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Introduction To Emulsion Polymerization

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Emulsion polymerization is a heterogeneous free-radical process in which the kinetic events take place simultaneously in more than one phase. The following four mechanisms for particle nucleation have been discussed: micellar, homogeneous, coagulative, and in miniemulsion droplets. The roles of surfactants in determining the latex particle number are outlined.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Emulsion Polymers Institute, Center for Polymer Science and Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, USA

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El-Aasser, M.S. (1990). Introduction To Emulsion Polymerization. In: Lemstra, P.J., Kleintjens, L.A. (eds) Integration of Fundamental Polymer Science and Technology—4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0767-6_14

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