| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M61238/01 |
| Title: |
ROPA:WATER-BORNE POLYMER COMPOSITES |
| Principal Investigator: |
Brooks, Professor B |
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| Department: |
Chemical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
Loughborough University |
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ROPA |
| Starts: |
29 September 1999 |
Ends: |
28 September 2001 |
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78,333
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A new approach to the production of sub-micron composite polymer particles will be explored. Aqueous dispersions of small drops that contain a pre-formed polymer, dissolved in a solvent that is a monomer for a different polymer, will be made by phase inversion. Polymerisation of the solvent will generate a second polymer so that the drops are converted to sub-micron particles of a polymer composite. The project could lead to new processes for producing aqueous polymer dispersions that can be used without volatile organic solvents.
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http://www.lboro.ac.uk |