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Studies on batch emulsion copolymeization of styrene with acrylic acid (AA) or methacrylic acid (MAA) were carried out. The effect of AA or MAA on the total conversion of the monomers was studied by a gravimetric method. The distribution of the carboxylic group in the copolymer microspheres was investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The surface content of the carboxylic groups of styrene (St)/AA copolymer microspheres was found to be higher than that of St/MAA copolymer microspheres. The effects of partial neutralization of MAA in emulsifier-free emulsion copolymerization and seeded emulsion copolymerization on the distribution of the carboxylic group was also investigated.
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Received: 14 December 1999/Accepted: 23 August 2000
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Wang, P., Pan, CY. Emulsion copolymerization of styrene with acrylic or methacrylic acids – distribution of the carboxylic group. Colloid Polym Sci 279, 98–103 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003960000407
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003960000407