POLYMERIZATION OF STYRENE IN LOW INTERFACIAL TENSION MICROEMULSION-OIL-WATER THREE-PHASE SYSTEMS
- 1 March 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology
- Vol. 7 (2) , 245-258
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01932698608943458
Abstract
Polymerization was carried out with surfactant-styrene-brine systems which were formulated for the attainement of ultra-low interfacial tension and three-phase behavior. An anionic-nonionic surfactant mixture was used to maintain the optimum formulation over a certain range of temperature. Dispersion polymerization experiments were carried out with the initiator either in water (persulfate) or in styrene (AIBN). The polymerization systems exhibited both rate of polymerization and molecular weight dependence on the amount of added initiator, but no autoacceleration was observed.Keywords
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