Acrylic Solution Resin

Present by

Mr. Nontawat Kritape

M.Eng. Polymer science and engineering

B.Eng. Petrochemical and polymeric materials
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of
Engineering and Industrial Technology, Silpakorn University
E-mail : n_kritape@hotmail.com , Tel : 086-944-0548
 Acrylic

Polymer based on acrylic acid or methacrylic acid

monomer.
Predominantly vinyl monomer (particularly styrene)
as well as acrylic monomer
Copolymer prepared from acrylic monomer with
other monomer

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 Synthesis
Free radical polymerization of acrylic monomer
may be carried out in any four basic polymerization
system.
Bulk : absence of any solvent.
Solution : Polymerization carried out in presence of
solvent
Suspension : Polymerization carried out in presence of
non solvent
Emulsion : Polymerization carried out in the presence of
non solvent, usually water but with water soluble
initiator and emulsifier.

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Solution polymerization of Acrylic
Initiator
peroxy and azo compounds
Di tertiary butyl peroxide (DTBP), AIBN, BPO
Monomer

Figure 1. acrylic acid and methacrylic acid

Solvent
Acrylic ester polymer with short chain are polar and required polar solvent like
ketone, ester, ether and alcohol.
As the side become longer the polymer become less polar and can dissolve in
nonpolar solvent like aliphatic hydrocarbon.
Choice of solvent also depend in their evaporation rate.
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 Solution polymerization method

Addition of solvent to the reactor, Initiator feed

which heated to chosen polymerization
temperature. Monomer feed
The monomer mixture and the initiator
(in solution) are charged into separate Solvent
feed tanks.
Feeding initiator solution some
minutes before monomer.
Polymer
Polymerization with the sample is
stopped by adding inhibitor.

Figure 2. Optimum operation of solution

polymerization process

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 Controlling molecular weight
during process
Rate of addition :
Degree of polymerization depends
on the rate of addition. Faster rate of
addition will tend to increase the
monomer concentration resulting in
higher molecular weight resin.
Initiator concentration :
As initiator concentration increase
molecular weight decrease.
Type of initiator :
AIBN give lower molecular weight
than DTBP.
Viscosity or molecular weight is
proportional monomer concentration
and inversely proportional to initiator
concentration.

Figure 3. Dependent of molecular mass (Mn) on

initiator concentration and feed time. 6
 Acrylic solution
Thermoplastic acrylics
Prepared by homopolymerization and copolymerization of mixture
of acrylic and methylcrylic monomer and are usually considered
relatively inert.

Thermosetting acrylics
Polymer containing backbone monomer, which make up the bulk of
their polymer together with at least one monomer contain a reactive
groups.

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 Properties of acrylic
The main properties of acrylic was controlled by
- polymer chain structure
- side chain group in the polymer
The main properties of acrylic used in coating can be classified
into two main groups.
Bulk properties of acrylic
Thermoplasticity
Mechanical properties
Solution properties
Viscosity
Solubility parameter
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 Mechanical properties
Depending on nature of alcohol portion of the monomer.
Hardness and flexibility increase with increasing side group.
With higher alcohols, hardness of theses has been increase due to crystallization
of the carbon chain.
The present of methyl group at -carbon with results in closer packing of the
chain cause increasing of hardness.
Straight chain or normal alcohol ester are softer and have high elongation than
resin contain isomeric branch chain,
Table 1 General properties imparted by acrylic and methacrylic monomers

Methyl Methyl Ethyl acrylate Butyl acrylate

methacrylate acrylate
Structure

Tensile strength High Moderate Low Very low

Elongation Low Moderate Very high Extremely high
Brittle point High Moderate Low Extremely low
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 Thermoplasticity
The alcohol as side group affect to glass
transition temperature.
Depending on composition of monomer in
copolymer.

1 w1 w2
= +
Tg Tg1 Tg2

Reduce Tg by addition internal plasticizer.

Reduce Tg by addition external plasticizer.
Butyl benzyl phathalate
Butyl phathalate
Figure 4. transition temperature of acrylic
homopolymer.

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 Selection of Monomer
Table 2 Selection of monomer for film properties.

Film properties Controlling monomer

Hardness Methyl methacrylate
Styrene
Acrylamide and methacrylamide
Methacrylic and acrylic acid
Gloss Styrene
Aromatic constuituents
Flexibility Ethyl acrylate
Butyl acrylate
2-ethylhexyl acrylate
Solvent and grease Acrylonitrile
resistance Acrylamide and methylamide
Water resistance Styrene
Methyl methacrylate 11
 Applications
Table 3 Polymer properties and theirs uses.

Polymer type Tg Mw Inherent Uses

(oC) viscosity
Methyl methacrylate 105 37,000 0.18 Lacquers
Methyl/n-butyl 80 34,000 0.17 Lacquers, ink and
methacrylate copolymer coating for plastic
Ethyl methacrylate 63 221,000 0.83 High gloss clear
lacquers
Methyl methacrylate/n- 40 135,000 0.45 Reactive flooring
butyl methacrylate
copolymer
Methyl methacrylate/n- 44 110,000 0.38 Seal lacquers
butyl methacrylate
copolymer
N-butyl methacrylate 15 142,000 0.52 Adhesive for
smooth plastic film
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A member of the lucite family of products. elvacite Acrylic resin.
Lucite international.

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