Mixed Anionic and Nonionic Surfactant Systems

Unzueta and Forcada [93] developed a mechanistic model for the emulsion copolymerization of methyl methacrylate and n-butyl acrylate stabilized by mixed anionic and nonionic surfactants, which was verified by the experimental data. This model is based on the mass and population balances of precursor particles and the moments of particle size distribution. It is sensitive to such parameters as the composition of mixed surfactants and the total surfactant concentration. A competitive particle nucleation mechanism is incorporated into the model to successfully simulate the evolution of particle nuclei during polymerization. [Pg.90]

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