CHEMICAL FORMULA OTHER NAMES 2-Propenoic acid SPECIFICATIONS Characteristic Purity Appearance Color Inhibitor Concentration Water Content Test Method GC Visual ASTM D1209 ASTM D3125 ASTM D1364 Limit 99.5 % (min) C.F.S.M. 10 PT-CO (max) 180 – 220 ppm MEHQ 1000 ppm

Specific gravity Properties of the acid function: ability to form salts, anhydrides, acid chlorides, esters, etc. Properties of the double bond: addition, cyclization, polymerization and copolymerization reactions. Some specific values for the copolymerization reactivity ratios r1, r2 of acrylic acid (M1) with various monomers (M2) have been calculated using the Alfrey& Price formula: PACKAGING AND STORAGE Acrylic acid is delivered: - in stainless steel railcars, capacity 90 tons in 45,000 pound stainless steel tank trucks in 450 pound polyethylene drums The standard inhibitor level is 200 ppm...