Installing a Trigger to Upcycle High-Density Polyethylene

T Nan, Q Chen, Z Zheng, Y Liang, Y Qin… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Creating C═ C bonds as “weak” sites in the stable C–C chains of polyethylene (PE) is an
appealing strategy to promote sustainable development of the polyolefin industry …

Recent Advances in Nickel Catalysts with Industrial Exploitability for Copolymerization of Ethylene with Polar Monomers

Y Wang, J Lai, R Gao, Q Gou, B Li, G Zheng, R Zhang… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
The direct copolymerization of ethylene with polar monomers to produce functional
polyolefins continues to be highly appealing due to its simple operation process and …

Balancing Degradability and Mechanical Strength in Keto Modified Polyethylene through Hydrogen Bonds

K Li, X Chen, Y Pan, B Min, E Ye, S Li, Z Li… - ACS Materials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Enhancing the degradability of polyethylene (PE) through keto group incorporation stands
as a rising research frontier. The overall impact of these functional groups on PE's …

Polymerization of Free-Volume-Promoting Monomers for Methane Absorption

H Feng, SXL Luo, TM Swager - Macromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
Cationic palladium catalysts containing N-heterocyclic carbene ligands were found to be
effective catalysts for the chain-growth polymerization of monomers based on a fused [2.2 …