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Poly(acrylic acid) solution

average Mw ~2,000, 50 wt. % in H2O, electronic grade

Synonym(s):

PAA

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
(C3H4O2)n
CAS Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

grade

electronic grade

Quality Level

mol wt

average Mw ~2,000

concentration

50 wt. % in H2O

bp

116 °C

density

1.15 g/mL at 25 °C

SMILES string

OC(=O)C=C

InChI

1S/C3H4O2.Na/c1-2-3(4)5;/h2H,1H2,(H,4,5);/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

NNMHYFLPFNGQFZ-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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General description

Poly(acrylic acid) solution (PAA) is an anionic polymer that can be synthesized by the free radical polymerization of acrylic acid. It has a swelling nature that tends to absorb and retain the water. It has a high ion exchange capacity that makes it useful in the development of membranes.

Application

PAA can be used for a variety of applications such as:
  • a surfactant in the formation of photonic crystals
  • a binder for the development of Silicon anode based lithium ion batteries
  • polyelectrolyte membranes for electronics and optoelectronics based applications

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Dam. 1 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Highly tunable superparamagnetic colloidal photonic crystals
Ge J, et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English), 46(39), 7428-7431 (2007)
Micropatterning of polymer thin films with pH-sensitive and cross-linkable hydrogen-bonded polyelectrolyte multilayers
Yang SY and Rubner MF
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 124(10), 2100-2101 (2002)
Alexandre Magasinski et al.
ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2(11), 3004-3010 (2010-11-09)
Si-based Li-ion battery anodes offer specific capacity an order of magnitude beyond that of conventional graphite. However, the formation of stable Si anodes is a challenge because of significant volume changes occurring during their electrochemical alloying and dealloying with Li.
Water absorption, retention and the swelling characteristics of cassava starch grafted with polyacrylic acid
Witono JR, et al.
Carbohydrate Polymers, 103(1), 325-332 (2014)
Swelling behavior of acrylic acid hydrogels prepared by gamma-radiation crosslinking of polyacrylic acid in aqueous solution
Jabbari E and Nozari S
European Polymer Journal, 36(12), 2685-2692 (2000)

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