Acrylamide (or Acrylic Amide) is an organic compound. It is a white odourless solid, soluble in water and several organic solvents. It is produced industrially as a precursor to polyacrylamides, which find many uses as water-soluble thickeners and flocculation agents.
Applications:
In paper and pulp
Construction
Foundry
Oil drilling,
Textiles
Cosmetics
Food processing
Plastics
Mining
Agricultural Industries.
Treating drinking water and wastewater.