What Does
Methyl Acrylate Mean?
Methyl acrylate is an organic chemical compound that is composed of methyl ester and acrylic acid. Methyl acrylate is often useful to formulate polymers that are non-ionic and hydrophobic in nature. This makes them ideal for use as corrosion inhibitors on metallic substrate surfaces.
Corrosionpedia Explains Methyl Acrylate
Methyl acrylate is widely used to produce coatings, elastomers, adhesives and other chemically corrosion protective substances. When used in latex production, it provides the following desirable traits:
- Ideal water resistance
- Tolerates low temperatures
- Flexible strengthening
- Good weathering and UV resistance
Methyl acrylate is empirically created via the process of esterification with methanol in the presence of acid catalysis. A practical instance of this is the vapor oxidation of propene (propylene) with oxygen ions in the presence of methanol.