AbstractThe dependence of the rate of emulsion polymerization of methyl methacrylate on the concentration of sodium dodecyl sulfate has been studied using the Mx+–N2H5OH system as initiator (where Mx+is Cu2+, Fe3+, and Mn3+). It was found that the rate dependence on soap concentration was different for each initiator. The extent of this variation was:documentclass{article}pagestyle{empty}begin{document}$$ {rm Rp }alpha {rm }left {{rm Soap}} right^{0.18 - 0.55} $$end{document}The variation is large enough to show that the dependence of the rate of emulsion polymerization on soap concentration is not simply a function of the solubility of the monomer in water, as had been suggested by Gershber
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