The document discusses emulsion polymerization. Key points include: 1) Emulsion polymerization is an economically important process that is used to produce over 30% of polymers made by free radical methods. 2) The recipe for emulsion polymerization involves water, water-insoluble monomer, water-soluble initiator, and surfactant. 3) The kinetics of emulsion polymerization occurs in three stages: nucleation and particle growth (0-15% conversion), constant particle number (15-80% conversion), and final conversion (80-100% conversion).