Abstract
The mean size of the latex particles formed in emulsion polymerization of methyl methacrylate under definite conditions (water: monomer volume ratio 15: 1, 80°C, potassium persulfate concentration 0.07 wt %) decreases from 200 to 9–10 nm as the concentration of an ionic surfactant (anionic Disponil AES 60, SDS, cationic C19H42BrN) is increased from 0.0 to 1.0 wt %. The nonionic surfactants studied influence the size of the latex particles formed differently: with ALM-10, the particle size decreases from 200 to 150–190 nm, whereas with ALM-7 and ALM-2 it increases from 200 to 320 nm as the surfactant concentration is increased from 0.0 to 1.0 wt %. An increase in the concentration of F127 amphiphilic ternary block copolymer from 0.0 to 1.0 wt % leads to a monotonic decrease in the size of the poly(methyl methacrylate) latex particles formed from 200 to 53 nm.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Eliseeva, V.I., Ivanchev, S.S., Kuchanov, S.I., and Lebedev, A.V., Emul’sionnaya polimerizatsiya i ee primenenie v promyshlennosti (Emulsion Polymerization and Its Use in Industry), Moscow Khimiya, 1976.
Eliseeva, V.I., Polimernye dispersii (Polymer Dispersions), Moscow Khimiya, 1980.
Ivanchev, S.S., Radikal’naya polimerizatsiya (Radical Polymerization), Leningrad: Khimiya, 1985, pp. 115–137.
Chern, C.S., Prog. Polym. Sci., 2006, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 443–486.
Thickett, S.C. and Gilbert, R.G., Polymer, 2007, vol. 48, no. 24, pp. 6965–6991.
Zetterlund, P.B., Thickett, S.C., Perrier, S., et al., Chem. Rev., 2015, vol. 115, no. 18, pp. 9745–9800.
Furumi, S., J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013, vol. 1, no. 38, pp. 6003–6012.
Bao, Y., Shi, C., Wang, T., et al., Micropor. Mesopor. Mater., 2016, vol. 227, June, pp. 121–136.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Additional information
Original Russian Text © B.B. Troitskii, A.A. Lokteva, V.N. Denisova, M.A. Novikova, A.N. Konev, I.L. Fedyushkin, 2016, published in Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii, 2016, Vol. 89, No. 7, pp. 942−946.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Troitskii, B.B., Lokteva, A.A., Denisova, V.N. et al. Determination of the latex particle size in emulsion polymerization of methyl methacrylate with low emulsifier concentrations. Russ J Appl Chem 89, 1132–1136 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1070427216070132
Received:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1070427216070132