Rv. Rodionova et Va. Volkov, EFFECT OF ELECTROLYTES ON HYDRATION AND STABILITY OF LATEX-PARTICLES MODIFIED WITH UNSATURATED NONIONOGENIC SURFACTANTS, Colloid journal of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 54(6), 1992, pp. 875-880
The effect of electrolytes on the thickness of the protective hydrate
shells of particles of styrene- and vinyl acetate-maleate latexes was
investigated. It was found that sodium phosphate has the greatest dehy
drating effect for styrene-maleate latexes, while sodium phosphate and
aluminum chloride have the greatest effect for vinyl acetate-maleate
latexes. The hydration of latex particles was shown to be an empirical
function of the concentration of electrolyte. A quantitative correlat
ion was established between the resistance of the latex to coagulation
by electrolytes and the thickness of the particle hydrate shells.