Process Economics Program Report 99
Acrylamide and Polyacrylamide 99
Published June 1976
This report deals with acrylamide and polyacrylamides. Acrylamide manufacture by sulfuric acid hydrolysis and by catalytic hydration is evaluated. Manufacturing processes for homopolymers and for copolymers having acrylamide as the main component, as well as processes for derivatives of such homopolymers and copolymers, are also evaluated.
Not included in the scope of this report are derivatives of acrylamide, and copolymers having acrylamide as a minor component.
The applications of acrylamide and polyacrylamides are especially complex. Hence a section is devoted to this topic.
Information relating to the properties of acrylamide and polyacrylamides is included in appendices.