Grafting and adsorption of poly(vinyl) alcohol in vinyl acetate emulsion polymerization |
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Authors: | Stefano Carrà Andrea Sliepcevich Sergio Carrà |
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Affiliation: | a Mapei SpA, Research and Development Center, Via Cafiero 22, 20158 Milano, Italy b Dipartimento di Chimica Fisica Applicata, Politecnico di Milano, Via Mancinelli 7, 20131 Milano, Italy |
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Abstract: | Poly(vinyl alcohol) is often used in vinyl acetate emulsion polymerization as a protective colloid, but its role is complex and controversial since it partakes in grafting reactions with the monomer, influencing process mechanisms, and affecting the colloidal properties of the latex. Furthermore, in industrial operations, the wide scatter of macromolecular properties of the commercial types of poly(vinyl alcohol) causes process irreproducibilities. In this work different types of polyvinyl alcohol were used to perform a series of polymerizations, and their kinetics were compared. A selective solubilization procedure was applied to separate the three fractions of poly(vinyl alcohol) in the final latex: free in the water phase, physically adsorbed onto the polymer particles and chemically grafted. These results were compared with those obtained from pure adsorption measurements of polyvinyl alcohol onto ‘emulsifier-free’ polyvinyl acetate dispersions. The rheological behavior of the different latexes was also compared, and the results were used to formulate an hypothesis on the interaction mechanisms acting in these systems. |
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Keywords: | Emulsion polymerization Colloidal stabilization Poly(vinyl alcohol) |
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