The invention relates to the preparation of a water-soluble anionic polymer, the weight-average molecular mass M.sub.W of which ranges from 1,000 to 10,000 g/mol and the polydispersity index I.sub.p of which is less than 3.5. The polymer according to the invention is obtained by a polymerization reaction in water of an unsaturated anionic monomer, in the presence of Cu.sup.I or of Cu.sup.II and of an aromatic compound comprising a functional group chosen from hydroxyl, primary amine, secondary amine and tertiary amine directly bonded to the aromatic ring. The invention also relates to an aqueous composition comprising the polymer according to the invention.

Maleic anhydride homopolymer corrosion inhibitors, maleic acid homopolymer corrosion inhibitors, methods for preparing the same, and methods of inhibiting corrosion are provided. The corrosion inhibitors may exclude phosphorus and may contain a hydrolysate of a maleic anhydride homopolymer or a hydrolysate of a maleic acid homopolymer. The maleic acid homopolymer may include from about 2 to about 5 maleic acid repeating units and the maleic anhydride homopolymer may include from about 2 to about 5 maleic anhydride repeating units.

Maleic anhydride homopolymer corrosion inhibitors, maleic acid homopolymer corrosion inhibitors, methods for preparing the same, and methods of inhibiting corrosion are provided. The corrosion inhibitors may exclude phosphorus and may contain a hydrolysate of a maleic anhydride homopolymer or a hydrolysate of a maleic acid homopolymer. The maleic acid homopolymer may include from about 2 to about 5 maleic acid repeating units and the maleic anhydride homopolymer may include from about 2 to about 5 maleic anhydride repeating units.

The present invention relates to a method for preparing superabsorbent polymer. According to the preparation method of the present invention, the surface penetration depth of a surface crosslinking agent can be appropriately controlled, and superabsorbent polymer with excellent properties can be prepared though homogeneous surface crosslinking. Thus, superabsorbent polymer with improved absorption property can be provided without deterioration of absorbency under load.

The present invention relates to a method for preparing superabsorbent polymer. According to the preparation method of the present invention, the surface penetration depth of a surface crosslinking agent can be appropriately controlled, and superabsorbent polymer with excellent properties can be prepared though homogeneous surface crosslinking. Thus, superabsorbent polymer with improved absorption property can be provided without deterioration of absorbency under load.

The present invention relates to superabsorbent polymer having an improved absorption speed through micropores formed inside, and a method for preparing the same.

The present invention relates to superabsorbent polymer having an improved absorption speed through micropores formed inside, and a method for preparing the same.

A method of manufacturing a polymerizable composition is capable of imparting antibacterial properties and the like to a cured product of polymerizable composition without deteriorating an appearance of the cured product of the polymerizable composition. The method of manufacturing a polymerizable monomer wherein a solution, that a second polymerizable monomer is dissolved in a first solvent, is dispersed in a first polymerizable monomer, includes mixing the first polymerizable monomer, the second polymerizable monomer, and the first solvent. The first polymerizable monomer is a liquid, and the second polymerizable monomer is a solid.

A method of manufacturing a polymerizable composition is capable of imparting antibacterial properties and the like to a cured product of polymerizable composition without deteriorating an appearance of the cured product of the polymerizable composition. The method of manufacturing a polymerizable monomer wherein a solution, that a second polymerizable monomer is dissolved in a first solvent, is dispersed in a first polymerizable monomer, includes mixing the first polymerizable monomer, the second polymerizable monomer, and the first solvent. The first polymerizable monomer is a liquid, and the second polymerizable monomer is a solid.

Provided are a macromolecular material that exhibits high toughness and self-healing properties, and that can be produced by a simple process, as well as a method for producing the material. The macromolecular material contains a crosslinked polymer crosslinked by the interaction between a host group and a guest group. The crosslinked polymer contains a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (1a) and a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (2a).

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