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An emulsion polymerization of styrene in the presence of an amphoteric emulsifier of the betaine type; N,N-dimethyl-n-laurylbetaine (LNB), has been studied at various pH values. The relationships between the physicochemical properties of LNB aqueous solutions, the emulsion polymerization process and the characteristics of the synthesized latex particles were studied under various pH conditions. The polymerization rate and the particle number concentration decreased with increasing pH of LNB aqueous solution and changed in shape at both ca. pH 4 and pH 8–10. The properties of LNB aqueous solution also changed with the pH and changed in shape at the same pH as that of the emulsion polymerization. These pH values were in good agreement with the pH at which the LNB molecule changed its ionic form. The number of synthesized latex particles was proportional to the number of LNB micelles in the solution, below pH 10. The particle size of the synthesized latex particles and the molecular weight of the latex polymers also changed with the properties of LNB aqueous solutions, accompanying the change of the ionic form of LNB molecules.
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Kato, K., Kondo, H., Takeda, M. et al. The effect of pH on emulsion polymerization of styrene in the presence of an amphoteric emulsifier. Colloid & Polymer Sci 265, 950–956 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01412396
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