Narrowly Distributed Surfactant-Free Polystyrene Latex with a Water-Soluble Comonomer
✍ Scribed by Dong Qiu; Terence Cosgrove; Andrew M. Howe
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 142 KB
- Volume
- 206
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1022-1352
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Summary: The surfactant‐free synthesis of latex polymers of styrene and sodium styrenesulfonate (NaSS) was investigated. The development of size and size distribution of the particles was studied by photo‐correlation spectroscopy (PCS) and transmission electronic microscopy (TEM). The effects of NaSS concentration and the order of addition of reactants were examined in detail. The results showed that the particle size decreases with an increase in the styrene sulfonate concentration. The polydispersity index can be reduced by mixing NaSS with styrene homogeneously before adding initiator, but this leads to a slightly larger mean particle size.
TEM image of surfactant‐free polystyrene latex made by the modified method.
magnified imageTEM image of surfactant‐free polystyrene latex made by the modified method.