Acrylates Specifications

Glacial
Ethyl Butyl Glacial Acrylic Acid
Acrylate Acrylate Acrylic Acid Flocculant Grade
EA BA GAA GAA-FG
Formula

Formula
Weight 100 128 72 72
CAS Registry 140-88-5 141-32-2 79-10-7 79-10-7
Specification Typical Specification Typical Specification Typical Specification Typical
Assay, % min 99.50 99.8 99.50 99.7 99.00 99.5 99.60 99.7
Furfural, ppm
max 1.0 0.5

Acidity, % max 0.009 0.003 0.009 0.001

Water, % max 0.05 0.03 0.05 0.02 0.20 0.10 0.15 0.10

Color, APHA 10 5 10 5 10 10 10 10

Inhibitor, ppm 1020 15 1020 15 180220 200 180220 200

MEHQ 4555 50 4555 50

Refractive
Index, n25D 1.4037 1.4160 1.4185 1.4185

Specific
Gravity,
25C/15.6C 0.917 0.894 1.045 1.045

Density, lbs/
US gal 7.6 7.5 8.7 8.7

Flash Point*,
C 8(S) 39(PM) 50(Tag) 50(Tag)
F 47 102 122 122

Freezing Point,
C -71 -64 13 13

Boiling Point,
C
760mm 100 147 141 141

Viscosity, cps 0.53 0.81 1.25 1.25

Tg, C -22 -54 106 106

Recommended
Storage Life,**
years max 1 1 0.5*** 0.5***

* Flash Point Method: S = Setaflash

PM = Pensky-Martens Closed Cup
Tag = Tag Closed Cup
** Storage Life: Refer to MSDS for guidelines on individual monomers.
*** While stable for up to one year, dimer growth in acrylic acid can interfere with some applications.
Rohm and Haas, 2007 All rights reserved.