| Abstract: | In order to identify the factors causing an agitation effect on the rate of soapless emulsion polymerization, the polymerization of methyl methacrylate was carried out in water. Experimental results indicated the significance of monomer transfer from monomer droplets to water. A kinetic model was proposed which would take into account this monomer transfer. This model enabled the effect of monomer transfer on the rate of soapless emulsion polymerization to be evaluated for the present system and the experimental results to be interpreted qualitatively. |
