ型ブレードを備えたニーダー中、鉄分を0.7ppm含有するNaOHで中和したアクリル酸ナトリウム、アクリル酸及び水からなる、モノマーの濃度が38重量%、中和率が75モル%の単量体水溶液を調製した。尚、アクリル酸は、p-メトキシフェノールの含有量を70ppmに調整したものを用いた。この単量体水溶液に、内部架橋剤として、ポリエチレングリコールジアクリレート(平均エチレングリコールユニット数:9)を0.045モル%(対モノマー)となるように溶解させた。
実施例2-1における、表面架橋吸水性樹脂粉体(2-1)100重量部に対するシリカの添加量を0.3重量部から1.0重量部に変更したこと以外は、実施例2-1と同様にして粒子状吸水剤(2-2)を得た。得られた粒子状吸水剤(2-2)の物性を表6に記載する。
実施例2-1における、表面架橋吸水性樹脂粉体(2-1)100重量部に対するシリカの添加量を0.3重量部から0.5重量部に変更したこと以外は、実施例2-1と同様にして粒子状吸水剤(2-3)を得た。得られた粒子状吸水剤(2-3)の物性を表6に記載する。
実施例2-1における、表面架橋吸水性樹脂粉体(2-1)100重量部に対するシリカの添加量を0.3重量部から0.05重量部に変更したこと以外は、実施例2-1と同様にして粒子状吸水剤(2-4)を得た。得られた粒子状吸水剤(2-4)の物性を表6に記載する。
実施例2-1における、表面架橋吸水性樹脂粉体(2-1)100重量部に対する45重量%ジエチレントリアミン5酢酸ナトリウム水溶液の添加量を0.44重量部から0.022重量部に変更したこと以外は、実施例2-1と同様にして粒子状吸水剤(2-5)を得た。得られた粒子状吸水剤(2-5)の物性を表6に記載する。
実施例2-1における、表面架橋吸水性樹脂粉体(2-1)100重量部に対する45重量%ジエチレントリアミン5酢酸ナトリウム水溶液の添加量を0.44重量部から2.2重量部に変更したこと以外は、実施例2-1と同様にして粒子状吸水剤(2-6)を得た。得られた粒子状吸水剤(2-6)の物性を表6に記載する。
p-メトキシフェノールの含有量を70ppmに調整したアクリル酸36.8重量部、48重量%水酸化ナトリウム水溶液12.2重量部、ポリエチレングリコールジアクリレート(平均エチレンオキサイドユニット数:n=9)0.08重量部、1重量%ジエチレントリアミン5酢酸3ナトリウム(略称:DTPA・3Na)水溶液0.42重量部、及び脱イオン水30.3重量部の組成からなる単量体水溶液(2-2)を作製した。
実施例2-1における、表面架橋吸水性樹脂粉体(2-1)100重量部に対する30重量%亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液の添加量を1.66重量部から0.22重量部に変更したこと以外は、実施例2-1と同様にして粒子状吸水剤(2-8)を得た。得られた粒子状吸水剤(2-8)の物性を表6に記載する。
実施例2-1における、表面架橋吸水性樹脂粉体(2-1)100重量部に対する30重量%亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液の添加量を1.66重量部から22重量部に変更したこと以外は、実施例2-1と同様にして粒子状吸水剤(2-9)を得た。得られた粒子状吸水剤(2-9)の物性を表6に記載する。
実施例2-1における表面架橋吸水性樹脂粉体(2-1)100重量部に対して、更に、水3重量部を添加したこと以外は、実施例2-1と同様にして粒子状吸水剤(2-10)を得た。得られた粒子状吸水剤(2-10)の物性を表6に記載する。
実施例2-1における表面架橋吸水性樹脂粉体(2-1)100重量部に対して、更に、50重量%硫酸アルミニウム水溶液1.8重量部、60%乳酸ナトリウム水溶液0.55重量部、及びプロピレングリコール0.05重量部の混合溶液を添加したこと以外は、実施例2-1と同様にして粒子状吸水剤(2-11)を得た。得られた粒子状吸水剤(2-11)の物性を表6に記載する。
実施例2-1における、ポリエチレングリコールジアクリレート(平均エチレングリコールユニット数:9)の添加量を0.035モル%(対単量体)から0.023モル%とし、吸水性樹脂粒子(2-1)の重量平均粒子径が350μmとなるように分級を行い、更に、表面架橋工程における加熱処理条件を208℃で40分から200℃で35分に変更したこと以外は、実施例2-1と同様にして粒子状吸水剤(2-12)を得た。得られた粒子状吸水剤(2-12)の物性を表6に記載する。
45重量%ジエチレントリアミン5酢酸ナトリウム水溶液0.22重量部の添加を行わなかったこと以外は、実施例2-1記載の方法と同様にして比較粒子状吸水剤(2-1)を得た。得られた比較粒子状吸水剤(2-1)の物性を表6に記載する。
30重量%亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液1.66重量部の添加を行わなかったことと、シリカの添加量を0.3重量部から0.5重量部に変更したこと以外は、実施例2-1記載の方法と同様にして比較粒子状吸水剤(2-2)を得た。得られた比較粒子状吸水剤(2-2)の物性を表6に記載する。
シリカ(商品名:アエロジル200CF-5、日本アエロジル株式会社製)0.5重量部の添加を行わなかったこと以外は、比較例2-2と同様にして比較粒子状吸水剤(2-3)を得た。得られた比較粒子状吸水剤(2-3)の物性を表6に記載する。
実施例2-1において、シリカ(商品名:アエロジル200CF-5、日本アエロジル株式会社製)0.3重量部を添加しなかった以外、実施例2-1と同様に行い、粒子状吸水剤(2-13)を得た。得られた粒子状吸水剤(2-13)の物性を表6に記載する。
実施例2-1において、重合時のアクリル酸にp-メトキシフェノールを添加しなかった以外、実施例2-1と同様に行い、粒子状吸水剤(2-14)を得た。得られた粒子状吸水剤(2-14)の物性を表6に記載する。実施例2-1(アクリル酸にp-メトキシフェノールが70ppm)の劣化率17.6%に対して、実施例2-1(アクリル酸に0ppmで、吸水剤中に0ppm)では劣化率27.3%であり、表2と同様に、p-メトキシフェノールが本願を満たさない場合、耐候性が低下した。尚、この結果を表7に示す。特許文献17などに開示のない、微量のp-メトキシフェノールが耐候性に重要であることが分かる。
実施例2-1~2-14および表6~7は、本発明の粒子状吸水剤の製造方法その2に関するものであり、アクリル酸(塩)を主成分とする単量体水溶液の重合工程と、重合で得られた含水ゲル状架橋重合体の乾燥工程と、表面架橋工程とを含む、ポリアクリル酸(塩)系吸水性樹脂を主成分とする粒子状吸水剤の製造方法であって、キレート剤0.001~0.5重量%の添加工程と無機還元剤の添加工程とを更に含み、単量体がメトキシフェノール類を対アクリル酸換算で10~200ppm含有し、(a)水不溶性無機微粒子の添加工程を更に含む、粒子状吸水剤の製造方法(第2の製造方法)である。
気相接触酸化で得られた市販のアクリル酸(和光純薬、試薬特級;p-メトキシフェノール200ppm含有)を、無堰多孔板50段を有する高沸点不純物分離塔の塔底に供給して、還流比を1として蒸留し、更に再蒸留することで、アクリル酸99%以上及び微量の不純物(主に水)からなる精製アクリル酸(3-1)を得た。精製アクリル酸(3-1)中のp-メトキシフェノール量はND(1ppm未満)であった。NDとは、精製アクリル酸(3-1)に対する含有割合が1ppm未満であることを意味する。
シグマ型羽根を2本有する内容積10リットルのジャケット付きステンレス型双腕型ニーダーに蓋を付けて形成した反応器中で、製造例3-1で得られた調整アクリル酸(3-1)408.4g、製造例3-1で得られた調整アクリル酸(3-1)を純水で希釈し、水酸化ナトリウム水溶液(鉄分含有量0.7ppm(対NaOH固形分))で中和することで得られた37重量%アクリル酸ナトリウム水溶液4321.9g、純水724.2g、及びポリエチレングリコールジアクリレート(分子量523)4.74gを溶解させて反応液とした。
比較例3-1と同様に重合することで、含水ゲル状架橋重合体(1-a)を得た。0.375重量%亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液をフィード速度30[g/min]で添加しながら、得られた含水ゲル状重合体(1-a)をフィード速度600[g/min]でミートチョッパー(MEAT-CHOPPER TYPE:12VR-400KSOX 飯塚工業株式会社、ダイ孔径:11mm、孔数:10、ダイ厚み8mm)で再粉砕し、含水ゲル状架橋重合体(1-a)に亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液を均一に混合(還元剤で500ppm)することによって、細分化された含水ゲル状架橋重合体(1-b)を得た。
0.375重量%亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液のフィード速度を30[g/min]から12[g/min]に変更したこと以外は実施例3-1と同様にして、粒子状吸水剤(3-2)を得た。粒子状吸水剤(3-2)の分析結果を表8及び表9に記載する。
0.5重量%エチレンジアミンテトラ(メチレンホスホン酸)5ナトリウム(略称:EDTMPA・5Na)水溶液を2.5重量%%エチレンジアミンテトラ(メチレンホスホン酸)5ナトリウム(略称:EDTMPA・5Na)水溶液に変更し、その添加量を、吸水性樹脂粒子100重量部に対して2.0重量部としたこと以外は実施例3-1と同様にして、吸水性樹脂粒子(3-e)を得た。得られた吸水性樹脂粒子(3-e)100重量部にシリカゲル(商品名:アエロジル200、日本アエロジル社製)を0.3重量部添加混合することで、粒子状吸水剤(3-3)を得た。粒子状吸水剤(3-3)の分析結果を表8及び表9に記載する。
0.5重量%エチレンジアミンテトラ(メチレンホスホン酸)5ナトリウム(略称:EDTMPA・5Na)水溶液を2.5重量%エチレンジアミンテトラ(メチレンホスホン酸)5ナトリウム(略称:EDTMPA・5Na)水溶液に変更し、その添加量を、吸水性樹脂粒子100重量部に対して4.0重量部としたこと以外は実施例3-1と同様にして、粒子状吸水剤(3-4)を得た。粒子状吸水剤(3-4)の分析結果を表8及び表9に記載する。
0.375重量%亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液の濃度を0.1重量%に変更し、そのフィード速度を30[g/min]から22.5[g/min]に変更し、0.5重量%エチレンジアミンテトラ(メチレンホスホン酸)5ナトリウム(略称:EDTMPA・5Na)水溶液を2.5重量部エチレンジアミンテトラ(メチレンホスホン酸)5ナトリウム(略称:EDTMPA・5Na)水溶液に変更し、その添加量を、吸水性樹脂粒子100重量部に対して2.0重量部としたこと以外は実施例3-1と同様にして、粒子状吸水剤(3-5)を得た。粒子状吸水剤(3-5)の分析結果を表8及び表9に記載する。
0.375重量%亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液のフィード速度を30[g/min]から60[g/min]に変更し、0.5重量%エチレンジアミンテトラ(メチレンホスホン酸)5ナトリウム(略称:EDTMPA・5Na)水溶液の添加量を、吸水性樹脂粒子100重量部に対して4.0重量部へと変更したこと以外は実施例3-1と同様にして、粒子状吸水剤(3-6)を得た。粒子状吸水剤(3-6)の分析結果を表8及び表9に記載する。
0.375重量%亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液の濃度を3.75重量%に変更し、そのフィード速度を60[g/min]から30[g/min]に変更したこと以外は実施例3-6と同様にして、粒子状吸水剤(3-7)を得た。粒子状吸水剤(3-7)の分析結果を表8及び表9に記載する。
3.75重量%亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液のフィード速度を30[g/min]から60[g/min]に変更したこと以外は実施例3-7と同様にして、粒子状吸水剤(3-8)を得た。粒子状吸水剤(3-8)の分析結果を表8及び表9に記載する。
製造例3-1記載の精製アクリル酸に対するp-メトキシフェノールの加える量を70ppmから10ppmに変更することで調整アクリル酸(3-2)を得た。
製造例3-1記載の精製アクリル酸に対するp-メトキシフェノールの加える量を70ppmから200ppmに変更することで調整アクリル酸(3-3)を得た。
0.375重量%亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液の濃度を1重量%に変更し、そのフィード速度を30[g/min]から45[g/min]に変更し、1重量%エチレンジアミンテトラ(メチレンホスホン酸)5ナトリウム(略称:EDTMPA・5Na)水溶液の添加量を、吸水性樹脂粒子100重量部に対して5.0重量部とし、更に、吸水性樹脂粒子100重量部に対して15重量%乳酸ナトリウム水溶液2重量部を添加したこと以外は実施例3-1と同様にして、粒子状吸水剤(3-11)を得た。粒子状吸水剤(3-11)の分析結果を表8及び表9に記載する。
0.375重量%亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液の濃度を1重量%に変更し、そのフィード速度を30[g/min]から45[g/min]に変更し、1重量%エチレンジアミンテトラ(メチレンホスホン酸)5ナトリウム(略称:EDTMPA・5Na)水溶液の添加量を、吸水性樹脂粒子100重量部に対して5.0重量部とし、更に、吸水性樹脂粒子100重量部に対して25重量%硫酸アルミニウム水溶液2重量部及び15重量%乳酸ナトリウム水溶液2重量部を添加したこと以外は実施例3-1と同様にして、粒子状吸水剤(3-12)を得た。粒子状吸水剤(3-12)の分析結果を表8及び表9に記載する。
実施例3-11記載の吸水性樹脂粒子(3-11)100重量部に、シリカ(商品名:アエロジル200、日本アエロジル社製)を0.5重量部添加混合することで、粒子状吸水剤(3-13)を得た。粒子状吸水剤(3-13)の分析結果を表8及び表9に記載する。
比較例3-1と同様に重合することで、含水ゲル状架橋重合体(C2-a)を得た。0.1%亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液をフィード速度18[g/min]で添加しながら、得られた含水ゲル状重合体(C2-a)をフィード速度600[g/min]でミートチョッパー(MEAT-CHOPPER TYPE:12VR-400KSOX 飯塚工業株式会社、ダイ孔径:11mm、孔数:10、ダイ厚み8mm)で再粉砕し、含水ゲル状架橋重合体(C2-a)に亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液を均一に混合することによって、細分化された含水ゲル状架橋重合体(C2-b)を得た。
比較吸水性樹脂粒子(3-1)100重量部に0.05重量%エチレンジアミンテトラ(メチレンホスホン酸)5ナトリウム(略称:EDTMPA・5Na)水溶液を1.0重量部添加混合することで、比較粒子状吸水剤(3-3)を得た。比較粒子状吸水剤(3-3)の分析結果を表8及び表9に記載する。
0.375重量%亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液の濃度を30重量%に変更し、フィード速度を60[g/min]から26.25[g/min]に変更したこと以外は実施例3-1と同様の操作を行い、細分化された比較含水ゲル状架橋重合体(C4-b)を得た。
亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液の濃度を0.375重量%から30重量%に変更し、そのフィード速度を60[g/min]から45[g/min]に変更し、エチレンジアミンテトラ(メチレンホスホン酸)5ナトリウム(略称:EDTMPA・5Na)水溶液を添加しないこと以外は実施例3-1と同様にして、比較粒子状吸水剤(3-5)を得た。
製造例3-1において、精製アクリル酸に対する、p-メトキシフェノールの加える量を70ppmから1ppmに変更することで調整アクリル酸(3-6)を得た。調整アクリル酸(3-6)を使用したこと以外は実施例3-1記載と同様にして細分化された比較含水ゲル状架橋重合体(C6-b)を得た。
製造例3-1において、精製アクリル酸に対するp-メトキシフェノールの加える量を70ppmから270ppmに変更することで調整アクリル酸(3-7)を得た。調整アクリル酸(3-7)を使用したこと以外は比較例3-6と同様にして比較粒子状吸水剤(3-7)を得た。
含水率と着色の関係について以下に示す。すなわち、0.375重量%亜硫酸水素ナトリウム水溶液の濃度を0.1重量%に変更し、更にそのフィード速度を30[g/min]から22.5[g/min]に変更したこと以外は実施例3-1と同様の操作を行い、表面が架橋された吸水性樹脂粒子(C8-d)を得た。
以上、上記実施例3-1~実施例3-13および表8、表9は、本発明の粒子状吸水剤の製造方法その3に関するものであり、アクリル酸(塩)を主成分とする単量体水溶液の重合工程と、重合で得られた含水ゲル状架橋重合体の乾燥工程と、表面架橋工程とを含む、ポリアクリル酸(塩)系吸水性樹脂を主成分とする粒子状吸水剤の製造方法であって、キレート剤0.001~0.5重量%の添加工程と無機還元剤の添加工程とを更に含み、単量体がメトキシフェノール類を対アクリル酸換算で10~200ppm含有し、乾燥工程後、及び表面架橋工程において、重合体の含水率を3~15重量%に制御すること、さらに好ましくは、上記無機還元剤を、乾燥前の含水ゲル状架橋重合体に添加する。
32 ガラス管
33 0.69重量%食塩水
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44 膨潤ゲル
45 ガラスフィルター
46 ピストン
47 ピストン中の穴
48 補集容器
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- ポリアクリル酸(塩)系吸水性樹脂を主成分とする粒子状吸水剤であって、
キレート剤と、無機還元剤とを含み、
当該キレート剤の含有量が0.001~0.5重量%であり、
以下の(1)~(3)の何れか1つ以上の要件を満たすことを特徴とする粒子状吸水剤。
(1)メトキシフェノール類の含有量が5~60ppmであること。
(2)水不溶性無機微粒子を含有すること。
(3)含水率が3~15重量%であること。 - 上記(1)~(3)の何れか2つ以上の要件を満たす、請求項1に記載の粒子状吸水剤。
- 上記(1)~(3)のすべてを満たす、請求項1または2に記載の粒子状吸水剤。
- 上記キレート剤の含有量が0.001~0.1重量%である、請求項1~3の何れか1項に記載の粒子状吸水剤。
- メトキシフェノール類の含有量が5~60ppmである、請求項1~4の何れか1項に記載の粒子状吸水剤。
- 上記キレート剤が、アミノ多価カルボン酸、有機多価燐酸、無機多価燐酸、及びアミノ多価燐酸からなる群から選ばれる少なくとも1種以上の化合物である、請求項1~5の何れか1項に記載の粒子状吸水剤。
- 上記無機還元剤の含有量が0.01~1.0重量%である、請求項1~6の何れか1項に記載の粒子状吸水剤。
- 上記無機還元剤が、還元性無機元素を有する水溶性無機化合物である、請求項1~7の何れか1項に記載の粒子状吸水剤。
- 上記無機還元剤が、還元性無機元素を有する水溶性有機化合物である、請求項1~7の何れか1項に記載の粒子状吸水剤。
- 上記無機還元剤が、亜硫酸塩、亜硫酸水素塩、ピロ亜硫酸塩、及び亜二チオン酸塩からなる群から選ばれる少なくとも1種以上の化合物である、請求項1~9の何れか1項に記載の粒子状吸水剤。
- 水不溶性無機微粒子を含有し、
上記水不溶性無機微粒子の含有量が0.05~1.0重量%である、請求項1~10の何れか1項に記載の粒子状吸水剤。 - 上記水不溶性無機微粒子がシリカである、請求項11に記載の粒子状吸水剤。
- α-ヒドロキシカルボン酸化合物を更に含む、請求項1~12の何れか1項に記載の粒子状吸水剤。
- 上記α-ヒドロキシカルボン酸化合物が、乳酸(塩)、及びリンゴ酸(塩)からなる群から選ばれる少なくとも1種以上の化合物である、請求項13に記載の粒子状吸水剤。
- 多価金属塩及び/又はカチオン性ポリマーを更に含む、請求項1~14の何れか1項に記載の粒子状吸水剤。
- 鉄の含有量が2ppm以下である、請求項1~15の何れか1項に記載の粒子状吸水剤。
- 上記ポリアクリル酸(塩)系吸水性樹脂が造粒物である、請求項1~16の何れか1項に記載の粒子状吸水剤。
- 以下の(4)~(7)の何れか1つの要件を更に満たす、請求項1~17の何れか1項に記載の粒子状吸水剤。
(4)加圧下吸水倍率(AAP4.83kPa)または加圧下吸水倍率(AAP2.0kPa)が20[g/g]以上
(5)食塩水流れ誘導性(SFC)が30[×10-7・cm3・s・g-1]以上
(6)吸水速度(Vortex)が60秒以下または吸水速度(FSR)が0.20[g/g/sec]以上
(7)残存モノマーが500ppm以下 - 無加圧下吸収倍率(CRC)が25[g/g]以上、加圧下吸水倍率(AAP4.83kPa)が20[g/g]以上で、食塩水流れ誘導性(SFC)が30[×10-7・cm3・s・g-1]以上である、請求項1~17の何れか1項に記載の粒子状吸水剤。
- 無加圧下吸収倍率(CRC)が25[g/g]以上、加圧下吸水倍率(AAP2.0kPa)が25[g/g]以上で、Vortex(吸水速度)が60秒以下である、請求項1~17の何れか1項に記載の粒子状吸水剤。
- アクリル酸(塩)を主成分とする単量体水溶液の重合工程と、重合で得られた含水ゲル状架橋重合体の乾燥工程と、表面架橋工程とを含む、ポリアクリル酸(塩)系吸水性樹脂を主成分とする粒子状吸水剤の製造方法であって、
キレート剤0.001~0.5重量%の添加工程と無機還元剤の添加工程とを更に含み、
上記単量体水溶液中のメトキシフェノール類が対アクリル酸換算で10~200ppm含有し、
以下の(a)~(c)の何れか1つ以上の要件を満たすことを特徴とする、ポリアクリル酸(塩)系吸水性樹脂を主成分とする粒子状吸水剤の製造方法。
(a)水不溶性無機微粒子の添加工程を更に含むこと。
(b)乾燥工程後、及び表面架橋工程において、重合体の含水率を3~15重量%に制御すること。
(c)表面架橋工程後に、上記無機還元剤の添加を行うこと。 - 上記(a)~(c)の何れか2つ以上の要件を満たす、請求項21に記載の製造方法。
- 上記(a)および(b)を満たす、請求項21または22に記載の記載の製造方法。
- 上記(a)~(c)のすべてを満たす、請求項21または22に記載の製造方法。
- メトキシフェノール類を10~200重量ppm含有するアクリル酸(塩)を主成分とする単量体水溶液の重合工程と、重合で得られた含水ゲル状架橋重合体の乾燥工程と、表面架橋工程と、キレート剤の添加工程を含む粒子状吸水剤の製造方法であって、
上記(c)無機還元剤の添加工程を表面架橋工程後に行う、請求項21~24の何れか1項に記載の製造方法。 - 上記単量体水溶液に含まれるメトキシフェノール類がp-メトキシフェノールであり、対アクリル酸換算で10~120ppm含有する、請求項21~25の何れか1項に記載の製造方法。
- 上記キレート剤を、重合前又は重合途中の単量体水溶液に添加する、請求項21~26の何れか1項に記載の製造方法。
- 上記無機還元剤を、乾燥前の含水ゲル状架橋重合体に添加する、請求項21~27の何れか1項に記載の製造方法。
- 上記無機還元剤が、還元性無機元素を有する水溶性無機化合物である、請求項21~28の何れか1項に記載の製造方法。
- 上記無機還元剤が、還元性無機元素を有する水溶性有機化合物である、請求項21~29の何れか1項に記載の製造方法。
- 上記無機還元剤が、還元性の硫黄原子若しくは還元性の燐原子を有する化合物である、請求項21~30の何れか1項に記載の製造方法。
- α-ヒドロキシカルボン酸化合物の添加工程を更に含む、請求項21~31何れか1項に記載の製造方法。
- 多価金属塩及び/又はカチオン性ポリマーの添加工程を更に含む、請求項21~32の何れか1項に記載の製造方法。
- 造粒工程を更に含む、請求項21~33の何れか1項に記載の製造方法。
- 上記重合工程が水溶液重合を行う工程である、請求項21~34の何れか1項に記載の製造方法。
- 重合中又は重合後に、含水ゲル状架橋重合体の細粒化を行うゲル細粒化工程を更に含む、請求項21~35の何れか1項に記載の製造方法。
- 上記含水ゲル状架橋重合体の細粒化と同時に無機還元剤を添加する、請求項36に記載の製造方法。
- 上記表面架橋工程で使用される表面架橋剤が多価エポキシ化合物である、請求項21~37の何れか1項に記載の製造方法。
- 中和工程を更に含み、
上記重合工程が、単量体中にアクリル酸(塩)を90~100モル%含む、単量体濃度30~55重量%の単量体水溶液を、ラジカル重合開始剤0.001~1モル%によって、最高温度130℃以下であり、重合時間が0.5分~3時間である条件下で、水溶液重合又は逆相懸濁重合を行う工程であり、
上記中和工程が、Fe含有量が0~7ppmの塩基でなされ、
上記乾燥工程が、粒子状とした、重合で得られた含水ゲル状架橋重合体を、乾燥温度100~250℃で乾燥時間10~120分にて含水率20重量%以下まで乾燥する工程であり、
上記表面架橋工程が、乾燥工程終了後の吸水性樹脂粉末100重量部に対して、表面架橋剤0.001~10重量部を混合し、70~300℃で1分~2時間加熱処理を行う工程であり、
得られる粒子状吸水剤のメトキシフェノール類含有量を5~60ppmとする、請求項21~38の何れか1項に記載の製造方法。
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