Acrylonitrile - Vinyl Chloride Latex
Acrylonitrile - Vinyl Chloride Latex
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Good day, forum
I'm a petrochemical process engineer and have no knowledge in latex. Our client has a facility ~10kt/y that was shut down and preserved for storing. This facility produced a fiber from acrylonitrile and vinyl chloride through latex stage. Now client asks us to use latex stage for latex production.
Is there a latexman (sorry for play of words)? Does anybody know is ACN-VC latex still competitive? Can it find any customers?
Latex description:
1. Copolymers:
- acrilonitrile (CAS 107-13-1) purity >99.5%
- vinyl chloride (CAS 75-01-4) purity >99.8%
- AMPS (CAS 15214-89-8)
2. Form - granuls / pills
3. Purity:
- H2O < 4% weight
- agents (emulsifier etc.) < 0.15% weight
- colour - transparent
- dissolves in acetone
Can anybody share any links with more information about latex. Which one form of latex I deal with? Is ACN-VC latex used only for fiber or it has wide application?
Sorry for indistinct question - I panic. I know nothing about latex and don't understand what I should start with.
I'm a petrochemical process engineer and have no knowledge in latex. Our client has a facility ~10kt/y that was shut down and preserved for storing. This facility produced a fiber from acrylonitrile and vinyl chloride through latex stage. Now client asks us to use latex stage for latex production.
Is there a latexman (sorry for play of words)? Does anybody know is ACN-VC latex still competitive? Can it find any customers?
Latex description:
1. Copolymers:
- acrilonitrile (CAS 107-13-1) purity >99.5%
- vinyl chloride (CAS 75-01-4) purity >99.8%
- AMPS (CAS 15214-89-8)
2. Form - granuls / pills
3. Purity:
- H2O < 4% weight
- agents (emulsifier etc.) < 0.15% weight
- colour - transparent
- dissolves in acetone
Can anybody share any links with more information about latex. Which one form of latex I deal with? Is ACN-VC latex used only for fiber or it has wide application?
Sorry for indistinct question - I panic. I know nothing about latex and don't understand what I should start with.





RE: Acrylonitrile - Vinyl Chloride Latex
Good luck,
Latexman
To a ChE, the glass is always full - 1/2 air and 1/2 water.
RE: Acrylonitrile - Vinyl Chloride Latex
PVC Modified NBR is adding PVC to the NBR backbone. This improves ozone resistance for application that are exposed to environment but need oil and fuel resistance.
RE: Acrylonitrile - Vinyl Chloride Latex
- VC price
- VC procurement
- agents procurement (initiators, emulsifiers, pigments etc.)
- sales volume
My opinion is that client had not enough technical and management level. State administration has some birth defects.
There is no this team to my regret. A market decision is usually taken by a bureaucrat or an engineer at best.
Thank you
As I understood I can answer my client that latex is an attractive product and client has options based on copolymers and agents are added. Client should not scrap the facility. Detailed market and engineering study should be done by a professional team. So a feasibility study (investment process) should be started. Am I right?
In my case expenses for market research and engineering study can reach 300'000 USD.