The chemistry of chemical recycling of solid plastic waste via pyrolysis and gasification: State-of-the-art, challenges, and future directions
Chemical recycling of solid plastic waste (SPW) is a paramount opportunity to reduce marine
and land pollution and to enable the incorporation of the circular economy principle in …
and land pollution and to enable the incorporation of the circular economy principle in …
Precision polymer synthesis by controlled radical polymerization: Fusing the progress from polymer chemistry and reaction engineering
During the first 100 years of polymer science, controlled radical polymerization (also
recommended as reversible deactivation radical polymerization) is undoubtedly a …
recommended as reversible deactivation radical polymerization) is undoubtedly a …
Rational design of tapered multiblock copolymers for thermoplastic elastomers
Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) combine the features of vulcanized thermoset rubbers and
thermoplastic materials in their phase-separated microdomain structure. As a consequence …
thermoplastic materials in their phase-separated microdomain structure. As a consequence …
Role of external field in polymerization: mechanism and kinetics
The past decades have witnessed an increasing interest in develo** advanced
polymerization techniques subjected to external fields. Various physical modulations, such …
polymerization techniques subjected to external fields. Various physical modulations, such …
Progress in reaction mechanisms and reactor technologies for thermochemical recycling of poly (methyl methacrylate)
Chemical or feedstock recycling of poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) by thermal
degradation is an important societal challenge to enable polymer circularity. The annual …
degradation is an important societal challenge to enable polymer circularity. The annual …
The strength of multi-scale modeling to unveil the complexity of radical polymerization
DR D'hooge, PHM Van Steenberge… - Progress in Polymer …, 2016 - Elsevier
The strength of multi-scale modeling to support the fundamental understanding and design
of radical polymerization processes is illustrated, considering both controlled and free …
of radical polymerization processes is illustrated, considering both controlled and free …
Gillespie-driven kinetic Monte Carlo algorithms to model events for bulk or solution (bio) chemical systems containing elemental and distributed species
Stochastic modeling techniques have emerged as a powerful tool to study the time evolution
of processes in many research fields including (bio) chemical engineering and biology. One …
of processes in many research fields including (bio) chemical engineering and biology. One …
When polymer reaction engineers play dice: applications of Monte Carlo models in PRE
Monte Carlo methods are heuristic algorithms that use probabilities to select an outcome
among several possible events in a given process. Monte Carlo methods are useful in …
among several possible events in a given process. Monte Carlo methods are useful in …
Coupled matrix kinetic Monte Carlo simulations applied for advanced understanding of polymer grafting kinetics
One of the challenges for modelling of polymerization kinetics is the detailed description of
the molecular build-up of both linear and non-linear chains, specifically those with many …
the molecular build-up of both linear and non-linear chains, specifically those with many …
Model-based design of the polymer microstructure: bridging the gap between polymer chemistry and engineering
DR D'hooge, PHM Van Steenberge, P Derboven… - Polymer …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The performance of polymeric materials depends strongly on the control over the polymer
microstructure during the synthesis step. In this review, attention is paid to the potential of …
microstructure during the synthesis step. In this review, attention is paid to the potential of …