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Rheology of poly(vinyl chloride) plastisol: Effect of a particular nonionic cosurfactant
Author(s) -
Tomás A.,
Rasteiro M. G.,
GandoFerreira L.,
Figueiredo S.
Publication year - 2009
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.30998
Subject(s) - rheology , vinyl chloride , viscoelasticity , materials science , viscosity , polymerization , polymer chemistry , aqueous solution , polymer , particle (ecology) , dispersion (optics) , chemical engineering , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , copolymer , oceanography , physics , engineering , optics , geology
The rheology of poly(vinyl chloride) plastisols is affected by many aspects of the formulations, such as type and concentration of each component, temperature and, perhaps most important, the polymer properties. Taking into consideration the surfactants normally present during the polymerization reaction, in this work, a different approach was followed. Besides the usual polymerization surfactants, a particular ester‐type emulsifier was also added in a postpolymerization stage. The results show a particle aggregation effect in the initial aqueous dispersion (latex) that promotes a significant decrease in the viscosity level, aging profile, and different viscoelastic properties of the latter plastisols. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010