Fate of acrylamide monomer following application of polyacrylamide to cropland

Barvenik, F.W. and Sojka, R.E. and Lentz, R.D. and Andrawes, F.F. and Messner, L.S. (1996) Fate of acrylamide monomer following application of polyacrylamide to cropland. In: Sojka, R.E. and Lentz, R.D. (eds.) Managing irrigation-induced erosion and infiltration with polyacrylamide. University of Idaho Miscellaneous Publication No. 101-96. pp. 103-110.

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Abstract

Acrylamide (AMD) is the basic
monomeric unit used in the production
of a major class of water soluble
polymers, generically termed polyacrylamides
(PAMs). The structural
formula of AMD is shown in Fig. 1.

Under the proper conditions and with
suitable catalysts, AMD can polymerize
with other molecules of AMD, or
with other vinyl monomers to yield
products with extremely high molecular
weights. PAMs with molecular
weights in excess of 10 million,
i.e. with chain lengths of more than
105,000 monomeric units, are produced
commercially. By utilizing the
appropriate comonomers or by postreaction
with other reagents, these
polymers may be cationic, nonionic.
or in the case of those used to control
soil erosion, anionic. The anionic reaction
product of AMD and a salt of
acrylic acid is shown in Fig. 2. The
same chemical structure can also be
produced by hydrolysis of the nonionic
homopolymer of AMD or by
hydrolysis of polyacrylonitrile.

Item Type:	Technical Bulletin
NWISRL Publication Number:	0912
Additional Information:	USDA-ARS, Kimberly, Idaho.
Subjects:	Polyacrylamide (PAM) > Water-soluble PAM (WSPAM) > Application Strategies Mass Import - autoclassified (may be erroneous)
Depositing User:	Users 6 not found.
Date Deposited:	20 Nov 2010 21:58
Last Modified:	25 Oct 2016 19:26
Item ID:	1192
URI:	https://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/id/eprint/1192