Ci. Simionescu et al., SOAP-FREE EMULSION POLYMERIZATION OF VINYL MONOMERS IN THE PRESENCE OF POLY(N-ACETYL IMINOETHYLENE) MACROAZOINITIATORS, Pure and applied chemistry, A32, 1995, pp. 1095-1101
The soap-free emulsion polymerization of some hydrophobic vinyl monome
rs (styrene, methyl methacrylate, n-butyl methacrylate) in the presenc
e of water soluble poly(N-acetyl iminoethylene) macroazoinitiators was
investigated. The polymerization system features are controlled by th
e nature and concentration of both monomer and macroinitiator. The res
ulting block copolymers were proved to act as emulsifiers in inverse e
mulsion polymerizations.