Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science and Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 3231 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/cmatex/asap/abs/cm703225p.html

Healthy Demand Fuels Expansions in Superabsorbent Polymers-07/08/2000-CMR

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Although demand for superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) remains strong, SAP producers face rising raw material costs, specifically from acrylic acid. Some producers say that a price increase in SAPs will be necessary to maintain margins.

http://www.icis.com/Articles/2000/08/07/121178/Healthy-Demand-Fuels-Expansions-in-Superabsorbent-Polymers.html

Dow Completes Acquisition of Celanese’s Acrylates Business

The Dow Chemical Company announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the Celanese acrylates business. The agreement to acquire the Celanese acrylates business was announced by Dow and Celanese on September 12, 2003.

http://www.dow.com/acrylates/news/20040202e.htm

BASF to further increase prices for acrylic monomers

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18.06.2008 In view of rising feedstock and energy costs, BASF will further increase prices for its acrylic acid and acrylic esters (glacial acrylic acid; methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, 2-ethy...

http://www.chemie.de/news/e/83439/?WT.mc_id=ca0066

Dow Announces Price Increase For Acrylic Monomers

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The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) and its affiliates announcd off schedule price increases for acrylic acid and esters, also known as acrylic monomers or acrylates, globally

http://www.chemicalonline.com/content/news/article.asp?docid=c179833c-5100-497d-8ada-b47e32cefc03&atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a

Selected Chloro-Organic Detoxifications by Polychelate (Poly(acrylic acid)) and Citrate-Based Fenton Reaction at Neutral pH Environment

News | pubs.acs.org | Oct 9, 2007

YongChao Li, Leonidas G. Bachas, and Dibakar BhattacharyyaWeb Release Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT (Article) DOI: 10.1021/ie070393b

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Synthesis of Platinum Nanoparticles Supported on Poly(acrylic acid) Grafted MWNTs and Their Hydrogenation of Citral

News | feeds.acs.org | Feb 16, 2008

Guiquan Guo, Feng Qin, Dong Yang, Changchun Wang, Hualong Xu, and Shu YangWeb Release Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST (Article) DOI: 10.1021/cm703225p<img src="http://pubs.acs.org/isubscribe/journals/cmatex/asap/figures/cm-2007-03225p_0001.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"

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Chain Propagation in UV Curing of Di(meth)acrylates

News | feeds.acs.org | Jan 31, 2008

Masamitsu Shirai, Kazuyuki Mitsukura, and Haruyuki OkamuraWeb Release Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST (Article) DOI: 10.1021/cm702965e<img src="http://pubs.acs.org/isubscribe/journals/cmatex/asap/figures/cm-2007-02965e_0010.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle" vspace="5"

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Template Polymerization to Fabricate Hydrogen-Bonded Poly(acrylic acid)/Poly(vinylpyrrolidone) Hollow Microcapsules with a pH-Mediated Swelling-Deswelling Property

News | pubs.acs.org | Aug 17, 2007

Zhiqiang Feng, Zhipeng Wang, Changyou Gao, and Jiacong ShenWeb Release Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT (Article) DOI: 10.1021/cm070042n<img src="http://pubs.acs.org/isubscribe/journals/cmatex/asap/figures/cm070042nn00001.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle" vspace="5"

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