Archive | 2019
Radiation Emulsion Polymerization
Abstract
Abstract The concept and the current theory on radiation emulsion polymerization are introduced. Some typical application examples, such as the synthesis of polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylate and its composite latex, and polystyrene via γ-ray radiation-induced emulsion polymerization, have been presented to highlight the features of radiation emulsion polymerization technique. The production technique, mechanism, and basic recipes, as well as the product performance of two world s first and now popular industrial products by radiation emulsion technique, that is, low-temperature pigment printing binder and polyacrylate thickeners, are described in detail.