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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2006
Dane Kenton Parker, Massillon, OH (US);
Frank James Feher, Copley, OH (US);
Viswanath Mahadevan, Copley, OH (US);
Dane Kenton Parker, Massillon, OH (US);
Frank James Feher, Copley, OH (US);
Viswanath Mahadevan, Copley, OH (US);
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention discloses an emulsion polymerization process that comprises: (1) preparing an aqueous polymerization medium which is comprised of (a) at least one monomer, (b) a polymerization control agent, and an emulsifier, wherein the emulsifier is prepared in-situ within the aqueous polymerization medium; and (2) initiating polymerization of said monomer within the aqueous polymerization medium. The subject invention more specifically reveals an emulsion polymerization process that comprises: (1) preparing a monomer solution which is comprised of (a) at least one monomer, (b) a conjugate acid of a surfactant with a pKof less than 14, and (c) a controlled free radical polymerization agent; (2) preparing an aqueous medium which is comprised of (a) water, and (b) a conjugate base of a weak acid wherein the pKof the base is less than 14; and (3) mixing the monomer solution with the aqueous medium under conditions that result in the in-situ formation of an emulsifier, and (4) initiating free radical polymerization.