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Vinyl acetate monomer

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Vinyl acetate monomer

CAS: 108-05-4

Vinyl Acetate Monomer also known as VAM, acetic acid ethenyl ester, acetic acid ethylene ether, acetoxyethene, 1-acetoxyethylene, ethenyl ethanoate, ethenyl acetate, and acetic acid vinyl ester with the molecular formula C4H6O2. It is a colourless liquid with a pungent and typical odour. 

Vinyl acetate monomer

Vinyl Acetate Monomer Chemical Structure Composition.

Production

Vinyl acetate monomer VAM is produced starting from the reaction of ethylene and acetic acid with oxygen.  The VAM is recovered by condensation and scrubbing and is purified by distillation. 

VAM has a specific gravity of 0.933, a flash point of -8° C and is highly flammable. 

Uses

Approximately 75% of all the VAM produced in the world is used to produce polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). 

VAM is a key ingredient in emulsion polymers, resin, and intermediates used in paints, adhesive, coatings, textiles, wire and cable polyethylene compounds, laminated safety glass (PVB), packaging (Ethylene-vinyl acetate EVA), automotive plastic fuel tanks and acrylic fibres.

Polyvinyl acetate is used in paints, adhesives, paper coatings and textile treatments, while polyvinyl alcohol is used in the production of adhesives, coatings, and water soluble packaging, and textile warp sizing.

VAM is also used to make polyvinyl butyral (PVB) which is used in laminated safety glass for cars and buildings. 

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Styrene

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Styrene

CAS: 100-42-5

Styrene also known as STY, styrene monomer, vinyl benzene, phenylethylene, styrol, styrole, styrolene, with the molecular formula C8H8 , CAS: 100-42-5. It is a clear, colourless to yellow, oily flammable liquid with a sweet smell. Styrene is highly flammable with a flash point of 31°C and a specific gravity of 0.91.  Styrene provides strength and flexibility whilst also being lightweight. However, it tends to yellow in acrylic polymer.

Styrene chemical composition

Styrene Chemical Structure Composition.

Production

Styrene is derived from petroleum and natural gas by-products with styrene most commonly produced by the catalytic dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene.  Commercially, styrene can also be co-produced with propylene oxide.

Uses

Styrene is used in wide range of industries.  The predominant product is based on styren is polystyrene.  Polystyrene is used in packaging, toys, recreational equipment, consumer electronics and safety helmets, …

Styrene is also utilized to produce ABS, SAN, SBR.

Acrylonitrile-butadiene styrene (ABS) is a thermoplastic resin that is used in the automobile and electronics industry

Styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) resins are a co-polymer plastic that is used in a range of consumer goods, packaging, and automotive applications.

Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) elastomers and latexes is used in car tyres, and belts and hoses for machinery, as well as in household items such as toys, sponges and floor tiles.

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Methyl Methacrylate

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Methyl Methacrylate

CAS: 80-62-6

Methyl Methacrylate also known as MMA, 2-methylmethacrylate, or methyl 2-methyl propenoate is an ester of methacrylic acid with the molecular formula C5H8O2 , CAS: 80-62-6. It is a clear, colourless liquid that has an acrid odour and is not known to occur naturally.  It is insoluble in water, but is soluble in most organic solvents. It is volatile and flammable.

Methyl Methacrylate Chemical Structure Composition.

Production

The main route of MMA production is by reacting hydrogen cyanide with acetone to form acetone cyanohydrin.  Acetone cyanohydrin is then reacted with concentrated sulphuric acid to produce methacrylate sulfate.  This is then reacted with methanol and water to form methyl methacrylate. 

During production a highly toxic hydrogen cyanide liquid is produced.

It is supplied with an inhibitor as autopolymerisation can occur, especially in light.

MMA has a specific gravity of 0.939 and its highly flammable with a flash point of 10°C.

Uses

Methyl methacrylate is an important chemical as it is the monomer for polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) polymers and copolymers. 

MMA is also polymerised to form lubricant viscosity modifiers, dispersions,  molding/extrusion powder, and coatings.  These are then utilised in the production of acrylic surface and paper coatings, adhesives, sealants, leather and paper coating, inks, textile finishes, latex paints, and lacquer and enamel resins. clear plastics (Plexiglass) and acrylic sheets. 

It could also be used in the impregnation of concrete as it makes the concrete water repellent.  When MMA is replaced styrene in unsaturated polyester resins it gives better water resistance and a longer life to the final products.

MMA polymers have also medicine and dentistry application.

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Methyl Acrylate

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Methyl Acrylate

CAS: 96-33-3

Methyl Acrylate also known as acrylic acid methyl ester, and methyl 2-propenoate is an ester of acrylic acid and has the molecular formula C4H6O2., , CAS: 96-33-3. It is a colourless, transparent liquid which has an unpleasant odour.  It has a flash point of -3°C and a specific gravity of 0.954 at 20°C. It has slight solubility in water but is completely soluble in alcohols, esters, and many other organic solvents.

Methyl acrylate chemical composition

Methyl Acrylate Chemical Structure Composition.

Production

Methyl acrylate is made from acrylic acid.  This acrylic acid is reacted with methanol, in a reactor bed at elevated temperatures, to produce methyl acrylate with water produced as a by-product.

Methyl acrylate must be stored under air to prevent polymeization.

Uses

Methyl acrylate is employed in the production of surface coatings, paper coating. Methyl acrylate provides good water resistance, low temperature flexibility, and sunlight resistance to latex paint formulations.

The leather industry uses methyl acrylate to provide different finishes to its products while the textile industry employs methyl acrylate in the manufacturing and finishing of woven and non-woven textiles. 

Methyl acrylate is also utilized for adhesives and in the production of plastic film.

Methyl acrylate is also useful for water treatment as it is used to produce DMAEA (dimethylaminoethylacrylate) which is used as a flocculant in water treatment processes.

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Ethyl Acrylate

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Ethyl Acrylate

CAS: 140-88-5

Ethyl Acrylate is an acrylate monomer with a molecular formula of C5H8O2, CAS: 140-88-5.  It is a clear and volatile liquid with a sharp acrid odour and slightly soluble in water and completely soluble in alcohols, ethers and almost all organic solvents.  It is a very flammable liquid with a flashpoint of 9° C. 

Ethyl Acrylate chemical composition

Ethyl Acrylate Chemical Structure Composition.

Production

Ethyl acrylate can be chemically produced using several industrial methods.  The most prominent method is to react acrylonitrile and ethanol using sulphuric acid as the catalyst. 

Other chemicals used in this reaction are  acetylene, carbon monoxide and ethanol.

This product readily polymerizes unless an inhibitor such as hydroquinone is added. Hydroquinone allows to stabilise it during transportation. 

Uses

Ethyl Acrylate is primarily used in the production of emulsion-base polymers which can then be used as paints, coatings or latex products.  It is mainly used in polyacrylate elastomers, acrylic rubber, textiles, acrylic fibres, leather products.  It can be used as a coating on most household items such as books, magazines, plastics, frozen food packaging, fragrance additive, leather, paints, packaging, paper and textiles industries.

Ethyl Acrylate is also a flavouring ingredient that can be used in the food industry for pineapple and passion fruit pulp aroma.

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Acrylics Monomers

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Acrylics Monomers

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