Provided are a superabsorbent polymer that can uniformly maintain an excellent bacterial growth inhibition property and a deodorization property for a long time, while simultaneously maintaining excellent basic properties such as centrifuge retention capacity and absorption under pressure, and the like. A method for preparing the superabsorbent polymer is also provided.

The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing a super absorbent polymer. More specifically, the above method performs a polymerization reaction of a monomer in the presence of an aqueous dispersion of hydrophobic particles, and thus a super absorbent polymer having an improved absorption rate can be prepared without deterioration in absorption properties.

Components for articles of footwear and athletic equipment are provided including a foam. A variety of foams and foam components are provided. The articles include a composition having a foam structure, wherein the composition includes an ionomeric polymer and a plurality of cations, wherein the ionomeric copolymer is crosslinked by the cations. The crosslinks are ionic, so in some aspects the composition is free or essentially free of any covalent crosslinks between the ionomers. In particular, midsoles including the foams are provided for use in an article of footwear. Methods of making the compositions and foams are provided, as well as methods of making an article of footwear including one of the foam components. In some aspects, the foams and foam components can be made by injection molding or injection molding followed by compression molding.

The present disclosure relates to a super absorbent polymer and a method for preparing the same. More specifically, it relates to a super absorbent polymer having an aspect ratio of particles above a certain level with large roughness, thereby exhibiting an improved absorption rate, and to a method for preparing the same.

A first embodiment of a method for producing water-absorbent resin particles includes a polymerization step of polymerizing a monomer on at least a part of a surface of a surface-crosslinked polymer particle to obtain a polymer. A second embodiment of a method for producing water-absorbent resin particles includes a polymerization step of polymerizing a monomer on at least a part of a surface of a non-surface-crosslinked polymer particle in the presence of a crosslinking agent to obtain a polymer.

As a method for producing a polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water absorbent resin particle which less generates fine powder and has an excellent impact resistance and a high moisture content even in a case where the polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water absorbent resin particle is produced on a large scale, employed is a production method including the steps of: (a) adding a surface crosslinking agent solution to water absorbent resin powder to obtain a mixture; (b) reacting the mixture; and, thereafter (c) adding an aqueous liquid to at least one selected from the group consisting of (i) the water absorbent resin powder during the step (b) and (ii) the water absorbent resin powder after the step (b), an atmospheric dew point being not lower than 20° C. in the step (c), and a temperature of the water absorbent resin powder being higher than the atmospheric dew point in the step (c).

The present invention relates to a method for preparing superabsorbent polymer that introduces a plate type and rod-shaped clay additive in the superabsorbent polymer, and thus exhibits basic properties of a superabsorbent polymer equivalent to or much better than the existing superabsorbent polymer through multi-crosslinking, and particularly, can improve absorbency under pressure (AUP), and a superabsorbent polymer obtained thereby.

The present invention is a composition of an agent for treating a precursor of a three-dimensional object for removing a support material from the precursor of the three-dimensional object containing a three-dimensional object and the support material containing a (meth)acrylic acid-based copolymer having a hydrophilic monomer and a hydrophobic monomer as a monomer unit; the composition of the agent for treating the precursor of the three-dimensional object having at least one or more type of organic amine compounds selected from the group consisting of a secondary monoamine compound, a tertiary monoamine compound, a secondary diamine compound, and a tertiary diamine compound; in which a total content of alkali metal hydroxide and alkali metal carbonate is less than a content of the organic amine compound and less than 2.5% by mass. The present invention can provide a composition of an agent for treating a precursor of a three-dimensional object that is capable of removing the support material containing a (meth)acrylic acid-based copolymer more quickly than before.

A super absorbent polymer according to the present invention has an excellent discoloration resistance characteristic even under high temperature/high humidity conditions, while maintaining excellent absorption performance, and is preferably used for hygienic materials such as diapers, and thus can exhibit excellent performance.

The present disclosure relates to a preparation method for a super absorbent polymer sheet and a super absorbent polymer sheet prepared therefrom. According to the preparation method of the present disclosure, a porous super absorbent polymer sheet can be prepared by a simplified process.