Seymour, Raymond B.2022-02-092022-02-09197313753651https://hdl.handle.net/10657/8691The rate of emulsion polymerization of vinyl compounds such as styrene, methyl methacrylate, acrylonitrile and vinyl acetate may be modified by the use of solvents. The presence of small concentrations of solvents causes an acceleration of the rate of emulsion polymerization. Increasing the concentration of the good solvent for the polymer results in a gradual decrease in the polymerization rates, but poor solvents accelerate the rate of polymerization, even in relatively large concentrations. High-viscosity-poor solvents also produce an increase in the rate due to an inductive Trommsdorff effect. Very large concentrations of either good or poor solvents decrease the polymerization rate due to a dilution effect.application/pdfenThis item is protected by copyright but is made available here under a claim of fair use (17 U.S.C. §107) for non-profit research and educational purposes. Users of this work assume the responsibility for determining copyright status prior to reusing, publishing, or reproducing this item for purposes other than what is allowed by fair use or other copyright exemptions. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires express permission of the copyright holder.Thesisreformatted digital