BASF in Nanjing Chemical Park has added a production capacity of 20,000 tons of polyacrylamide

On April 16, 2019, BASF added an additional 20,000 tons of polyacrylamide powder production line at its existing wholly-owned production site in Nanjing Chemical Industrial Park.
the current polyacrylamide production line is successfully started and put into production, this new production line enhances the production capacity of several BASF-specific specialty anion polyacrylamide products.
(BASF's polyacrylamide production facility in Nanjing Chemical Industrial Park has been completed and put into operation)
Polyacrylamide Overview:
Polyacrylamide (PAM) is a line polymer, the products are mainly divided into dry powder and collome two forms . According to its structure can be divided into non-ion type, anion type and cation type. Products have been widely used in papermaking, mineral processing, oil extraction, metallurgy, building materials, sewage treatment and other industries.
Polyacrylamide, as a lubricant, suspension agent, clay stabilizer, oil repellent, dewatering agent and thickener, has been widely used in drilling, acidification, fracturing, water blocking, solid wells and secondary oil extraction, three oil extraction, is an extremely important oil field chemicals.
, 37% of the total global (PAM) polyacrylamide production is used for wastewater treatment, 27% for the oil industry and 18% for the paper industry.
Oil extraction polyacrylamide:
Currently, in China's oil industry, polyacrylamide is mainly used for polymer oil repellent (mainly by adding a certain amount of polymer (PAM) to the injected water to increase the viscosity of the injected water and improve the flow ratio of the oil and water).
in the oil industry, (PAM) can also be used for drilling fluid additives, oil field water blocking agents and used as fracking fluid additives.
Wastewater treatment polyacrylamide:
industrial wastewater treatment dedicated polyacrylamide in industrial wastewater treatment is mainly used as coagulant, because its molecular chain contains a certain amount of polar genes can absorb solid particles suspended in the water, so that the inter-particle bridge formed a large flocculant.
When polyacrylamide is added to the water of suspended turbid particles, polyacrylamide can promote the rapid condensation and subsidion of suspended particles by virtue of the electrical neutrality and the adsorption bridge of the polymer itself, and achieve the effect of separation and clarification, thus improving the efficiency of operation and reducing operating costs.
paper industry polyacrylamide:
polyacrylamide is widely used as a retention agent, filter aid, dispersant, etc. in the paper industry. Its role is to improve the quality of paper, improve the dehydration performance of slurry, improve the retention rate of fine fibers and fillers, reduce the consumption of raw materials and environmental pollution. The effect used in papermaking depends on its average molecular weight, ion properties, ion strength and other co-polymer activity.
non-ionized PAM is mainly used to improve the filtering of pulp, increase the strength of dry paper, improve the retention rate of fibers and fillers; In addition, PAM is used in paper wastewater treatment and fiber recovery.