Polyethylene deconstruction to reusable smaller molecules is hindered by the chemical
inertness of its hydrocarbon chains. Pyrolysis and related approaches commonly require …

The degradation of plastics has attracted much attention from the global community.
Polyethylenes (PEs), as the most abundant synthetic plastics, are most frequently studied …

Polyethylenes are currently the most prevalent synthetic polymers in the world, and the
introduction of functional groups into polyethylene backbone can reduce problematic …

Aiming at accessing polyethylene-bearing in-chain degradable functionality,
copolymerization of carbon dioxide (CO2) with ethylene has long been recognized as a …

Recent advances in Ni (II) catalyzed, nonalternating catalytic copolymerization of ethylene
with carbon monoxide (CO) enable the synthesis of in-chain keto-functionalized …

To access degradable polyolefin plastic, non‐alternating copolymerization of ethylene (E)
and carbon monoxide (CO) for producing polyethylene (PE) with in‐chain ketones is …

Polyolefins are synthetic plastics that exist on the largest scale and are ubiquitous in human
life. They are also the most frequently discarded plastics. Consequently, the ability to either …

Non-alternating copolymers of ethylene and carbon monoxide were obtained by nickel-
catalyzed polymerization of ethylene in the presence of Fe2 (CO) 9 as a carbon monoxide …

The efficient copolymerization of olefin with polar monomers using nickel-based catalysts
presents a longstanding challenge. In this contribution, three phosphine-benzocyclone …

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 …