Abstract
Abstract Styrene (St) and butyl acrylate (BA) copolymer latexes were synthesized using two polymerization systems with different initiators. In System I a water-soluble initiator (K2S2O8/Na2S2O4·2H22O) was used. System II contained hydroperoxide groups bound to water-insoluble oxidized isotactic polypropylene (OPP) powder combined with the Fe2+/ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid activator. The size of PSt/PBA latex particles (D) of the synthesized copolymer latexes was determined. The dependence of D and surface tension was studied as a function of monomer conversion. It was found that the above parameters are dependent on the type of initiation system employed. In System II, larger latex particles are formed of increasing size as a function of monomer conversion. Smaller particles are produced in System I, and their size is almost unchanged during polymerization.
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