Chain transfer to mercaptopropionic acid, reactivities of vinyl acetate and butyl acrylate copolymers and other factors affecting mini-emulsion polymerization reactions

• Main Author: Castanares, Karen Grace B.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2000
• Subjects: Emulsion polymerization; Chemical reactions; Polymerase chain reaction; Acids; Vinyl acetate; Chemistry
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/2340
• Institution: De La Salle University

Emulsion polymerization has gained considerable interest for decades now due to its industrial applications. It allows synthesis of high molecular weight polymers, it is a clean method employing water as its solvent and the latex may be processed directly into products with minimal purification. The...