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Revisiting emulsion polymerization to produce stable, translucent, nanolatex of partially water‐soluble monomers, ethylacrylate–methylmethacrylate
Author(s) -
Bhawal Sumit,
Dhoble Deepa,
Devi Surekha
Publication year - 2003
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/app.12729
Subject(s) - monomer , copolymer , polymer chemistry , emulsion polymerization , materials science , nucleation , glass transition , polymer , kinetics , acrylate , emulsion , particle size , butyl acrylate , dynamic light scattering , chemical engineering , polymerization , particle (ecology) , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , physics , oceanography , quantum mechanics , geology , nanoparticle , engineering , nanotechnology
Stable, translucent nanolatex with monomer weight % as high as 25 was obtained through emulsion copolymerization of partially water‐soluble monomers, ethyl acrylate and methylmethacrylate. The kinetics of reaction, studied at monomer/surfactant (M/S) ratio 10 and 50 showed two intervals and higher rate of particle nucleation for KPS initiated systems. However, AIBN initiated system showed phase separation. The copolymer composition was determined through 1 H‐NMR studies and copolymers showed two glass transition temperatures. Dynamic light scattering studies indicated bimodal distribution of polymer particle size. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 90: 2593–2603, 2003