Emulsion polymerization is an important process for manufacturing a wide variety of polymers for use in multiple applications, including coatings, home and personal care, electronics, construction, adhesives and applications in biomedicine. In its most basic form, emulsion polymerization requires four ingredients: water, monomer, surfactant, and initiator. Preparing latex polymers and by extension coatings with the desired balance of properties for the specific application is challenging, however, this waterborne technology facilitates the preparation of a wide range of polymers with non-linear morphology (hard and soft composites, hollow spheres, etc.) thereby providing distinct coatings performance platforms. Now discussed are the syntheses and formulation of acrylic polymers and their use in multiple applications.

Overview of emulsion polymerization technology for the preparation of industrially-relevant polymers for health, the home and smart living

256th National Meeting (2018)

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