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At present, the polymer industry has gained increasing importance due to the versatility of its properties, as well as the impact they have on the environment. The present investigation provides the determination of optimal operating conditions for the polymerization of styrene and vinyl propionate in a Batch reactor, as well as the copolymerization of styrene with propionate monomers by the process of emulsion via free radicals, allowing to observe the variations with respect to Reaction yields and molecular weights. Another important factor is the activation of the initiator so that the polymerization process begins within each of the micelles. Likewise, it was found that, in the copolymerizations, there are considerable variations with respect to reaction yields and molecular weights as the concentrations are modified. In addition, it was found that there are higher yields in styrene polymerizations per solution than emulsion.