From the Inside Flap
Praise for the First edition
“I wish it had been available when I fi rst started using the technique… I would recommend this book to
anyone beginning a career in industrial polymer chemistry.”
(Chemistry & Industry, 2006)
“This book will make an excellent graduate level textbook, and a valuable reference book… Its comparative conciseness (coupled with extensive references) makes it an excellent source for learning the key principles”
(Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006,)
New to this edition:
Morphology of latex particles
Extended coverage of controlled radical polymerisation in latex production
Updates to all other chapters
Emulsion polymerisation is a complex process, governed by the interplay of both chemical and physical
properties including polymerisation kinetics and dispersion stability. Successful industrial application relies
on understanding and controlling those properties. By carefully explaining the principles of the reaction,
based on well-designed experimental investigation, this book provides a practical and intuitive approach
to emulsion polymerisation. In the development of industrial processes, coupling that understanding
with everyday practice can be a further difficult step, so the book emphasises a clear, comprehensive and straightforward discussion to illustrate how the principles relate to practical application.
Written primarily for research chemists, technologists and engineers in the polymer, fine and specialty
chemicals industries, this second edition of Chemistry and Technology of Emulsion Polymerisation is also
an excellent resource for those in government laboratories or studying emulsion polymerisation at MSc or
PhD level.
From the Back Cover
Praise for the First edition
“I wish it had been available when I fi rst started using the technique… I would recommend this book to
anyone beginning a career in industrial polymer chemistry.”
(Chemistry & Industry, 2006)
“This book will make an excellent graduate level textbook, and a valuable reference book… Its comparative conciseness (coupled with extensive references) makes it an excellent source for learning the key principles”
(Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006,)
New to this edition:
Morphology of latex particles
Extended coverage of controlled radical polymerisation in latex production
Updates to all other chapters
Emulsion polymerisation is a complex process, governed by the interplay of both chemical and physical
properties including polymerisation kinetics and dispersion stability. Successful industrial application relies
on understanding and controlling those properties. By carefully explaining the principles of the reaction,
based on well-designed experimental investigation, this book provides a practical and intuitive approach
to emulsion polymerisation. In the development of industrial processes, coupling that understanding
with everyday practice can be a further difficult step, so the book emphasises a clear, comprehensive and straightforward discussion to illustrate how the principles relate to practical application.
Written primarily for research chemists, technologists and engineers in the polymer, fine and specialty
chemicals industries, this second edition of Chemistry and Technology of Emulsion Polymerisation is also
an excellent resource for those in government laboratories or studying emulsion polymerisation at MSc or
PhD level.
About the Author
Alex van Herk is Senior researcher at the Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, an A*Star institute in Singapore and part time Professor in Polymer Reaction Engineering at the Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands.
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