Methyl Acrylate Production Cost Reports

Methyl Acrylate production cost report provides a comprehensive analysis and know-how for setting up a Methyl Acrylate production plant. The study covers all the requisite aspects that one needs to know for the production of Methyl Acrylate. This includes manufacturing processes, raw material requirements, utility requirements, infrastructure requirements, machinery and technology requirements, manpower requirements, packaging requirements, transportation requirements, etc.

Methyl Acrylate (C4H6O2) or acrylic acid methyl ester is an acrylic acid ester. It is naturally present as a volatile element in pineapple and is an enoate ester.

It is a transparent and colourless chemical liquid with an unpleasant odour. It is slightly soluble in water but fully dissolves in esters, alcohols, and several other organic solvents. It is less dense than water and floats in it. It is a volatile liquid, and its vapour can cause irritation in the respiratory system and eyes. It is extremely toxic when inhaled, ingested or absorbed by the skin.

It has a flash point of 27 °F. It has a molecular weight of 86 g/mol and a density of 0.956 g/cm3 at 20 °C. Its respective boiling and freezing points are 80 °C and – 75 °C. The product offers great advantages like elasticity, flexibility, adhesion, water resistance, copolymerisation, good UV, sunlight, weathering resistance, and transparency, being inexpensive and wide availability.

Methyl Acrylate is a key raw material used in several applications, such as moulding resins, acrylic fibres, adhesives, emulsions, and coatings which are driving its market growth. It is the fourth most-used basic acrylic esters to produce acrylic and vinyl-acrylic resins. Furthermore, since it is the lowest-molecular weight member from the homologous acrylic ester family, it is used as a starting material for synthesising other acrylates and derivatives, which furthers the market demand.

In addition, MA copolymers are used by formulators in inks, paints and coatings, adhesives and sealants. It also finds application in fibres, film, and rheology modifiers. In the textile and leather industry, it is used as a component of coatings and offers various finishes in the leather industry. It is also used to make paper in paper coatings. Also, it is widely used to treat water since it is used to make DMAEA (dimethylaminoethylacrylate), which works like a flocculant in the processes.