Vinyl acetate‐ethylene copolymer dispersions

Abstract

Abstract The function of ethylene as a plasticising comonomer for vinyl acetate is reviewed from the historical standpoint and in relation to alternative methods of plasticisation. Both chemical and physical effects are considered. Emulsion polymerisation and the use of aqueous dispersions are covered in some detail, and methods of polymer characterisation are summarised, with particular reference to i.r. and n.m.r. spectroscopy.