Translated by P. CurtisThe main method for processing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is plastisol technology [1] in which the process of combination of the polymer with the plasticiser is determined by the structure of the PVC. It is well known [2,3] that the structure of emulsion PVC is infl uenced substantially by the method of formation from latex. Here, a promising means of polymer formation is coagulation by cationic polyelectrolytes. The principle of action of these reagents is based on the destabilisation of latex particles by neutralisation of the protective layer created by the emulsifi ers, as a result of which the destabilised polymer particles form a precipitate to be separated from the mother liquor [4].The advantages of polymer formation by cationic polyelectrolytes over spray drying and coagulation by inorganic electrolytes include a lower energy requirement, ecological safety of the process, the absence of contamination of the PVC by polymerisate components and mineral impurities [4,5], and also the possibility of changing the morphology of the polymer. The high activity and selectivity of cationic polyelectrolytes lower the coagulant consumption considerably compared with inorganic electrolytes [6,7]. In this connection, the study of the process of PVC latex coagulation is urgent from the point of view of controlling the structure and properties of the polymer, which infl uence its combination with plasticisers.This article presents a comparative analysis of the properties of plasticised systems according to the method of formation of the polymer from latex, and sets out a method for controlling the properties of PVC-plasticiser mixtures during the processing of the polymer by plastisol technology.An analysis was made of industrial emulsion PVC of grade PVC-EP-6602S, formed from latex during spray drying (PVC-1), and a polymer specimen (PVC-2) produced as result of coagulation of latex with a polymer concentration C L = 42%, a degree of adsorption saturation θ = 84.1%, and an average particle diameter d av = 184.4 nm. The coagulating agent was a cationic polyelectrolyte -poly-1,2-dimethyl-5-vinylpyridinium methyl sulphate (poly-1,2-DM-5-VPMS) obtained by the procedure described in reference [8].To investigate the process of coagulation, a solution of polyelectrolyte of specifi ed concentration (C PE , mg equ/L) was added to the latex, the system was mixed, and the effectiveness of the coagulating action of the polyelectrolyte was assessed from the degree of precipitation of the polymer (X, %), equal to the ratio of the mass of the precipitated polymer to its total mass in the investigated specimen. The PVC specimens were dried at room temperature.The density of the polymer ρ p was determined picnometrically in isopropyl alcohol at 20 °C according to the procedure set out in reference [9].The degree of crystallinity of the PVC specimens was assessed by X-ray diffraction analysis [9] on a DRON-3.0 X-ray diffractometer.Optical microscopy [10] was used to study the process of swelling of microparticles in ...