Ready-to-Use Water Soluble NMA48 Monomer, High Reactivity for Textile & Coating Resins
As an essential water-soluble crosslinking agent, NMA48 is formulated as an aqueous solution of N-(Hydroxymethyl)acrylamide. Exhibiting a colorless to light yellow transparent appearance, this product maintains a stable N-(Hydroxymethyl)acrylamide concentration of 42% to 46%. NMA48 acts as an efficient conjugated monomer widely utilized in various emulsion polymerization processes, where it is particularly vital for creating self-crosslinking emulsions that enhance the final products' mechanical properties and service life.
Specifications
| Item |
Index |
| Appearance |
Colorless to light yellow transparent liquid |
| N-(Hydroxymethyl)acrylamide Content |
42 - 46% |
| Acrylamide |
≤ 5% |
| Total Solids Content |
46 - 50% |
| Free Formaldehyde |
≤ 2.0% |
| Chromaticity |
≤ 50 |
| pH Value |
6.0 - 7.5 |
| Inhibitor |
≤ 40 ppm |
Performance and Applications
- Excellent crosslinking performance: The bifunctional hydroxymethyl and acryloyl groups participate in free radical copolymerization and form stable crosslinked networks via self-reaction or reaction with other functional groups during thermal curing. This significantly upgrades polymer characteristics including water resistance, wear resistance, mechanical strength, and heat stability. Primary application includes crosslinking modification of acrylate emulsions.
- Textile industry applications: Critical component in textile finishing agents for durable press and wash-and-wear resins, as well as fabric coatings. Improves wrinkle resistance, shape stability, and easy-care performance while preserving good handle, suitable for cotton and polyester blends.
- Adhesives and coatings manufacturing: Used as crosslinking monomer in self-crosslinking acrylic emulsions and waterborne polyurethanes. Enhances adhesion, chemical resistance, stain resistance, and thermal stability. Applications include architectural/industrial coatings, composite adhesives, paper chemicals, and leather finishing.
Advantages
- Ready-to-use convenience: Aqueous solution format eliminates powder dissolution difficulties, streamlining production and improving operational ease.
- High efficiency: Delivers potent reactivity; minimal addition notably increases polymer crosslink density and enhances overall performance.
- Versatile compatibility: Demonstrates good copolymerizability with most vinyl monomers and suits various emulsion polymerization systems. Relatively low free formaldehyde content offers environmental benefits.
