Abstract
ABSTRACTSolid particles can stabilize emulsions instead of conventional surfactants. Emulsion polymerization of styrene, as an example of polymerizable oil, was processed in the present work after ultrasonication of styrene in water in the presence of silica nanoparticles as stabilizer. Field emission scanning electron microscopy, equipped with energy-dispersive X-ray unit, and transmission electron microscopy confirmed the formation of polystyrene particles covered by a sheath of self-assembled silica. Addition of these hybrids in different loadings (2–14 wt%) to polypropylene and ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer could improve their tensile strength and hardness. The mechanical enrichment could be attributed to the action of the silica shell layer to delay the phase separation process encountered between the polystyrene from one side and polypropylene/ethylene vinyl acetate from other side, which translates into different extents of reinforcements.
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