18832032. HIGH-CAPACITY SUPERABSORBENT MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME (Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.)
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HIGH-CAPACITY SUPERABSORBENT MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME
Organization Name
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
Inventor(s)
Kaiyuan Yang of Cumming GA (US)
Xuedong Song of Alpharetta GA (US)
Teresa E. Peterson of Alpharetta GA (US)
Wade R. Thompson of Cumming GA (US)
HIGH-CAPACITY SUPERABSORBENT MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18832032 titled 'HIGH-CAPACITY SUPERABSORBENT MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME
Original Abstract Submitted
Described herein are super absorbent materials (SAMs) and methods of making SAMs. The SAVs are copolymerized after formation of monomer complexes to incorporate select inorganic salts into the polymerized SAMS. The SAMs are copolymerized with select stable inorganic salts and/or with select redox active inorganic salts. The SAMS are copolymerized in a single-step polymerization process or in a staged polymerization process. The copolymer-based SAMs have significantly improved absorbance properties. The compositions and methods described herein are useful in a variety of absorbent products.
