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Research program
Foundation Emulsion Polymerization
Approved during the SEP meeting November 2009 1. Process control in (mini-)emulsion (co/ter)polymerization
- Emulsion co- and terpolymerization; prediction, control and parameters, including partitioning and nucleation
- Combinatorial latex synthesis procedures and high-throughput screening of polymeric materials
- On-line monitoring in (mini-)emulsion (co)polymerization
- Propagation in the aqueous phase and entry in (mini-)emulsion copolymerization 2. Special particle morphologies
- Hybrid latices containing inorganic particles, prevention of secondary nucleation
- Interactions between latex particles and inorganic particles
- Control of latex morphology (including non-spherical latices and hollow particles)
- Preparative Pulsed Initiation Polymerization and preparation of small latex particles
- Characterization of high MW polymers through electron microscopy 3. Functionalized latex particles for coating applications
- Block copolymers as surfactants
- Incorporation of a-olefins and hydrophobic monomers in latex particles
- Antimicrobial latex particles (antimicrobial PU coatings) 4. CCT and CRP in (mini-)emulsion
- Several mechanistic aspects of CCT and CRP in (mini-)emulsion. (Applications)
- CRP in aqueous solution of ionic monomers 5. Scaling-up of (mini-)emulsion polymerization, Process intensification
- Process aspects of (mini-)emulsion polymerization. More efficient methods of manufacture.
Continuous operations 6. Artificial latices
- Artificial latices and emulsification 7. Film formation
- Film formation 8. Coagulation phenomena
- Product innovation (colloidal stabilization mechanisms). Mechanism of microcoagulation 9. Reduction of residual monomer
- Approaches to reduce residual monomer 10. Sustainable latex technology
- Sustainable product- and process technology focusing on polymer dispersions
- Monomers and surfactants from renewable (i.e. natural) sources
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