GLYCIDYL METHACRYLATE (GMA) - Manufacturing Plant, Detailed Project Report, Profile, Business Plan, Industry Trends, Market Research, Survey, Manufacturing Process, Machinery, Raw Materials, Feasibility Study, Investment Opportunities, Cost and Revenue
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Product Profile:
Glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) is an ester of methacrylic acid and a common monomer used in the creation of epoxy resins. While typical home epoxies contain diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA), glycidyl methacrylate is instead used to provide epoxy functionalization to polyolefins and other acrylate resins.
Glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) monomer has dual functionality, containing both methacrylic and epoxy groups. The dual functionality of GMA also brings together the desirable properties of both methacrylics and epoxies.
Product characteristics
Appearance : Clear Colourless liquid
Density : 1.068g/l ( at 25 deg.C)
Flash point : 85 deg.C
Solubility : Partly soluble in water
Applications
Glycidyl methacrylate monomers are used for developing cross-linkable pressure sensitive adhesives. Glycidyl methacrylate is a high purity dual functionality monomer ideally suited for coating and resin applications. It is also used for the production of epoxy functional methacrylic resins with predetermined glass transition temperatures, grafting to functionalize olefin copolymers and production of multifunctional (meth) acrylates.
Glycidyl methacrylate is used to manufacture:
• High performance automotive coatings for automotive applications
• Coatings
• Industrial and protective coatings
• Appliance and hardware finishes
• Adhesives
• Electrical laminates
• Multifunctional acrylates
• Hydrogenated Liquid Epoxy Resin (LER) substitutes
• Plastic modifiers (PVC, PET, engineering thermoplastics, rubber)
Manufacturing Process:
Glycidyl methacrylate is produced by the reaction of an alkali metal salt of methacrylic acid with epichlorohydrin in the presence of a quaternary ammonium salt and a polymerization inhibitor in a reaction system where the water content is adjusted to 500 to 2000 ppm. Glycidyl methacrylate is purified by the method of the present invention, wherein the reaction mixture obtained by the above method is washed with a dilute aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide and heated under a reduced pressure to remove unchanged epichlorohydrin by distillation, after which steam is blown into the reaction system under the conditions of reduced pressure and heating to distill away the remaining epichlorohydrin together with glycidyl methacrylate as the first distillate fraction, followed by ceasing the steam blow and carrying out distillation under the conditions of reduced pressure and heating to obtain glycidyl methacrylate as the main distillate fraction.
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