Patent ID: 9023943
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: C08F,C08K

Abstract:
1. A process for forming a latex by the emulsion polymerization of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing at least one carbon-to-carbon double bond, said process consisting essentially of polymerizing said ethylenically unsaturated monomer in an aqueous medium in the presence of a water-soluble initiator and a surfactant of the formula (II): where n =1, 2 or 3; x is 1-100, and wherein said ethylenically unsaturated monomer is selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetate, vinyl propionate, vinyl benzoate, styrene, methyl styrene, vinyl naphthalene, divinyl benzene, vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, acrylonitrile, methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl acrylate, propyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, ethyl methacrylate, propyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate, benzyl acrylate, benzyl methacrylate, cyclohexyl acrylate, cyclohexyl methacrylate, decyl acrylate, dodecyl acrylate, decyl methacrylate, dodecyl methacrylate, hydroxypropyl acrylate, hydroxyethyl acrylate, hydroxylpropyl methacrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, amino acrylate and amino methacrylate.