ABSTRACT

Emulsion polymerization is one of several processes by which a variety of unsaturated organic carbon compounds can be polymerized. This polymerization, which is an addition type, is carried out in liquid medium, which is almost always aqueous and produces a milky fluid called a latex. There is an important difference between suspension and emulsion polymerization: in the former the polymerization occurs in the organic or monomer phase, while in the latter it occurs in the water phase or medium.