The present invention relates to a geometrically defined pressure-sensitive adhesive film which is produced in a continuous roll-to-roll process by means of a polyjet modeling method, wherein, due to this printing process, adhesive films no longer have to be subsequently stamped, which contributes to avoiding waste and thus conserving resources.

A method for preparing a carbon nano tube/polyacrylic acid hydrogel, a product and an application thereof are provided. The method includes: oxidizing a carbon nanotube into a carboxylated carbon nanotube, thereafter performing in-situ polymerization with acrylic acid, sodium hydroxide, ammonium persulfate, triethanolamine and N, N-methylenebisacrylamide to obtain a carbon nanotube/polyacrylic acid hydrogel. The hydrogel has a uniform porous structure, facilitating a rapid transmission and supply of water. The carbon nanotubes in the hydrogel are of an array structure, achieving a full absorption of solar energy to realize a high-efficiency photothermal conversion. The gel is attached to a sponge base to obtain a solar-powered carbon nano tube/polyacrylic acid hydrogel steam generator for the photothermal conversion. The steam generator is used for solar seawater desalination, but can improve evaporation rate and evaporation efficiency. In addition, the steam generator has many advantages, such as energy conservation, environmental protection, simplicity and practicability.

Provided is a method for recycling a battery electrode by immersing the electrode into a delamination solution and subsequently precipitating a polymeric binder with the addition of a precipitation agent; wherein the electrode comprises a current collector and an electrode layer material coated on one side or both sides of the current collector; wherein the electrode layer material comprises a polymeric binder; and wherein the polymeric binder comprises a copolymer comprising a structural unit derived from an acid group-containing monomer and a structural unit derived from a hydrogen bond-forming group-containing monomer (ii). The method disclosed herein circumvents complex separation process, corrosion of current collector and contamination of polymeric binder, enables excellent materials recovery and allows the recycling of battery electrode to be achieved in a highly efficient manner.

Provided is a method of preparing a superabsorbent polymer sheet, including polymerization of monomers in the presence of an encapsulated foaming agent and an inorganic foaming agent. According to the method of preparing the superabsorbent polymer sheet of the present invention, a porous flexible superabsorbent polymer sheet may be prepared.

The invention provides an aqueous dispersion prepared by dispersing in water an olefin-α, β-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer having a relatively small amount of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid by using ammonia, and provides a production method for the aqueous dispersion. Specifically, the aqueous dispersion is an aqueous dispersion composition of a copolymer comprising an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid or an ester thereof as a constituent unit, the composition comprising ammonia, the copolymer having a heat of crystallization of -30 J/g or less, and the copolymer being present in an amount of 10 to 50 mass%.

Poly(acrylic acid)-based superabsorbent polymer (SAP) in a feed stream is converted into poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) in an extensional flow device. The total energy used to degrade the SAP into PAA is less than about 50 MJ/kg SAP.

A method of synthesizing aerogels and cross-linked aerogels are described that incorporate freeze-drying in lieu of super-critical solvent drying. Advantages over supercritical drying include a reduction in hazard risks posed by drying at supercritical conditions as well as the ability to up-scale the process to accommodate large pieces of material without introducing risk. In addition, inexpensive and more sophisticated mold technologies, which are not impervious to super-critical conditions, can be used to produce aerogel materials according to the freeze-drying method of the invention. This introduces a level of freedom never before available for the production of aerogel components.

In an improved superabsorbent complexed with aluminum ions, the aluminum ions are applied in the form of an aqueous solution comprising aluminum ions, which has the feature that it comprises aluminum ions in a proportion within the range of 0.5%-15% by weight (converted if appropriate to Al.sup.3+), based on the total mass of the solution, and further comprises anions of lactic acid (lactate ions) and phosphoric acid (phosphate ions), where the molar proportion of the lactate ions is within the range of 0.01-2.99 times the molar amount of Al.sup.3+ and the molar proportion of the phosphate ions is within the range of 0.01-2.99 times the molar amount of Al.sup.3+.

[Object] To provide a method for efficiently producing a water-absorbing agent having excellent physical properties. [Solution] The method for producing a water-absorbing agent includes a drying step of drying a particulate crosslinked hydrogel polymer containing a drying aid. The drying aid is (a) a compound having a betaine structure and having a long-chain alkyl group having 8 or more carbon atoms, one quaternary nitrogen, and one acid group within a molecule thereof and/or (b) a compound having a long-chain alkyl group having 8 or more carbon atoms, one tertiary nitrogen, and one or more acid groups within a molecule thereof. An addition amount of the drying aid with respect to a gel solid content of the particulate crosslinked hydrogel polymer is 0.001% by mass to 0.5% by mass. In this production method, surface-crosslinking is performed on water-absorbent resin powder obtained through the drying step.

Provided are a superabsorbent polymer and a preparation method thereof. According to the present invention, a superabsorbent polymer having high centrifuge retention capacity and absorption rate may be prepared by using a specific foam stabilizer.