Precision polymer synthesis by controlled radical polymerization: Fusing the progress from polymer chemistry and reaction engineering

YN Zhou, JJ Li, TT Wang, YY Wu, ZH Luo - Progress in Polymer Science, 2022 - Elsevier
During the first 100 years of polymer science, controlled radical polymerization (also
recommended as reversible deactivation radical polymerization) is undoubtedly a …

Complex polymer architectures through free-radical polymerization of multivinyl monomers

Y Gao, D Zhou, J Lyu, Q Xu, B Newland… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
The construction of complex polymer architectures with well-defined topology, composition
and functionality has been extensively explored as the molecular basis for the development …

Preparation of octopus-like lignin-grafted cationic polyacrylamide flocculant and its application for water flocculation

N Chen, W Liu, J Huang, X Qiu - International Journal of Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
High efficiency lignin-grafted cationic polyacrylamide (L-CPA) flocculant was synthesized via
“grafting to” method using acrylamide (AM), methylacryloyloxyethyltrimethyl ammonium …

Active kinetic chain length: guide for control in atom transfer radical polymerization

J Lyu, Y Li, Z Li, M Johnson, S Sosnowski… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Since atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) was developed, various strategies have
been adopted to design well-controlled ATRP procedures. However, there is no single …

In silico tracking of topological variations in hyperbranched polymers synthesis

J Jin, YN Yang, YN Zhou, ZH Luo - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this work, a modeling study of the average and distributed properties of hyperbranched
polymers has been performed. A kinetic Monte Carlo algorithm was developed to trace the …

RAFT (Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer) crosslinking (co) polymerization of multi‐olefinic monomers to form polymer networks

G Moad - Polymer International, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The use of reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) crosslinking (co)
polymerization of multi‐olefinic monomers to produce three‐dimensional polymer networks …

State‐of‐the‐art and progress in method of moments for the model‐based reversible‐deactivation radical polymerization

YN Zhou, ZH Luo - Macromolecular Reaction Engineering, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Reversible‐deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) techniques have received lots of
interest for the past 20 years, not only owing to their simple, mild reaction conditions and …

Outstanding adsorption performance of high aspect ratio and super-hydrophobic carbon nanotubes for oil removal

AK Fard, G Mckay, Y Manawi, Z Malaibari, MA Hussien - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
Oil removal from water is a highly important area due to the large production rate of
emulsified oil in water, which is considered one of the major pollutants, having a negative …

Modelling development in radical (co) polymerization of multivinyl monomers

J Lyu, Y Li, Z Li, P Polanowski… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Radical polymerization (RP) of multivinyl monomers (MVMs) provides a facile solution for
manipulating polymer topology and has received increasing attention due to their industrial …

Deterministic modeling of non-adiabatic solution radical polymerization of n-butyl acrylate in light of runaway prevention

YN Yang, CX Zhu, YN Zhou, ZH Luo - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Acrylate polymerizations with high exothermicity exhibit strongly non-isothermal
characteristics. The presence of side reactions involved in the polymerization mechanisms …