Process for polymerizing at least one monomer under emulsion polymerization conditions, characterized in that the (co)monomers are selected from vinyl aromatic compounds, ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids with 3 to 10 carbon atoms, C
1
-C
10
-alkyl esters of ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids with 3 to 10 carbon atoms, 1,3-butadiene, and a-olefins bearing in the range of from 10 to 250 carbon atoms per molecule, in pure form or as mixture with isomers, and using a surfactant mixture comprising (A) an alkoxylation product of at least one alkanol (a), characterized in that alkanol (a) has 6 to 12 carbon atoms per molecule and the average number of alkylene oxide units per molecule in alkoxylation product (A) assumes a value in the range of from 35 to 55, the alkylene oxide units are selected from C
2
-C
10
-alkylene oxide units and alkanol (a) has an average degree of branching of at least 1; and (B) an alkoxylation product of at least one alkanol (b), characterized in that alkanol (b) has 13 to 19 carbon atoms per molecule and the average number of alkylene oxide units per molecule in alkoxylation product (B) assumes a value in the range of from 35 to 55, the alkylene oxide units are selected from C
2
-C
10
-alkylene oxide units, or (C) an alkoxylation product of at least one linear C
12
-C
22
-alkyl alcohol (c), characterized in that the average number of alkylene oxide units per molecule in alkoxylation product (C) assumes a value in the range of from 35 to 55, the alkylene oxide units are selected from C
2
-C
10
-alkylene oxide units.
在乳液聚合条件下聚合至少一种单体的过程,其特征在于所述(共)单体选自
乙烯基芳香化合物、具有3至10个碳原子的
乙烯基不饱和
羧酸、具有3至10个碳原子的C1-C10烷基
酯类乙烯基不饱和
羧酸、
1,3-丁二烯和α-烯烃,每个分子中含有10至250个碳原子,纯形式或作为同分异构体混合物,并使用表面活性剂混合物,所述表面活性剂混合物包括(A)至少一种烷醇(a)的烷氧基化产物,其特征在于烷醇(a)每个分子含有6至12个碳原子,烷氧基化产物(A)中每个分子的平均烷氧基单元数在35至55之间取值,烷氧基单元选自C2-C10烷基氧基单元,且烷醇(a)的平均支化度至少为1;和(B)至少一种烷醇(b)的烷氧基化产物,其特征在于烷醇(b)每个分子含有13至19个碳原子,烷氧基化产物(B)中每个分子的平均烷氧基单元数在35至55之间取值,烷氧基单元选自C2-C10烷基氧基单元;或(C)至少一种线性C12-C22烷基醇(c)的烷氧基化产物,其特征在于烷氧基化产物(C)中每个分子的平均烷氧基单元数在35至55之间取值,烷氧基单元选自C2-C10烷基氧基单元。