ABSTRACT
Emulsion polymerization of alkyl acrylates and their copolymerization with some water-soluble monomers (metacrylic acid, acrylonitrile) in the absence of emulsifier were investigated by means of dilatometry and the turbidity spectrum method. The feasibility of synthesis of stable polymeric dispersions under specially selected conditions by temperature, the concentration of the initiator (ammonium persulfate), the presence and nature
of comonomers is shown. Several mechanisms of the formation and stabilization of latex particles are discussed. Particles can be stabilized by the end-groups of macromolecules, surfactant oligomers (capable of acting as emulsifiers), and the polar groups of comonomers.
