The present invention relates to a method for preparing superabsorbent polymer with improved anti-caking, and according to the present invention, a method for preparing superabsorbent polymer that has properties equivalent to or more excellent than the existing superabsorbent polymer but has improved anti-caking, and thus, has excellent processability, and superabsorbent polymer prepared thereby, are provided.

A process for producing superabsorbents, comprising polymerization of a monomer solution and thermal surface postcrosslinking, wherein the monomer solution comprises at least 0.75% by weight of a hydroxyphosphonic acid or salts thereof, calculated on the basis of the total amount of monomer used, and at least 0.09% by weight of aluminum cations, calculated on the basis of the total amount of polymer particles used, is added to the polymer particles before, during or after the thermal surface postcrosslinking.

The present invention relates to an attrition-resistant superabsorbent polymer comprising a superabsorbent polymer; water; and at least three selected from the group consisting of particles having i) a BET specific surface area of 300 to 1500 m.sup.2/g and ii) a porosity of 50% or more, a multivalent metal salt, an organic acid and a polyhydric alcohol, and a preparation method thereof.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method comprising: obtaining a base formulation, obtaining an activator formulation, mixing the base formulation with the activator formulation, so as to result in a liquid applied roofing formulation, applying the liquid applied roofing formulation to at least one steep slope roof substrate, and solidifying the formulation, so as to form at least one coating layer on the at least one steep slope roof substrate. Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a liquid applied roofing formulation comprising a first part and a second part. In some embodiments, the first part comprises the base formulation and the second part comprises the activator formulation.

A method for preparing superabsorbent polymer is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method includes polymerizing a monomer composition to form a hydrogel polymer, wherein the monomer composition comprises a water soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer and a polymerization initiator, drying and grinding the hydrogel polymer to prepare a base resin powder, surface cross-linking the base resin powder using a surface cross-linking agent to prepare surface cross-linked base resin powder, and hydrating the surface cross-linked base resin powder by pulse spraying water to prepare a superabsorbent polymer, wherein a scattering index of droplets generated during the pulse spraying is 5 to 10, and wherein the scattering index is calculated in accordance with the following Mathematical Formula 1. The superabsorbent polymer can have an improved moisture content to prevent surface property change of the superabsorbent polymer, and decreased amount of fine powder which improves processability during manufacture of articles using superabsorbent polymer.

An adhesive composition for forming an adhesive layer to be in contact with a resin on a surface of a metal, including: a low molecular weight organic compound having two or more nitrogen atoms in one molecule; and at least one metal ion selected from the group consisting of a trivalent aluminum ion and a trivalent chromium ion, wherein the resin is a curable resin, and the adhesive composition is an aqueous solution having a pH of 12 or less and has a concentration of the low molecular weight organic compound of 0.01 to 150 g/L and a molar concentration of the at least one metal ion of 0.005 to 100 mmol/L. The adhesive composition can improve adhesion between surfaces of multiple metals and a resin.

The invention relates to compositions comprising as component (A) 0.1% to 99.9% by weight of phase II ammonium polyphosphate and as component (B) 0.1% to 99.9% by weight of phase I and/or phase III, IV, V and/or VI ammonium polyphosphate, where the sum total of the components is 100% by weight, and to the use thereof in intumescent coatings.

Pressure-responsive particles include pressure-responsive base particles and resin particles, in which the pressure-responsive base particles contain a styrene-based resin that contains styrene and other vinyl monomers as polymerization components and a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin that contains at least two kinds of (meth)acrylic acid esters as polymerization components, a ratio of a mass of the (meth)acrylic acid esters to a total mass of polymerization components is 90% by mass or more in the (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin, the pressure-responsive particles have at least two glass transition temperatures, a difference between a lowest glass transition temperature and a highest glass transition temperature is 30 C. or higher, and a ratio of a mass of the resin particles to a total mass of the pressure-responsive particles is 0.05% by mass or more and 2.0% by mass or less.

Pressure-responsive particles include pressure-responsive base particles and resin particles, in which the pressure-responsive base particles contain a styrene-based resin that contains styrene and other vinyl monomers as polymerization components and a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin that contains at least two kinds of (meth)acrylic acid esters as polymerization components, a ratio of a mass of the (meth)acrylic acid esters to a total mass of polymerization components is 90% by mass or more in the (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin, the pressure-responsive particles have at least two glass transition temperatures, a difference between a lowest glass transition temperature and a highest glass transition temperature is 30 C. or higher, and a ratio of a mass of the resin particles to a total mass of the pressure-responsive particles is 0.05% by mass or more and 2.0% by mass or less.

A pressure sensitive adhesive particle includes a styrene resin that contains, as polymerization components, styrene and a vinyl monomer other than styrene; and a (meth)acrylate resin that contains, as polymerization components, at least two (meth)acrylates that account for 90 mass % or more of all polymerization components of the (meth)acrylate resin, in which the pressure sensitive adhesive particle has a sea phase that contains the styrene resin, and island phases that are dispersed in the sea phase and contain the (meth)acrylate resin, the pressure sensitive adhesive particle has at least two glass transition temperatures, and a difference between the lowest glass transition temperature and the highest glass transition temperature is 30 C. or more, and in a cross section of the pressure sensitive adhesive particle, an area ratio of the island phases is 30% or more and 85% or less.