Safety and Quality Aspects of Acrylic Monomers

Acrylic monomers are important intermediates for the chemical industry. Especially acrylic acid (AA) is the basis for various reactions, such as polymerizations and esterifications and is, therefore, responsible for high product diversity. Spontaneous polymerization is a safety problem during the tr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Macromolecular symposia. 2011-04, Vol.302 (1), p.280-288
Hauptverfasser: Hartwig, Ali, Brand, Raphael H., Pfeifer, Christian, Dürr, Nadine, Drochner, Alfons, Vogel, Herbert
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Acrylic monomers are important intermediates for the chemical industry. Especially acrylic acid (AA) is the basis for various reactions, such as polymerizations and esterifications and is, therefore, responsible for high product diversity. Spontaneous polymerization is a safety problem during the transportation and storage of acrylic monomers. In the production process, polymerization leads to blockages in the apparatus. For the prevention of these issues, special stabilizer systems are used such as hydroquinone monomethyl ether (MeHQ)/oxygen and phenothiazine (PTZ). The reactions of these stabilizer systems are not well understood at the moment. Therefore a lot of expertise and experience are necessary to guarantee safe handling. In this paper some methods for the investigation of stability related reaction kinetics are presented. A better comprehension of the mechanism of the polymerization inhibition is generated by the kinetic simulation with these data.
ISSN:1022-1360
1521-3900
1521-3900
DOI:10.1002/masy.201000077