Development of a coupled viscosity-polymerization model for the synthesis of high solids-low viscosity latexes

The development of a model-assisted methodology for the synthesis of high solids-low viscosity latexes is presented. A simplified polymerization model for systems with a polymerization model was then coupled with an equation for the computation of the viscosity. Their combination resulted in a powerful tool that helped to screen strategies for the synthesis of high solids-low viscosity latexes. Furthermore, using the model-assisted methodology it was possible to determine the workable viscosity boundary for a given formulation. The evolution of the viscosity with the volume fraction was calculated for different polymerization strategies.