Process for the production of self-swelling leakage-preventing materials

Abstract

A self-swelling leakage-preventing material is produced by reacting under heat a mixture of a copolymer of a lower olefin such as isobutene with maleic anhydride, a polymer emulsion having compatibility with the copolymer, such as an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer emulsion, and a compound having at least two functional groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl groups, amino groups and epoxy groups, such as ethylene glycol, until a cross-linked product having a swelling rate of 5-40 times is obtained. The mixture itself may be shaped into a suitable form prior to the reaction. A core material such as a non-woven fabric may be impregnated with the mixture prior to the reaction.

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