Synthesis of Controllable Carboxylated Polystyrene Microspheres by Two-Step Dispersion Polymerization with Hydrocarbon Alcohols

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Solvent</td><td class="align_center">M<sub>n</sub></td><td class="align_center">M<sub>w</sub></td><td class="align_center">M<sub>w</sub>/M<sub>n</sub></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Methanol</td><td class="align_center">99407</td><td class="align_center">160244</td><td class="align_center">1.612</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Ethanol</td><td class="align_center">116312</td><td class="align_center">202382</td><td class="align_center">1.740</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Propanol</td><td class="align_center">129899</td><td class="align_center">246937</td><td class="align_center">1.901</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Butanol</td><td class="align_center">225064</td><td class="align_center">514496</td><td class="align_center">2.286</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pentanol</td><td class="align_center">460272</td><td class="align_center">1168630</td><td class="align_center">2.539</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Molecular weight of PS microspheres in different solvents.</div>

International Journal of Polymer Science

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Table 4: Synthesis of Controllable Carboxylated Polystyrene Microspheres by Two-Step Dispersion Polymerization with Hydrocarbon Alcohols 