METHOD FOR PRODUCING PARTICULATE WATER - ABSORBING AGENT COMPOSED PRINCIPALLY OF WATER ABSORBING RESIN
First Claim
1. A method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent comprising:
- a polymerization step for obtaining a polymer gel;
a drying step for drying the polymer gel to obtain a dried substance;
a pulverization step for pulverizing the dried substance or the polymer gel to obtain a particulate water-absorbing resin;
a classification step for sieving the particulate water-absorbing resin; and
a transporting step for transporting the products produced in each of the steps to other steps;
wherein one or more steps selected from the pulverization step, the classification step, and the transporting step after the pulverization step are set under reduced pressure state.
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Abstract
Provided is a production method for the particulate water-absorbing agent, which can contribute to property enhancement, and further improvement of productivity or the like, as well. One example of the production method for the particulate water-absorbing agent relevant to the present invention includes the polymerization step for obtaining a polymer gel; the drying step for drying the polymer gel to obtain a dried substance; the pulverization step for pulverizing the dried substance or the polymer gel to obtain the particulate water-absorbing resin; the classification step for sieving the particulate water-absorbing resin; the granule sizing step for granule sizing the particulate water-absorbing agent obtained from the particulate water-absorbing resin; and the transporting step for transporting the products produced in each of the steps to other steps. Preferably, one or more steps selected from the pulverization step, the classification step, the granule sizing step and the transporting step after the pulverization step are set under reduced pressure state.
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1. A method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent comprising:
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a polymerization step for obtaining a polymer gel; a drying step for drying the polymer gel to obtain a dried substance; a pulverization step for pulverizing the dried substance or the polymer gel to obtain a particulate water-absorbing resin; a classification step for sieving the particulate water-absorbing resin; and a transporting step for transporting the products produced in each of the steps to other steps; wherein one or more steps selected from the pulverization step, the classification step, and the transporting step after the pulverization step are set under reduced pressure state. - View Dependent Claims (5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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2. A method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent comprising:
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a polymerization step for obtaining a polymer gel; a drying step for drying the polymer gel to obtain a dried substance; a pulverization step for pulverizing the dried substance or the polymer gel to obtain a particulate water-absorbing resin; a classification step for sieving the particulate water-absorbing resin; a granule sizing step for granule sizing a particulate water-absorbing agent obtained from the particulate water-absorbing resin obtained in the classification step; and a transporting step for transporting the products produced in each of the steps to other steps; wherein one or more steps selected from the pulverization step, the classification step, the granule sizing step, and the transporting step after the pulverization step are set under reduced pressure state. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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3. A method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent comprising:
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a polymerization step for obtaining a polymer gel; a drying step for drying the polymer gel to obtain a dried substance; a pulverization step for pulverizing the dried substance or the polymer gel to obtain a particulate water-absorbing resin; a classification step for sieving the particulate water-absorbing resin; a surface cross-linking step for cross-linking the neighborhood of the surface of the particulate water-absorbing resin obtained in the classification step to obtain a particulate water-absorbing agent; a packaging step for filling a packaging material container with the particulate water-absorbing agent for packaging; and a transporting step for transporting the products produced in each of the steps to other steps; wherein one or more steps selected from the pulverization step, the classification step, the surface cross-linking step, the packaging step, and the transporting step after the pulverization step are set under reduced pressure state. - View Dependent Claims (6, 20)
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4. A method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent comprising:
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a polymerization step for obtaining a polymer gel; a drying step for drying the polymer gel to obtain a dried substance; a pulverization step for pulverizing the dried substance or the polymer gel to obtain a particulate water-absorbing resin; a classification step for sieving the particulate water-absorbing resin; a surface cross-linking step for cross-linking the neighborhood of the surface of a particulate water-absorbing resin obtained in the classification step to obtain a particulate water-absorbing agent; a granule sizing step for granule sizing the particulate water-absorbing agent; a packaging step for filling a packaging material container with the particulate water-absorbing agent, obtained in the granule sizing step for packaging; and a transporting step for transporting the products produced in each of the steps to other steps; wherein one or more steps selected from the pulverization step, the classification step, the surface cross-linking step, the granule sizing step, the packaging step, and the transporting step after the pulverization step are set under reduced pressure state. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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