Journal article
Flocculation of Polystyrene Latex with Mixtures of Poly(p-vinylphenol) and Poly(ethylene oxide)
Abstract
Poly(p-vinylphenol) (PVPh) was evaluated in conjunction with high molecular weight poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) as a flocculant for monodisperse surfactant-free polystyrene latex. PVPh was effective with performance similar to that of a commercial phenol formaldehyde resin (PFR). Flocculation was not sensitive to PVPh molecular weight in the range 1500−30 000. PVPh was most effective at intermediate pH values where the polyphenol was present as …
Authors
Pelton R; Xiao H; Brook MA; Hamielec A
Journal
Langmuir, Vol. 12, No. 24, pp. 5756–5762
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Publication Date
January 1, 1996
DOI
10.1021/la9506281
ISSN
0743-7463