Recent advances in the polymerization of elemental sulphur, inverse vulcanization and methods to obtain functional Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymers …

Y Zhang, RS Glass, K Char, J Pyun - Polymer Chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent developments in the polymerization of elemental sulfur and the preparation of
functional Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymers (CHIPs) are reviewed. CHIPs …

Synthesis and applications of polymers made by inverse vulcanization

JM Chalker, MJH Worthington, NA Lundquist… - Sulfur Chemistry, 2019 - Springer
Elemental sulfur is an abundant and inexpensive chemical feedstock, yet it is underused as
a starting material in chemical synthesis. Recently, a process coined inverse vulcanization …

Polymerizations with elemental sulfur: from petroleum refining to polymeric materials

T Lee, PT Dirlam, JT Njardarson… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The production of elemental sulfur from petroleum refining has created a technological
opportunity to increase the valorization of elemental sulfur by the synthesis of high …

On the Mechanism of the Inverse Vulcanization of Elemental Sulfur: Structural Characterization of Poly(sulfur-random-(1,3-diisopropenylbenzene))

J Bao, KP Martin, E Cho, KS Kang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Organosulfur polymers, such as those derived from elemental sulfur, are an important new
class of macromolecules that have recently emerged via the inverse vulcanization process …

Chemically induced repair, adhesion, and recycling of polymers made by inverse vulcanization

SJ Tonkin, CT Gibson, JA Campbell, DA Lewis… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Inverse vulcanization is a copolymerization of elemental sulfur and alkenes that provides
unique materials with high sulfur content (typically≥ 50% sulfur by mass). These polymers …

100th anniversary of macromolecular science viewpoint: high refractive index polymers from elemental sulfur for infrared thermal imaging and optics

TS Kleine, RS Glass, DL Lichtenberger… - ACS Macro …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Optical technologies in the midwave and long wave infrared spectrum (MWIR, LWIR) are
important systems for high resolution thermal imaging in near, or complete darkness. While …

Sulfur polymer composites as controlled-release fertilisers

M Mann, JE Kruger, F Andari, J McErlean… - Organic & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Sulfur polymer composites were prepared by the reaction of canola oil and elemental sulfur
in the presence of the NPK fertiliser components ammonium sulfate, calcium hydrogen …

Mercury sorbents made by inverse vulcanization of sustainable triglycerides: the plant oil structure influences the rate of mercury removal from water

AD Tikoalu, NA Lundquist… - Advanced Sustainable …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
High sulfur content polymers are prepared through the copolymerization of sustainable
triglycerides and sulfur. These products of “inverse vulcanization” contain 50% sulfur by …

Reactive compression molding post‐inverse vulcanization: a method to assemble, recycle, and repurpose sulfur polymers and composites

NA Lundquist, AD Tikoalu… - … A European Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Inverse vulcanization provides dynamic and responsive materials made from elemental
sulfur and unsaturated cross‐linkers. These polymers have been used in a variety of …

Inverse vulcanized polymers for sustainable metal remediation

FG Müller, LS Lisboa, JM Chalker - Advanced Sustainable …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Heavy metal exposure has an enormous burden on human health. Current metal removal
technologies require substantial improvements in relation to their efficiency and …