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2-Octyl Acrylate
BASF and Univar Solutions have sustainability front of mind, especially when it comes to the wide world of coatings and adhesives.
These markets are key and core to everyday life, making them a great market for growth and for promoting positive change within the chemicals industry.
Enabling that positive development is BASF's 2-Octyl Acrylate. This specialty monomer will not only improve the performance of your emulsion polymerization products, but also deliver 73 percent bio-based content.
C14 bio-based monomer
The alcohol used for manufacturing 2-Octyl Acrylate is based on Castor Oil, and as a result, 2-Octyl Acrylate exhibits a C14 bio-based content of 73%. BASF is a founding member of Project Pragati, the world's first sustainable castor bean program, improving working conditions, creating awareness for sustainable farming, and increasing yields due to more efficient farming practices.
Advantages:
- Easy use in emulsion and solvent borne polymerization
- Straightforward alternative to purely fossil based monomers like 2-EHA and BA
- Enables good weatherability, improves scrub resistance
- High purity makes it ideal for low VOC applications
Balanced Solvency
Compared to other C14 bio-based monomers, 2-Octyl Acrylate is well-balanced in hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity. And with that, 2-Octyl Acrylate is well hydrophobic to improve the water resistance and durability of coatings and adhesives applications. On the other hand, the solubility of 2-Octyl Acrylate allows easy use in traditional emulsion polymerizations without requiring sophisticated adjustment, making it a perfect alternative to classic fossil-based standard monomers such as 2-Ethylhexyl Acrylate and n-Butyl Acrylate.
Performance
Due to balanced steric hindrance, 2-Octyl Acrylate exhibits excellent hydrolytic stability compared to many classic fossil-based standard monomers. The monomer has been shown to provide excellent weatherability and helps to improve scrub resistance. Therefore, 2-Octyl Acrylate is one of the few C14 bio-based monomers which can be used in both standard and high-performance applications.
Low VOC
It is our vision to provide acrylic monomers to satisfy future needs. Therefore, BASF's 2-Octyl Acrylate manufacturing process affords the monomer high purity with the lowest residual alcohol and other VOC contributing impurities. Reliably high quality for a broad application spectrum.
Product Data
| Monomer related data | Unit | Value |
| Appearance | Clear, colorless | |
| Physical Form | liquid | |
| Density @ 20 | g/cm3 | 0.874 |
| Boiling Point | °C | 202.1 |
| Freezing Point | °C | -20 |
| Viscosity @ 23 |
mm2/s |
2.11 |
| Vapor Pressure @ 20 | mbar | 0.01 |
| Hansen Solubility Parameters, FINISH | 15.46; 3.87; 4.25 |
| Polymer related data | Unit | |||
| 2-OA | 2-EHA | BA | ||
| Glass Transition Temperature (Tg) | [°C] | -47 | -64 | -48 |
| Decomposition Temperature (onset) | [°C] | 313 | 334 | 345 |
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