t: One of the most important aspects of particle formation in emulsion polymerization systems with monomer emulsion feed
is of secondary nucleation. It is one such aspect that is not well understood and has fascinated the research community.
Understanding secondary particle formation is vital for production of synthetic latexes. On one hand, secondary particles might ruin
surface-coating properties of latexes while on the other hand, secondary nucleation contributes to PSD (particle size distribution)
broadening and its advantage can be taken to produce high solids content latexes by introducing a new crop of small particles that
increases the solids content but prevents the resulting high viscosity.
