Granted Patent B2

US 12,558,670 · App. 19/041,418 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Inventors: Sung Soo Park (Daejeon, KR); Hee Chang Woo (Daejeon, KR); Jun Wye Lee (Daejeon, KR); Kwang In Shin (Daejeon, KR)

Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.

B01J20/267B01J20/28004B01J20/28011B01J20/28016C08F220/06C08F2810/20

Abstract

Claims (20)

1 . A polyacrylic acid or salt thereof-based super absorbent polymer, wherein:

F1 calculated by Equation 1 is from 0.55 to 0.65,

F2 calculated by Equation 2 is from 0.65 to 0.75, and

wherein a vortex time for particles having a particle diameter from 300 μm to 425 μm is less than 38 seconds, wherein the vortex time is measured according to a vortex measurement method at 24.0° C.:

F 1 =K 1×[( A 0.1 ×C×D 0.5 )/( B 0.3 )]  [Equation 1]

F 2= K 2×[( B 0.2 )/{( A 0.1 ×C×D 0.5 )}]  [Equation 2]

wherein in Equation 1 and Equation 2:

K1 is a correction constant of 0.5,

K2 is a correction constant of 0.8,

A is a centrifuge retention capacity (CRC) for particles having a particle diameter from 300 μm to 425 μm, measured according to WSP 241.3 of the European Disposables and Nonwovens Association (EDANA), wherein the centrifuge retention capacity (CRC) for the particles having a particle diameter from 300 μm to 425 μm is 30 g/g or greater,

B is an average value of an aspect ratio (A/R) for particles having a particle diameter from 100 μm to 600 μm,

C is an average value of a convexity for particles having a particle diameter from 100 μm to 600 μm, and

D is an average value of a circularity for particles having a particle diameter from 100 μm to 600 μm.

2 . The super absorbent polymer of claim 1 , wherein the F1 is from 0.57 to 0.64.

3 . The super absorbent polymer of claim 1 , wherein the F2 is from 0.65 to 0.72.

4 . The super absorbent polymer of claim 1 , wherein the centrifuge retention capacity (CRC) for the particles having a particle diameter from 300 μm to 425 μm is greater than 34 g/g.

5 . The super absorbent polymer of claim 1 , wherein the average value of the aspect ratio A/R for the particles having a particle diameter from 100 μm to 600 μm is from greater than or equal to 0.65 to less than 0.75.

6 . The super absorbent polymer of claim 1 , wherein the average value of the convexity for the particles having a particle diameter from 100 μm to 600 μm is from 0.80 to 0.94.

7 . The super absorbent polymer of claim 1 , wherein the average value of the circularity for the particles having a particle diameter from 100 μm to 600 μm is from 0.70 to 0.90.

8 . The super absorbent polymer of claim 1 , wherein when 1 g of the particles having a particle diameter from 300 μm to 425 μm is swollen for 1 minute with water having an electrical conductivity value of 110 μS/cm, a free swell capacity of the super absorbent polymer is 120 g or more.

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