• Preparation of Acrylate Emulsions in the CuBr2/PMDETA Catalytic System by the ARGET–ATRP Method and Kinetic Studies

  • Xingbing Yang*, ***, ****,† , Xinye Wang**,† , Wenyu Yan*, Yi Xie*, Xinyue Xu*, Yanxue Li*, and Gang Chen*

  • *College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University of Arts and Science
    **Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magnetochemical Function Materials,
    College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology
    ***Key Laboratory of Low-cost Rural Environmental Treatment Technology, Sichuan University of Arts and Science
    ****Special Polymer Materials for Automobile Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan University of Arts and Science

  • ARGET-ATRP법에 의한 CuBr2/PMDETA 촉매 시스템에서의 아크릴레이트 에멀전 제조 및 속도론 연구

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This Article

  • 2026; 50(2): 244-252

    Published online Mar 26, 2026

  • 10.7317/pk.2026.50.2.244
  • Received on Aug 26, 2025
  • Revised on Nov 11, 2025
  • Accepted on Nov 28, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Xingbing Yang*, ***, **** , Xinye Wang**

  • *College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University of Arts and Science
    **Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magnetochemical Function Materials,
    College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology
    ***Key Laboratory of Low-cost Rural Environmental Treatment Technology, Sichuan University of Arts and Science
    ****Special Polymer Materials for Automobile Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan University of Arts and Science

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