What are Acrylic Acid and Acrylates? Acrylic acid is an unsaturated carboxylic acid composed of a vinyl group that is directly connected to a carboxylic acid terminus. The organic compound is a ...

Chemical and biotech firms are competing to meet one of the biggest challenges in biobased chemicals: an alternative to propylene-derived acrylic acid. The global market is worth billions of dollars, ...

Agribusiness giant Cargill says technology developed by Procter & Gamble will breathe new life into its years-long effort to produce acrylic acid from corn dextrose. Cargill is one of several ...