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JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE VOL. 16, PP. 835-847 (1972) Effect of Stirring on the Emulsion Polymerization of Styrene MAMORU NOMURA, MAKOTO HARADA,* WATARU EGUCHI,* and SHINJI NAGATA, Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyoto University,Kyoto, Japan Synopsis The purpose of this paper is to clarify the effect of stirring on the course of emulsion polymerization of, for example, styrene. It establishes the existence of an optimum range of stirring speed and three important factors which must be considered in carrying out emulsion polymerization. (1)Stirring significantly affects the course of reaction in the presence of an imperfectlypurified nitrogen atmosphere. Consequently,the number of polymer particles produced and the polymerization rate per particle will be affected. (2) At higher stirring speeds, polymer particles coagulate and coalesce. At lower stir- ring speeds, the reaction rate is controlled by the monomer transport rate from monomer droplets to the aqueousphase. (3)Stirring contributes to the reduction of the number of micelles because emulsifier molecules are adsorbed onto the surfaces of monomer droplets finely dispersed by the stirring. At low emulsifier concentrations near the critical mi- celle concentration,this effect cannot be neglected. INTRODUCTION Stirred tank reactors are widely used for emulsion polymerization on an industrial scale. It is often observed that the reaction rate and the quality of the polymer produced are affected by the stirring conditions, but as this effect is very complicated, it has not been well understood. Therefore, from the standpoint of reactor design and reactor scale-up, it is very im- portant to know what kind and degree of s