GRANULAR WATER ABSORBENT COMPRISING WATER ABSORBING RESIN AS THE MAIN COMPONENT

摘要

It is intended to provide an absorbent article showing an excellent absorptivity in practical use. A granular water absorbent in one embodiment is a granular water absorbent comprising a polyacrylic acid salt-based water absorbent resin as the main component, characterized by satisfying the following requirements (a) and (b): (a) showing an absorption rate under no pressure of artificial urine (A) of 60 g/g or more; and (b) showing an absorption rate increase under no pressure of artificial urine (B) compared with artificial urine (A) of 20% or more. A granular water absorbent in another embodiment is a granular water absorbent comprising a polyacrylic acid salt-based water absorbent resin as the main component, characterized by satisfying the following requirements (c) and (d): (c) showing an absorption rate under no pressure of artificial urine (A) of 60 g/g or more; and (d) the weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of the main chain of the water absorbent resin being 1,000,000 or more and the molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) thereof being 3.3 or less.