SHEET-LIKE SUPERABSORBENT STRUCTURES

摘要

The invention pertains to sheet-like absorbents for water and aqueous solutions, containing A) at least one water-swellable, synthetic and/or natural superabsorbent polymer and B) at least one water-soluble, synthetic and/or natural polymer in the form of a sheet-like matrix, into or onto which the superabsorbent component A) is bonded with a defined distribution. The sheet-like absorbents have increased power to absorb water and aqueous fluids, especially under load. They are produced by forming a sheet-like matrix from the water-soluble synthetic and/or natural polymers B) and adding to these the water-swellable synthetic and/or natural superabsorber A), e.g. by applying a solution of matrix B) to a surface, sprinkling component A) thereon and drying the resulting flat structure. Such sheet-like absorbents are used in hygienic products, as components in natural or artificial soils, as insulating material for pipes and lines, especially cables, and building units, as liquidabsorbing and -retaining components in packing materials, incorporated in clothing and as stores for controlled release of an active substance.