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Emulsion Polymerization and Emulsion Polymers

ISBN-10:0471967467
ISBN-13:978-047196746-0

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General descriptionEmulsion polymerization is used commercially to produce synthetic alternatives to natural latex rubber. This book provides an up-to-date treatment of all aspects of the field--including basic theory, practice, major industrial uses and related technologies.

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publication infoP.A. Lovell, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 1997, 826 pp., hard cover

Table Of Contents

Table of ContentsPARTIAL TABLE OF CONTENTS:
BASIC SCIENCE.
Free-Radical Polymerization.
Features of Emulsion Polymerization.
Stabilization of Polymer Colloid Dispersions.
THEORY.
Harkins, Smith-Ewart and Related Theories.
Modelling Rates, Particle Size Distributions and Molar Mass Distributions.
PRACTICE.
Formulation Components.
Batch and Semi-batch Processes.
Control of Particle Morphology.
Process Modelling and Control.
Latex Polymer Characterization.
The Formation and Properties of Latex Films.
MAJOR INDUSTRIAL USES.
Diene-based Synthetic Rubbers.
Vinyl Acetate Polymerization.
RELATED HETEROGENEOUS POLYMERIZATION.
Miniemulsion Polymerization.
Inverse Emulsion and Microemulsion Polymerization.
Indexes.