What is polyacrylamide used for?

Polyacrylamides are water-soluble synthetic linear polymers made of acrylamide or the combination of acrylamide and acrylic acid. Polyacrylamide finds applications in pulp and paper production, agriculture, food processing, mining, and as a flocculant in wastewater treatment.

What is anionic polyacrylamide used for?

Polyacrylamide finds applications in pulp and paper production, agriculture, food processing, mining, and as a flocculant in wastewater treatment. Anionic polyacrylamide is suitable for high concentrations of positively charged inorganic suspensions, as well as coarse suspended particles (0.01-1mm), with a Ph value of neutral or alkaline solution.

What are the different types of polyacrylamide (PAM)?

YASA ET is supplier of three different kinds of PAM: non-ion polyacrylamide (NPAM), cationic polyacrylamide (CPAM), and anionic polyacrylamide (APAM). Click here to learn more. PAM chemical compounds are used to flocculate and coagulate suspended solids in water, wastewater, and soil.

Why do water treatment plants use polyacrylamide?

This allows water treatment plants to greatly improve the removal of total organic content (TOC) from raw water. Another common use of polyacrylamide and its derivatives is in subsurface applications such as Enhanced Oil Recovery.

Can nonionic polyacrylamide be used as a sewage treatment agent?

Nonionic polyacrylamide can be used as a sewage treatment agent for acidic slurry, making the suspended particles flocculate and precipitate. * You have to Login or Register to download this file.

How competitive is the chemical industry in Portugal?

The chemical sector has one of the 17 Competitiveness Clusters recognized by the Portuguese Government, managing a state-of-the-art PhD Programme focusing on applied research in industrial environments. The value chain in the Portuguese chemical industry has significant gaps, mainly in the field of intermediate products.