Mechanistic Aspects of Aqueous Heterogeneous Radical Polymerization of Styrene under Compressed CO2

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Industry: Polymers
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Instrument: Vasco Flex

Industry: Polymers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.201700128

Keywords: carbon dioxide; miniemulsion; radical polymerization, in situ dynamic light scattering

Radical polymerization of styrene in aqueous emulsions pressurized by CO2 has been investigated with a view to development of low energy miniemulsion polymerization. The general requirement of high energy mixing to generate miniemulsions comprising sub-micrometer-size monomer droplets has long been an impediment to wide-spread industrial application. (307 characters)

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