Abstract: A swellable oil-absorbent agent formed of a cross-linked polymer (P) obtained by polymerizing a monomer component comprising 90 to 99.999% by weight of a monomer having as a main moiety thereof an alkyl (meth)acrylate the alkyl group of which has 10 to 16 carbon atoms and possessing one polymerizable unsaturated group in the molecular unit thereof and 0.001 to 10% by weight of a cross-linkable monomer possessing at least two polymerizable unsaturated groups in the molecular unit thereof (providing that the total of the amount of the polymerizable monomer and that of the cross-linkable monomer is 100% by weight).

Abstract: A swellable oil-absorbent agent formed of cross-linked polymer (P) obtained by polymerizing a monomer component comprising 90 to 99.999% by weight of a monomer having as a main moiety thereof an alkyl (meth)acrylate the alkyl group of which has 10 to 16 carbon atoms and possessing one polymerizable unsaturated group in the molecular unit thereof and 0.001 to 10% by weight of a cross-linkable monomer possessing at least two polymerizable unsaturated groups in the molecular unit thereof (providing that the total of the amount of the polymerizable monomer and that of the cross-linkable monomer is 100% by weight).

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel process for producing an aminocarboxylic acid salt which is useful as a material for agricultural chemicals and drugs, a chelating agent, a food additive, etc. The process produces an aminocarboxylic acid salt from an aminoalcohol by subjecting the aminoalcohol to an oxidative dehydrogenation reaction in the coexistence of an alkali metal hydroxide and/or an alkaline earth metal hydroxide, a copper-containing catalyst and water, and is characterized by performing the reaction while maintaining the nickel concentration in the reaction mixture at 40 ppm or less.

Abstract: There is provided a novel process for producing aminocarboxylic acid salts useful as starting materials of agricultural chemicals and medicines, chelating agents, food additives, and so on. This process is characterized in that when producing an aminocarboxylic acid salt by an oxidative dehydrogenation reaction of an amino alcohol in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide and/or an alkaline earth metal hydroxide, a copper-containing catalyst and water, the reaction is performed by adding an aluminum metal and/or an aluminum compound (e.g., sodium aluminate and aluminum hydroxide) to the reaction system.

Abstract: This invention discloses (1) a dispersant for an aqueous carbonaceous solid slurry, which comprises a water-soluble copolymer having an average molecular weight of 1,000 to 500,000 and obtained by polymerizing (A) 0.1 to 7 mol % of a polyalkylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate type monomer, (B) 5 to 94.9 mol % of a sulfoalkyl (meth)acrylate type monomer, (C) 5 to 94.9 mol % of an unsaturated carboxylic acid type monomer, and (D) 0 to 20 mol % of other monomer (providing that the total amount of the monomers is 100 mol %) and/or a salt of the water-soluble copolymer and (2) an aqueous carbonaceous solid slurry composition, which comprises 100 parts by weight of as carbonaceous solid and 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of the aforementioned dispersant.

Abstract: A method for the manufacture of an aminocarboxylic acid salt which comprises subjecting to dehydrogenation an amino alcohol represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 denote hydrogen, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OH, an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms or an aminoalkyl group having 2 or 3 carbon atoms, which may be the same or different, in the presence of the hydroxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals, water and a catalyst containing copper metals or a copper compound and a zirconium compound.

Abstract: A method for the manufacture of an oxydicarboxylic acid salt which comprises subjecting to dehydrogenation an polyethylene glycol represented by the general formula I:HO--CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O.sub.n H (I)wherein n is 2 to 14, in the presence of the hydroxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metals and alkaline earth meatals, water and a catalyst containing copper and zirconium compound.