Abstract

Static mode of polymerization in a heterogeneous monomer-water system can be considered as one of the most promising methods for the synthesis of monodisperse lattices. Since any mixing systems (mechanical, ultrasound, creating convection currents, etc.) expands uncontrollably the particle size distribution. In a static heterogeneous monomer-water system, the nucleation of latex particles in the form of micro drops of monomer in the aqueous phase is represented as the formation of a new phase from supersaturated solutions. The driving force of this process is super saturation, which is set and maintained by the polymerization reaction proceeding at the monomer-water phase boundary. However, in addition to the nucleation of microdroplets, other phase formation processes can occur in the aqueous phase, due to its saturation with products of radical reactions. The likelihood of these processes is discussed in this article.