Table 1: The recipe for the poly (St/EHA), and poly (St/MMA/EHA) latexes.
| Raw materials | Weight % | |
| Initial reactor charge | Co-polymer (St/EHA) | Ter-polymer (St/MMA/EHA) |
| De-ionized water | 37.2 | 37.2 |
| NP30 (non-ionic emulsifier) | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Sodium acetate (pH stabilizer) | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Monomer mixture (4 h feed) | ||
| Styrene | 31.6 | 21.6 |
| Methyl methacrylate | ----- | 10 |
| 2-Ethyl Hexyl Acrylate | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| Acrylic acid | 2 | 2 |
| Acrylamide | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Desponil LDPS 25 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Texapone | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Initiator mixture (4 h feed) | ||
| KPS (initiator) | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| De-ionized water | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Specifications | ||
| Solid content % | 53 | 51.5 |
| Gravimetric conversion % | 97.5 | 96 |
| Viscosity cp | 26000 | 18000 |