| abstract |
AN ABSORBENT PRODUCT COMPRISING A WATER INSOLUBLE, WATER SWELLABLE ABSORBENT FOR AQUEOUS FLUIDS IN PARTICULATE FORM DISPERSED IN AN INERT ORGANIC VEHICLE IS DESCRIBED. TYPICAL ABSORBENTS INCLUDE ACRYLATE POLYMERS, ACRYLATE POLYMER MODIFIED POLYSAC-CHARIDES, CROSS-LINKED CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, CROSS-LINKED POLY (ALKYLENE OXIDES) AND CERTAIN GUM BLENDS. THE VEHICLES INCLUDE OILS, LIQUID RESINS, LIQUID RUBBERS AND LIQUID POLYALKENES, GLYCOL ETHERS AND HIGHER ALCOHOLS. THE PRODUCT MAY BE EMPOLYED ALONE OR ON A SUBSTRATE. |