ABSTRACT:The seeded emulsion polymerization of styrene with emulsified monomer feeding was performed by polyethyl acrylate (PEA) latex as seed emulsion. It was shown that the grafting reactions occurred between two components on the composite latex particles. The loci of seeded polymerization were studied by the kinetics of grafting reaction. The highest grafting efficiency in the initial period of seeded emulsion polymerization supported the fact that the surfaces of PEA particles are the sites of polymerization of styrene. The grafting efficiency decreased with increasing monomerto-polymer ratio and initiator concentration.
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