The diacetone acrylamide (DAAM) industry has good development prospects, and water-based coatings are its main application areas.

Diacetone acrylamide, referred to as DAAM, refers to an organic compound with the chemical formula C9H15NO2. It appears as white or slightly yellow flaky crystals. It is insoluble in petroleum ether and soluble in water, benzene, methanol, ethanol, acetone, and styrene. and most organic solvents.

The main production method of diacetone acrylamide is chemical synthesis. There are currently three common synthetic DAAM process paths. They use acrylamide and isopropylidene propanol or diacetone alcohol as raw materials, and use heteropolyacid or cationic resin for catalysis. Generated by reaction; using diacetone alcohol and acrylonitrile as raw materials, using concentrated sulfuric acid for catalytic reaction; using acetone and acrylonitrile as raw materials, using concentrated sulfuric acid for catalytic reaction. The second one is currently the most commonly used technical method for industrial production of DAAM.

Diacetone acrylamide is a new type of vinyl functional monomer that can be widely used in coatings, textiles, daily chemicals, medical care, papermaking, chemical industry and other fields. Specifically, in the field of coatings, diacetone acrylamide is mainly used as a water-based coating additive in water-based coating production scenarios; in the chemical industry, it can be used as epoxy resin curing agent, polyester resin cross-linking agent, photosensitive resin additive, glass protective film, etc. Blurring agents, adhesives and other material production scenarios; in the papermaking field, it is mainly used as a paper reinforcing agent in paper production scenarios such as cartons, board paper, packaging paper, corrugated paper, etc.

According to the “China Diacetone Acrylamide (DAAM) Industry Market Monitoring and Future Development Prospects Research Report 2023-2027” released by the Industrial Research Center shows that diacetone acrylamide has a wide range of applications, and water-based coatings are its main application areas. Currently, against the background of the continuous advancement of domestic dual-carbon goals and the gradual strengthening of environmental protection supervision, water-based coatings have become the mainstream choice in the coatings market with their excellent environmental performance. In 2022, its domestic market size has reached 7.68 billion yuan. Diacetone acrylamide is a raw material intermediate for water-based coatings. In 2022, the domestic scale of DAAM will exceed 1.5 billion yuan.

Currently, the major companies in the diacetone acrylamide market include Japanese GOO Chemical, American Lubrizol, Dutch Nouryon, German BASF and other international companies, as well as Guangrao Ruishang Chemical, Yantai Fuchuan Chemical, Hubei Rishengchang New Materials, Weifang Fenmei Chemical, There are many local companies such as Wuhan Shuer Biotechnology and Wuhan Plov Biotechnology, and the market competition is gradually increasing.

Industry analysts said that diacetone acrylamide is a type of fine chemical product used in chemical industry, textiles, coatings, papermaking and other fields Widely used, especially in the field of water-based coatings. In recent years, against the background of the gradual strengthening of domestic environmental protection supervision, the continuous increase in the permeability of water-based coatings has driven the increasing demand for diacetone acrylamide, and the industry has good development prospects. At present, there are many domestic companies deploying diacetone acrylamide, and the market competition is becoming increasingly fierce.