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US 12,336,895 · App. 17/048,354 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Thin fluid absorbent core-absorbent paper

Inventors: Stephan Bauer (Ludwigshafen, DE); Katrin Baumann (Ludwigshafen, DE); Norbert Herfert (Shanghai, CN); Li Guo Duan (Shanghai, CN); Le Li (Shanghai, CN); Xiao Yan Liu (Shanghai, CN); Gao Min Sun (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: BASF SE
A61F13/53A61L15/24A61L15/60A61F2013/530591
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Patent No.
US 12,336,895
App. No.
17/048,354
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to fluid absorbent cores including at least one absorption layer, the layer including at least 80% by weight of water-absorbent polymer particles, 0 to 10% by weight of an adhesive and from 0 to 10% by weight of fibrous material, wherein the water-absorbent polymer particles within the absorption layer are water-absorbent polymer particles having a vortex of 40 s or less and having a roundness of 0.79 to 0.85 and/or a CRC of 38 g/g to 85 g/g.

Claims (25)

1. A fluid absorbent core comprising:

at least one absorption layer, the at least one absorption layer comprising at least 80% by weight of water-absorbent polymer particles,

0 to 10% by weight of an adhesive, and

from 0 to 10% by weight of fibrous material,

wherein the water-absorbent polymer particles within the at least one absorption layer are water-absorbent polymer particles having a vortex of 40 s or less and having a roundness of 0.79 to 0.85 and a centrifuge retention capacity (CRC) of 38 g/g to 85 g/g;

wherein the water-absorbent polymer particles have a free swell capacity (FSC) (1 min) of at least 25 g/g/s.

2. The fluid absorbent core according to claim 1 , comprising at least two absorption layers, an upper layer and a bottom layer, wherein at least the bottom layer comprises water-absorbent polymer particles.

3. The fluid absorbent core according to claim 2 , wherein a nonwoven material is sandwiched between the upper layer and the bottom layer.

4. The fluid absorbent core according to claim 2 , wherein a Water Pouring Time is 28 s or less and a Water Pouring Rewet 3.5 g or less measured for an absorbent core according to a water pouring test.

5. The fluid absorbent core according to claim 2 , wherein a Liquid Diffusion Length is at least 245 mm, a total strike-thru time 45 s or less and a Total Rewet 40 g or less measured for an absorbent core according to a strike-thru/rewet method.

6. The fluid absorbent core according to claim 1 , wherein the water-absorbent polymer particles have a CRC of 40 g/g to 80 g/g.

7. The fluid absorbent core according to claim 1 , wherein the water-absorbent polymer particles have a roundness of 0.80 to 0.85.

8. The fluid absorbent core according to claim 1 , wherein the water-absorbent polymer particles have an extractables content of 10 wt % or less.

9. The fluid absorbent core according to claim 1 , wherein the water-absorbent polymer particles have a volumetric absorption under load (VAUL) (τ=21 g cm −2 ) of 1000 s or less.

10. The fluid absorbent core according to claim 1 , wherein the water-absorbent polymer particles have a liquid uptake of 20 g/g (T 20 ) of 1000 s or less.

11. The fluid absorbent core according to claim 1 , wherein the water-absorbent polymer particles have a difference between a wet weight of filter papers and a dry weight of the filter papers (SAP-Rewet) (3 min) of 1.5 g or less.

12. An absorbent article, comprising:

an upper liquid-pervious sheet,

a lower liquid-impervious sheet,

a fluid absorbent core according to claim 1 , and

an optional acquisition distribution layer between the upper liquid-pervious sheet and the fluid absorbent core.

13. The fluid absorbent core according to claim 1 , wherein the water-absorbent polymer particles within the at least one absorption layer are in the form of droplet polymers.

14. Water-absorbent polymer particles having a vortex of 40 s or less and having a roundness of 0.79 to 0.85 and a centrifuge retention capacity (CRC) of 38 g/g to 85 g/g;

wherein the water-absorbent polymer particles have a free swell capacity (FSC) (1 min) of at least 25 g/g/s.

15. The water-absorbent polymer particles according to claim 14 , wherein the water-absorbent polymer particles are in the form of droplet polymers.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2023
From: BAUER, STEPHAN; BAUMANN, KATRIN
To: BASF SE
Reel/Frame 063358/0266 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2023
From: LI, LE; LIU, XIAO YAN; SUN, GAO MIN
To: BASF (CHINA) COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 063358/0360 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2023
From: HERFERT, NORBERT; DUAN, LI GUO
To: BASF ADVANCED CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063358/0540 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2023
From: BASF (CHINA) COMPANY LIMITED
To: BASF SE
Reel/Frame 063358/0847 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2023
From: BASF ADVANCED CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
To: BASF SE
Reel/Frame 063358/0969 →
Priority Claims (2)
WO PCT/CN2018/083937 · Apr 20, 2018 · international
WO PCT/CN2019/074788 · Feb 11, 2019 · international
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