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Preparation and characterization of polymer stabilized polystyrene latex
Author(s) -
Oun Ahmed Mohammed
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.4990290412
Subject(s) - polystyrene , materials science , polymer chemistry , copolymer , polymer , viscometer , stabilizer (aeronautics) , microelectrophoresis , chemical engineering , chemistry , viscosity , composite material , chromatography , electrophoresis , mechanical engineering , engineering
A polystyrene latex was prepared which was stabilized using the most effective stabilizer, i.e. a graft copolymer of polystyrene‐poly(ethylene oxide). The latex and the stabilizer were characterized using infrared, elemental analysis, viscometry, osmometry, electron microscopy and microelectrophoresis techniques. The results show that the polystyrene latex is sterically stabilized and could be used for thermodynamic and kinetic studies.