AbstractThe effect of solubilization of latex polymers was investigated in various anionic surfactant solutions. The process of solubilization was studied by measuring the increase in light transmission and viscosity of the latexes. It was found that anionic surfactants differ widely in their ability to solubilize a given polymer, and susceptibility to solubilization is significantly affected by comonomer content of the polymer. If, for example, a poly(vinyl acetate) latex is stabilized exclusivdly by a strongly solubilizing sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate, it is less stable and hydrolyzes faster than a similar latex made with a polyoxyethylene derivative, which has only a slight solubilizing action. Dibutyl mateate copolymers of vinyl acetate are less susceptible to solubilization than hompolymers of vinyl acetate.
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