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Experiments with soap‐free polymerization of styrene in the presence of alcohols
Author(s) -
Homola A. M.,
Inoue M.,
Robertson A. A.
Publication year - 1975
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.1975.070191112
Subject(s) - polymerization , methanol , styrene , polystyrene , polymer chemistry , materials science , chemistry , chemical engineering , copolymer , organic chemistry , polymer , engineering
Polystyrene latexes have been synthesized by a method based on that Kotera et al. 4 The polymerization rates and yields have been improved by the addition of an alcohol (methanol) to the reactants. The effects of varying the methanol content and other process variables on the polymerization and on the properties of the latex are reported.