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Compartmentalisation in miniemulsions: exploration of compartmentalisation and some interesting end‐uses
Author(s) -
Ouzineb Keltoum,
Graillat Christian,
Dubé Marc A.,
Jovanović Renata,
McKenna Timothy F.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.200450209
Subject(s) - differential scanning calorimetry , miniemulsion , materials science , monomer , chemical engineering , mass fraction , particle size , polymer chemistry , polymer , composite material , thermodynamics , physics , engineering
Infrared spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry were used to demonstrate that miniemulsions of relatively hydrophobic monomers are compartmentalised during the reaction. Experiments with blends of miniemulsions of different composition revealed that no mass transfer takes place between droplets of different composition in the same reactor. In addition, it was shown that it is possible to make high solids content, low viscosity latexes with bimodal particle size and molecular weight distributions because of this property.