Critical advances and future opportunities in upcycling commodity polymers
The vast majority of commodity plastics do not degrade and therefore they permanently
pollute the environment. At present, less than 20% of post-consumer plastic waste in …
pollute the environment. At present, less than 20% of post-consumer plastic waste in …
Chemical upcycling of polymers
As the production volume of polymers increases, so does the amount of plastic waste.
Plastic recycling is one of the concepts to address in this issue. Unfortunately, only a small …
Plastic recycling is one of the concepts to address in this issue. Unfortunately, only a small …
Vacuum-assisted self-healing amphiphilic copolymer membranes for gas separation
Membrane gas separation provides a multitude of benefits over alternative separation
techniques, especially in terms of energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. While …
techniques, especially in terms of energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. While …
Upcycling waste poly (ethylene terephthalate) into polymer electrolytes
Lithium-ion batteries (LiB) play an important role in energy storage in our increasingly-
electrified modern world, with polymer electrolyte (PE) materials poised to revolutionise …
electrified modern world, with polymer electrolyte (PE) materials poised to revolutionise …
Exploring various metal-ligand coordination bond formation in elastomers: Mechanical performance and self-healing behavior
Dynamic covalent crosslinking such as disulfide bonds, Diels-Alder (DA) reactions are
widely used for healing applications. Herein, we report a simple approach involving the …
widely used for healing applications. Herein, we report a simple approach involving the …
Synthesis and performance of 6FDA-based polyimide-ionenes and composites with ionic liquids as gas separation membranes
Three new isomeric 6FDA-based polyimide-ionenes, with imidazolium moieties and varying
regiochemistry (para-, meta-, and ortho-connectivity), and composites with three different …
regiochemistry (para-, meta-, and ortho-connectivity), and composites with three different …
Cycloaliphatic epoxidized ionic liquids as new versatile monomers for the development of shape memory PIL networks by 3D printing
An efficient access to Cycloaliphatic Epoxy-Functionalized Ionic Liquids (CEILs) containing
one or two imidazolium units was described for the first time. Due to the flexibility/versatility …
one or two imidazolium units was described for the first time. Due to the flexibility/versatility …
Controllable interfacial adhesion behaviors of polymer-on-polymer surfaces during fused deposition modeling 3D printing process
X Zhang, J Wang - Chemical Physics Letters, 2020 - Elsevier
The controllable interfacial adhesion behaviors of polymer-on-polymer surfaces during
fused deposition modeling (FDM) three-dimensional (3D) printing process were examined …
fused deposition modeling (FDM) three-dimensional (3D) printing process were examined …
Advances in the molecular design of ionenes for a diverse range of applications
Ionenes are polymers that have charges in their backbone rather than on pendant sites.
They can be divided into two overarching categories whether the charge is cationic or …
They can be divided into two overarching categories whether the charge is cationic or …
Spirobisindane-Containing Imidazolium Polyimide Ionene: Structural Design and Gas Separation Performance of “Ionic PIMs”
Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) have been explored extensively for challenging
membrane separation applications. Manipulating microporosity and functionalities of PIM …
membrane separation applications. Manipulating microporosity and functionalities of PIM …