Effect of stirring rate on particle formation in emulsifier-free, organotellurium-mediated living radical emulsion polymerization (emulsion TERP) of styrene

Polymer Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 205-210

  Moribe, Hirotaka ^a   Kitayama, Yukiya ^a   Suzuki, Toyoko ^a   Okubo, Masayoshi ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

controlled living radical polymerization; emulsion polymerization; organotellurium mediated living radical polymerization (TERP); particle; self assembly; stirring; styrene

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PH; AQUEOUS PHASE; CONTROLLED/LIVING RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; EMULSIFIER-FREE; INITIAL STAGES; LIVING RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; NANOMETER-SIZED PARTICLES; PARTICLE FORMATION MECHANISM; PARTICLE FORMATIONS; POLY(METHACRYLIC ACID); STIRRING; STIRRING RATES; SUBMICROMETER-SIZED PARTICLES; THERMAL INITIATORS;

ALKALINITY; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; LIVING POLYMERIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PH EFFECTS; SELF ASSEMBLY; STYRENE;

EMULSIFICATION;

EID: 84863296788     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2011.115     Document Type: Article

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