ACRYLIC ACID

SYNONYM: ETHYLENECARBOXYLIC ACID; PROPENOIC ACID; 2-PROPENOIC ACID

FORMULA: C₃H₄O₂

PACKING: IN 200KG PLASTIC DRUM AND 16MT/20’FCL OR IN 20MT ISO TANK.

CLASS: 8                    UN. NO.: 2218

APPLICATION:

ACRYLIC ACID HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN USED AS THE RAW MATERIAL FOR ACRYLIC ESTERS – METHYL ACRYLATE, ETHYL ACRYLATE, BUTYL ACRYLATE AND 2-ETHYLHEXYL ACRYLATE. THESE BULK ACRYLATES WERE ORIGINALLY USED TO PRODUCE SOLVENT-BASED ACRYLIC RESINS BUT ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS OVER SOLVENT USE LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER-BASED ACRYLICS. APPLICATIONS FOR WATER-BASED ACRYLICS ARE PRIMARILY IN DECORATIVE, MASONRY AND INDUSTRIAL COATINGS BUT OTHER USES INCLUDE ADHESIVES, PAPER AND LEATHER COATINGS, POLISHES, CARPET BACKING COMPOUNDS AND TABLET COATINGS.  

ANOTHER MAJOR USE FOR ACRYLIC ACID IS THE MANUFACTURE OF POLYACRYLATES WHICH ARE USED AS THICKENERS, DISPERSANTS AND RHEOLOGY CONTROLLERS. ACRYLIC ACID IS ALSO EMPLOYED AS A COMONOMER WITH ACRYLAMIDE IN ANIONIC POLYACRYLAMIDE AND TO PRODUCE HYDROXYACRYLATES FOR USE IN INDUSTRIAL COATING FORMULATIONS