Acrylic acid
Discover the Product range Acrylic monomers.
Product overview
Acrylic acid is a colorless liquid above its freezing point of +13°C ( +56°F). It is fully miscible in water at +20°C (+68°F).
Acrylic acid will polymerize to form homopolymers and can be copolymerized with their esters and other vinyl monomers. Its carboxylic acid functionality provides anionic character and reactivity with alcohols and epoxides.
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Worldwide
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Technical Data
Chemical name : Acrylic acid
News & Events
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Oct
21
2019
Arkema successfully starts up a new acrylic acid reactor in the United States
This summer, Arkema successfully brought on stream a new 90,000-ton acrylic acid reactor at its ...
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Nov
30
2016
Arkema at Chinacoat 2016: A comprehensive range of offering to support local coatings market
Arkema Group, the global leading specialty chemicals company, is attending the Chinacoat 2016 ...
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- Appearance (at > 13°C): Clear liquid
- Color (APHA): 10 maximum
- Purity by gas-phase chromatography: 99.5 % minimum
- Water content: 1000 ppm maximum
- Dimer content (ex works): 2000 ppm maximum
- Inhibitor content (MEHQ): 180 to 220 ppm