Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Vol.37, No.13, 2167-2178, 1999
Modeling inverse microemulsion polymerization
A mathematical model for inverse microemulsion polymerization has been developed. The model has been used to fit experimental results of the effect of initiator concentration, light intensity, emulsifier concentration, and dispersed phase weight fraction on the monomer conversion evolution, particle size, and polymer molecular weight in the inverse microemulsion polymerization of 2-methacryloyl oxyethyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (MADQUAT) initiated by UV light in the presence of AIBN. A good fitting of the experimental data was achieved.
Keywords:inverse microemulsion polymerization;MADQUAT;nucleation;photopolymerization;molecular weights;flocculants