2017•Polymer ChemistryRequires access

Hollow particles are produced by the burying of sulfate end-groups inside particles prepared by emulsion polymerization of styrene with potassium persulfate as initiator in the absence/presence of a nonionic emulsifier

Chujuan Huang, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Mineho Moritaka, Masayoshi Okubo

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We resolved the longtime enigma in emulsion polymerization of styrene with K 2 S 2 O 8 by showing the fact that hollow polystyrene particles were successfully prepared by heat treatment in the emulsion state.

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Key concepts: Potassium persulfate, Emulsion polymerization, Styrene, Polystyrene, Emulsion, Polymer chemistry, Polymerization, Chemistry