Air Products Donates VAM Technology to California University
LEHIGH VALLEY, PA - Air Products and Chemicals Inc. has donated a technology portfolio consisting of U.S. and foreign patents involving processes and catalytic materials for producing vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) to the University of California-Davis.
VAM is a key raw material in the production of emulsion polymers and polyvinyl alcohol, which are used to manufacture coatings, adhesives, building products and other materials.