Emulsion Polymerization and Emulsion Polymers 

0471967467

978-047196746-0

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

PARTIAL 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.