ISSN:
0022-3832
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
Vinyl acetate emulsion polymerization at 70°C. using potassium peroxydisulfate as initiator and a partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate as emulsifying agent has been studied. In agreement with the Smith and Ewart scheme for emulsion polymerizations, the polymerization rate was found to be independent of the total monomer amount present and approximately dependent on the 3/5 power of the emulsifier concentration. Instead of a 2/5 power dependence on initiator concentration for the rate of polymerization, a 0.7 power dependence was found. From surface tension measurements an “apparent critical micelle concentration” was determined for aqueous solutions of the emulsifier. However, light scattering studies gave no indication that aggregates of the emulsifier exist in aqueous solutions.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.1958.1202811615
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