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DISPERSIBLE POLYMER POWDERS MARKET
Dispersible polymer powders are free-flowing and storable homo- or copolymer dispersions that have undergone spray drying. This means that such powders are especially well suited for enhancing the characteristics of cement and gypsum mortar.
Dispersible polymer powders are one of the most helpful tools in the construction and building materials industries, whether they are added before or after hydration.
A dry polymer powder that can be mixed to water or brine and then put into a wellhead for use in enhanced petroleum recovery without being prehydrated.
The dry polymer powder contains at least one of the following: polyacrylamide, acrylamide and acrylic acid copolymers, functionalized derivatives of these compounds, galactomannan, or cellulosic polymers or their derivatives.
The polymer can be crosslinked or not crosslinked, but not if the constituents are homo- or copolymers of acrylic acid. This size range ensures that the dry polymer powder will effectively hydrate in the water or brine within about one minute without forming fisheyes.
The dry polymer powder is sized between two size limits, namely at least about of particles of a size smaller than and at least about of particles of a size greater than mesh.
The Global dispersible polymer powders market accounted for $XX Billion in 2023 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2024 to 2030.
WACKER uses biobased acetic acid to create the novel dispersible polymer powder. As a byproduct of wood industry procedures like preparing fibrous material for paper production, this chemical is created.
The wood comes from forests close to WACKER’s Burghausen location that have been accredited by the PEFC Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes. Because of its superior quality and low water content, the biobased acetic acid is a true replacement for fossil fuels like natural gas and petroleum.
Vinyl acetate monomer is created by WACKER utilising biobased acetic acid and ethylene, which is then copolymerized with more ethylene to create vinyl acetate-ethylene (VAE). The resulting liquid polymer dispersions are employed, for instance, in the production of paint.
These dispersions are then utilised by WACKER to create dispersible polymer powders in enormous spray dryers. Here, they are atomized and fed into a stream of hot gas where they are flash dried to produce a fine powder. To provide them a high level of flexibility and stickiness, these binders are added to building applications like dry-mix mortars, tile adhesives, or waterproofing membranes.
Biobased acetic acid may be produced in the same way as conventional acetic acid, and can thus easily be integrated into WACKER’s current production process. Regardless of whether the VAE they contain was produced using traditional or biobased acetic acid, the binders’ quality and qualities are completely the same.
