PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF STERICALLY STABILISED, WHOLLY NON-CHARGED AQUEOUS POLYMER DISPERSIONS

摘要

Sterically stabilized aqueous polymer dispersions free from charged species are made by emulsifying in water ethylenically unsaturated monomer(s), soluble in water to the extent of 0.08%-8% by weight but giving rise to a polymer which is insoluble, and polymerizing the monomer(s) in that state in the presence of (a) a non-ionizable azo initiator which is water-soluble and substantially monomer-insoluble and (b) a block or graft copolymer stabilizer of specified structure.