Emulsion Polymerization - Applications

Applications

Polymers produced by emulsion polymerization can be divided into three rough categories.

  • Synthetic rubber
    • Some grades of styrene-butadiene (SBR)
    • Some grades of Polybutadiene
    • Polychloroprene (Neoprene)
    • Nitrile rubber
    • Acrylic rubber
    • Fluoroelastomer (FKM)
  • Plastics
    • Some grades of PVC
    • Some grades of polystyrene
    • Some grades of PMMA
    • Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene terpolymer (ABS)
    • Polyvinylidene fluoride
    • Polyvinyl fluoride
    • PTFE
  • Dispersions (i.e. polymers sold as aqueous dispersions)
    • polyvinyl acetate
    • polyvinyl acetate copolymers
    • latexacrylic paint
    • Styrene-butadiene
    • VAE (vinyl acetate - ethylene copolymers)

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