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US 5,763,067 AGranted
Layered body for the absorption of liquids and its production
AssigneeChemische Fabrik Stockhausen GmbH
InventorsHelmut Bruggemann, Kurt Dahmen
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AssigneeChemische Fabrik Stockhausen GmbH
InventorsHelmut Bruggemann, Kurt Dahmen
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The present invention relates to layered bodies consisting of at least one plastic foam and/or latex foam layer and particulate, superabsorbent polymers for the absorption of water and aqueous liquids, which bodies comprise the superabsorber on, between, or below the foamed plastic and/or latex layer in a quantitatively and/or locally predetermined and fixed area, configuration at a quantity ratio of plastic and/or latex foam to the superabsorber of 1:500 to 50:1. The plastic/latex foam may comprise fillers, pigments and/or synthetic fibers. The layered bodies have an increased absorption capacity for water and aqueous liquids, in particular under load. They are manufactured by spreading out the foam, applying the superabsorber in the predetermined quantity ratio, optionally by using a stencil, and by fixing it by means of a heat treatment. These layered bodies are used in hygienic articles, as components in natural or artificial soils, as insulating material for pipes and ducts, primarily for cables and constructional elements, as liquid-absorbing and liquid-storing component in packaging materials, and as a part in garments.
A layered body consisting of at least one foamed layer of plastic or latex and at least one layer of particulate superabsorbent polymer fixedly attached to a surface of at least one of said foamed layers by depositing particulate superabsorbent polymer on a wet polymer containing layer which is foamed to form the foamed layer to which surface the superabsorbent polymer particles are fixedly attached, said superabsorbent polymer being employed in a predetermined amount to cover at least a portion of said surface in a predetermined areal configuration, the quantity ratio of the foamed layer to the superabsorbent layer ranging from 1:500 to 50:1.
A layered body consisting of at least one foamed layer of plastic or latex and at least one layer of particulate superabsorbent polymer fixedly attached to a surface of at least one of said foamed layers by depositing particulate superabsorbent polymer on a wet polymer containing layer which is foamed to form the foamed layer to which surface the superabsorbent polymer particles are fixedly attached, said superabsorbent polymer being employed in a predetermined amount to cover at least a portion of said surface in a predetermined areal configuration, the quantity ratio of the foamed layer to the superabsorbent layer ranging from 1:500 to 50:1, the layered body containing at least one filler in an amount of 0 to 1000% by weight based on the foamed layer.
A layered body consisting of at least one foamed layer of plastic or latex and at least one layer of particulate superabsorbent polymer fixedly attached to a surface of at least one of said foamed layers by depositing particulate superabsorbent polymer on a wet polymer containing layer which is foamed to form the foamed layer to which surface the superabsorbent polymer particles are fixedly attached, said superabsorbent polymer being employed in a predetermined amount to cover at least a portion of said surface in a predetermined areal configuration, the quantity ratio of the foamed layer to the superabsorbent layer ranging from 1:500 to 50:1, the layered body on one side thereof being at least partially covered with a plastic film, fabric or combination thereof which is impermeable to aqueous liquids and water.
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