Process for the suspension polymerization of vinyl chloride with low polymer buildup

摘要

The invention relates to reduction of polymer buildup during the suspension polymerization of vinyl chloride, either alone or with other olefinically unsaturated monomers copolymerizable therewith. There is employed a particular combination of ingredients in the polymerization recipe, the essential features being the use of a water phase inhibitor and an oil phase inhibitor along with a substantially water-insoluble polymerization initiator and operating at a high pH. A multiplicity of charges may be polymerized in the reactor without opening the same.