Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.83, No.13, 2930-2937, 2002
Prediction and experiment of core-shell particle morphology of vinyl acetate and butyl acrylate
In this article, the particle morphology in emulsion polymerization of the poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc)/poly(butyl acrylate) (PBA) system is investigated. With the use of the basic data in literature, the relevant interface tensions and viscosity are estimated with the equation proposed in literature. The time achieved to equilibrium morphology is predicted with cluster dynamics proposed by Gonzalez. The experiment result is consistent with that of prediction.
Keywords:latex particles;morphology;seeded emulsion polymerization;poly(butyl acrylate);poly(vinyl acetate)