Abstract
Stable concentrated emulsions of polymerizable polysiloxane-containing polyurethane (PUASi)/Styrene (St)/Methyl methacrylate (MMA) were prepared using sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS)/nonyl polyoxyethylene ether (OS15)/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as composite surfactant and azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as initiator. A novel polymerization method, thin layer polymerization was used to carry out the concentrated emulsion copolymerization at 55°C. The effects of TDI/PPG molar ratio, surfactant concentration, different kinds of surfactants, and temperature on polymerization stability were studied. The effects of the thickness of the thin layer, the outside temperature of the reactor, as well as polymerization environment on the volatilization rate of water, and monomer in the system were investigated. The conversion-time relationships of the thin layer polymerization and the tube polymerization, as well as the effect of polymerization environment on the polymerization rate were also investigated. The morphology of latex particles was determined with transmission electron microscope (TEM). © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008
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