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Water‐redispersible low‐ T g acrylic powders for the modification of hydraulic binder compositions
Author(s) -
Saija Leo M.,
Uminski Maciej
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19990314)71:11<1781::aid-app7>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - caking , materials science , polymer , acrylic acid , chemical engineering , polymerization , monomer , aqueous solution , spray drying , polymer chemistry , particle (ecology) , composite material , particle size , chemistry , organic chemistry , oceanography , engineering , geology
Water‐redispersible, low‐ T g acrylic polymer powders are obtained in a free‐flowing form by spray drying the structured aqueous dispersions. Powder sticking and caking phenomena are minimized thanks to the heterogeneous particle morphology achieved through a sequential polymerization technique. Redispersibility is reached by the presence of functional monomers containing acid groups, properly distributed in the polymer particles. The influence of the different synthesis parameters on the drying and redispersion processes is discussed. The acrylic powders developed here are well suited for the modification of Portland cement mortars, giving performances comparable to their corresponding “mother” latices. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 71: 1781–1787, 1999