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Copolymerization of unsaturated polyester with styrene in inverted emulsion
Author(s) -
Horie Kazuyuki,
Mita Itaru,
Kambe Hirotaro
Publication year - 1967
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.1967.070110104
Subject(s) - emulsion , polyester , copolymer , styrene , materials science , polymer chemistry , emulsion polymerization , unsaturated polyester , polyurethane , polymerization , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , chemistry , polymer , composite material , engineering
Copolymerization of unsaturated polyester with styrene in water‐in‐oil (W/O) type emulsion was carried out with the use of various basic compounds as emulsifiers. It was found that a stable, gellike W/O type emulsion of unsaturated polyester resin is formed only when p K a 's of the bases are above 6 and their concentrations are higher than some critical value. In these conditions, water can be dispersed in emulsion up to 900% to the resin. By polymerization, the stable W/O type emulsion is transformed to a white solid copolymer which is dry to the touch and which contains 90–95% of initially added water. It was confirmed that the basic compounds react with the carboxylic group of the polyester to form at the water‐resin interface polyester salts, which act as true emulsifying agents. The stabilization mechanism of the emulsion at various concentrations of the polyester salt was investigated, mainly by microscopic observations, and an interpretation of the critical value of emulsifier concentration is proposed.