Acrylamide is used as a monomer in the synthesis of polyacrylamides, which finds application as water-soluble thickeners in waste water treatment, gel electrophoresis, ore processing and dyes production. In molecular biology, it is used as a carrier as well as involved in the precipitation of small amounts of DNA. It plays an important role as an intermediate in the preparation of N-methylol acrylamide and N-butoxyacrylamide.
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Applications
Acrylamide is used as a monomer in the synthesis of polyacrylamides, which finds application as water-soluble thickeners in waste water treatment, gel electrophoresis, ore processing and dyes production. In molecular biology, it is used as a carrier as well as involved in the precipitation of small amounts of DNA. It plays an important role as an intermediate in the preparation of N-methylol acrylamide and N-butoxyacrylamide.
Solubility
Slightly soluble in water.
Notes
Hygroscopic. Air and light sensitive. Store in a cool place. Keep the container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Incompatible with acids, bases, oxidizing agents, reducing agents, iron and iron salts, copper, aluminum, brass and free radical initiators.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Pelucchi, C.; Bosetti, C.; Galeone, C.; La Vecchia, C. Dietary acrylamide and cancer risk: An updated meta-analysis. Int. J. Cancer 2015, 136 (12), 2912-2922.
- Vaclavik, L.; Capuano, E.; Gökmen, V.; Hajslova, J. Prediction of acrylamide formation in biscuits based on fingerprint data generated by ambient ionization mass spectrometry employing direct analysis in real time (DART) ion source. Food Chem. 2015, 173, 290-297.