Emulsion Polymerization of Vinyl Acetate

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Frontiers Between Theory and Industrial Practice in Vinyl Acetate Polymerizations

   • Henry Warson

   Pages 1-10

3. The Polymerization of Aqueous Solutions of Vinyl Acetate

   • A. S. Dunn

   Pages 11-29

4. Effects of Particle Number and Initiator Level on the Kinetics of Vinyl Acetate Emulsion Polymerizations

   • Richard L. Zollars

   Pages 31-48

5. Synthesis Kinetics and Characterization of Poly (Vinyl Acetate) — Molecular Weight and Long Chain Branching Development

   • A. E. Hamielec

   Pages 49-61

6. Some Surface Chemical Effects on the Capture of Free Radicals - A Kinetic Parameter Analysis of the LPS Model

   • A. Klein, V. T. Stannett

   Pages 63-87

7. The Reinvestigation of Vinyl Acetate Emulsion Polymerization (I) -The Rate of Polymerization

   • K. H. S. Chang, M. H. Litt, M. Nomura

   Pages 89-136

8. The Reinvestigation of Vinyl Acetate Emulsion Polymerization (II) - The Induced Decomposition of Initiator

   • M. H. Litt, K. H. S. Chang

   Pages 137-158

9. The Reinvestigation of Vinyl Acetate Emulsion Polymerization (III) - Isotope Effect

   • M. H. Litt, K. H. S. Chang

   Pages 159-171

10. The Radiation Induced Emulsion Polymerization of Vinyl Acetate

    • V. T. Stannett, R. R. Challa, J. H. Drew, E. P. Stahel

    Pages 173-189

11. The Stabilization of Poly (Vinyl Acetate) Latexes by Polymethacrylic Acid

    • W. E. Daniels, J. W. V. Anderhoff, C. T. Enos, J. G. Iacoviello, S. M. Ahmed, J. Frost

    Pages 191-202

12. Particularities of Emulsion Polymerization of Vinyl Acetate in the Presence of Hydroxyethylcellulose

    • D. Donescu, Kristiana Goşa, I. Diaconescu, Magdalena MazĂre, Nicoleta Carp

    Pages 203-213

13. Preparation, Characterization and Properties of Vinyl Acetate - Butyl Acrylate Copolymer Latexes

    • M. S. El-Aasser, T. Makgawinata, S. Misra, J. W. Vanderhoff, C. Pichot, M. F. Llauro

    Pages 215-252

14. Some Studies on Vinyl Acrylic Latex - Surfactant Interactions

    • B. R. Vijayendran, T. Bone, C. Gajria

    Pages 253-283

15. Back Matter

    Pages 285-290

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It is particularly appropriate that this symposium on the emulsion polymeriza­ tion of vinyl acetate was held in recognition of the industrial importance of poly(vinyl acetate) and vinyl acetate copolymers, and their rather unique properties among emulsion polymers in general. Poly( vinyl acetate) latexes were the first synthetic polymer latexes to be made on a commercial scale: their production using polyvinyl alcohol as emulsifier began in Germany during the mid-1930s and has continued to the present day, growing steadily with the years. Indeed, poly(vinyl acetate) latexes prepared with polyvinyl alcohol are still one of the mainstays of the adhesives industry. With the passing of time, however, vinyl acetate copolymers have been developed: copolymers with maleate esters such as dibutyl maleate, acrylate esters such as ethyl acrylate and butyl acrylate, versatic acid esters, and, more recently, ethylene. These versatile copolymers have found increasing use in more sophisticated adhesives with specialized properties, adhesives for clay coatings on paper, carpet backing, and interior and exterior paints. Thus more than 45 years after the first commercial production of vinyl acetate latexes, their use is still growing, both in actual quantities and different applications. The industrial importance of vinyl acetate latexes makes the mechanism and kinetics of their emulsion polymerization of practical as well as scientific interest.

• Copolymer
• polymer
• polymerization
• stabilization

• Emulsion Polymers Institute, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, USA

  Mohamed S. El-Aasser, John W. Vanderhoff

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