Micron‐sized polystyrene particles by surfactant‐free emulsion polymerization in air: Synthesis and mechanism | Zendy

Telford Andrew M. | Zendy; Pham Binh T. T. | Zendy; Neto Chiara | Zendy; Hawkett Brian S. | Zendy

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Micron‐sized polystyrene particles by surfactant‐free emulsion polymerization in air: Synthesis and mechanism

Author(s) -

Telford Andrew M.,

Pham Binh T. T.,

Neto Chiara,

Hawkett Brian S.

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of polymer science part a: polymer chemistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.768

H-Index - 152

eISSN - 1099-0518

pISSN - 0887-624X

DOI - 10.1002/pola.26841

Subject(s) - emulsion polymerization , polystyrene , emulsion , pulmonary surfactant , chemical engineering , polymer , polymerization , materials science , particle (ecology) , polymer chemistry , particle size , chemistry , composite material , engineering , oceanography , geology

In this study, a novel, robust approach is presented to produce micrometer‐scale‐sized polystyrene particles with narrow size distribution in highly concentrated latexes. The approach could be easily employed by those not skilled in the art to produce large quantities of polymer particles for research applications. A recent hypothesis is corroborated for the mechanism of particle growth in surfactant‐free emulsion polymerization, based on heterocoagulation of precursor particles onto mature ones.

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