Acrylic powder is a polymer compound, its main component is Methyl Methacrylate (Methyl Methacrylate, referred to as MMA), also known as plexiglass. Because of its excellent performance is more and more widely used in various industries.
The material used in the manufacture of acrylic powder, MMA, is a volatile liquid organic matter, which is currently mainly produced by chemical raw materials such as methane, benzene, chloromethane, and hydrocarbons. The whole preparation process is divided into two parts: monomer synthesis and polymerization reaction. Monomer synthesis refers to the separation of a large amount of formaldehyde and MMA, and the mixed reaction of oxalic acid and water to synthesize it into MMA monomer. The polymerization reaction is to add MMA monomer to the reaction vessel, add the polymerization initiator, and then heat the reactor to polymerize it into a plastic-like substance - acrylic powder.
Acrylic powder has very excellent performance, of which the following are important:
1. High transparency: acrylic powder shows the characteristics of brighter and more transparent than glass, and will not turn yellow and change aging because of long-term use.
2. High strength: acrylic powder has stronger impact resistance than glass, and physical and chemical indicators such as compression strength are also higher than glass.
3. Strong corrosion resistance: acrylic powder has strong acid and alkali resistance and chemical corrosion resistance, and will not be corroded like ordinary plastic products.
4. Excellent processing performance: acrylic powder is easier to process into various shapes of products. Generally, it can be made of various transparent plates, pipes, molding parts and so on through rolling, injection molding, extrusion and other molding technologies.
Because acrylic powder has so many advantages, it is more and more widely used in modern industrial manufacturing and architectural decoration, such as:
1. Manufacture of transparent appliances: acrylic powder can make a variety of transparent appliances, such as the shell of various electronic products, mobile phone screens, lampshades, hanging pictures, etc.
2. Architectural decoration: Acrylic plate has the advantages of high transparency, diverse shapes, light weight, etc., so it has been widely used in the architectural decoration industry, such as flat screen TV background wall, high-end bathroom grille, building curtain wall and so on.
3. Daily chemical supplies: acrylic powder can be used to manufacture a variety of daily chemical supplies, such as toothbrush handles, cosmetic bottles, etc.
In summary, acrylic powder is an excellent polymer compound, with high transparency, high strength, corrosion resistance and other characteristics, more and more widely used in various industries. With people's increasing attention to environmental protection, we have reason to believe that acrylic powder will become more important in the future development.