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Polyacrylamide emulsions from powders

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mufan1

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Jan 21, 2013
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Hi guys,
Can anybody point me to a generic synthesis of a polyacrylamide emulsion? Ultimately, I want to see if it is possible to get to an emulsion via a dry polyacrylamide powder. thanks.
 
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Technically it's possible but not likely economical. Tell us why you want to do it, on what scale, and why we should be interested, because this sounds like a student question, which isn't allowed here.
 
Hi Compositepro,
Unfortunately, my student days are far behind me. I am a water treamtent account manager who has aspirations of starting my own business with a focus on dewatering polymers for industrial and municipal wastewater applications. I am trying to determine how feasible it would be to produce PAM emulsions versus buying and reselling them. I have the access to a blending facility so the more I can do on my own versus having it done by someone else, the more competitive I can be.

I would like to know if there is a practical way to produce emulsions from dry polyacrylamides. If not, then what is the method for producing PAM emulsions? Any help would be much appreciated.

thanks,
John
 
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