Emulsion polymerization is a process for manufacturing polymers in which monomer droplets are dispersed in water with the help of a surfactant and then polymerized into fine polymer particles, producing a stable milky emulsion called a latex. The technique was developed and industrialized on a large scale in the United States during the Second World War as part of a government-led synthetic rubber program, after the loss of most of the country's natural rubber supply, and it became the standard method for manufacturing styrene-butadiene synthetic rubber. Emulsion polymerization remains a major industrial process today, used to manufacture synthetic rubber, latex paints, adhesives and many other polymer products.
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In polymer chemistry, emulsion polymerization is a type of radical polymerization that usually starts with an emulsion incorporating water, monomers, and surfactants.
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