The use of selected acrylate and acrylamide-based surfmers and polysoaps in the emulsion polymerization of styrene

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dc.contributor.authorTichagwa L.
dc.contributor.authorGotz C.
dc.contributor.authorTonge M.
dc.contributor.authorSanderson R.
dc.contributor.authorPasch H.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:57:12Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:57:12Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractPolymerizable surfactants (surfmers) 12-acryloyloxy-dodecanoic acid and 11-acrylamidoundecanoic acid and their respective sodium salts were prepared and then polymerized to form their corresponding oligomers using reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT). Different concentrations of both the surfmers, their sodium salts, and their RAFT oligomers were used as polysoaps in the emulsion polymerization of styrene. Stabilities of the pre-emulsions before polymerization were determined and compared. After polymerization, particle sizes and polydispersities of the resulting polystyrene latices were determined. Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) was used as a reference surfactant to compare the particle sizes and stabilities of the pre-emulsions prepared using surfmers and polymeric surfactants (polysoaps) as particle stabilizers. Emulsion polymerization of styrene using these surfmers and polysoaps all led to latices which were stable for a period of more than six months, as indicated by constant particle sizes, whereas latices prepared using the conventional surfactant, SDS, were not as stable.
dc.description.versionConference Paper
dc.identifier.citationMacromolecular Symposia
dc.identifier.citation193
dc.identifier.issn10221360
dc.identifier.other10.1002/masy.200390057
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10269
dc.subjectEmulsion polymerization
dc.subjectOligomers
dc.subjectParticle size analysis
dc.subjectPolymerization
dc.subjectSalts
dc.subjectSurface active agents
dc.subjectSurfmers
dc.subjectPolystyrenes
dc.subject11 acrylamidoundecanoic acid
dc.subject12 acrylolyloxydodecanoic acid
dc.subjectacrylamide derivative
dc.subjectacrylic acid derivative
dc.subjectdodecyl sulfate sodium
dc.subjectoligomer
dc.subjectpolymer
dc.subjectsoap
dc.subjectstyrene
dc.subjectsurfactant
dc.subjectunclassified drug
dc.subjectchemical structure
dc.subjectconference paper
dc.subjectemulsion
dc.subjectparticle size
dc.subjectpH
dc.subjectpolymerization
dc.subjectscanning electron microscopy
dc.titleThe use of selected acrylate and acrylamide-based surfmers and polysoaps in the emulsion polymerization of styrene
dc.typeConference Paper
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