Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) belongs to an emerging class of high-
performance specialty polymers with a unique set of properties and applications. The field …

Since the pioneering advances of Karl Ziegler and Giulio Natta during the early 1950s, a
continuing series of breakthroughs in research and industrial innovations have greatly …

With sustainability at the forefront of current polymerisation research, the typically earth-
abundant, inexpensive and low-toxicity main group metals are attractive candidates for …

Syngas conversion serves as a competitive strategy to produce olefins chemicals from
nonpetroleum resources. However, the goal to achieve desirable olefins selectivity with …

Many industrial catalysts contain isolated metal sites on the surface of oxide supports.
Although such catalysts have been used in a broad range of processes for more than 40 …

Highly permselective and durable membrane materials have been sought for energy‐
efficient C3H6/C3H8 separation. Mixed‐matrix membranes (MMMs) comprising a polymer …

1.1. Inspired by Nature In many enzymes, such as ureases (Figure 1), two or more metal
centers are poised in close proximity to activate both electrophilic and nucleophilic …

Even late transition metal complexes function as active and selective catalysts for α‐olefin
polymerization. The discovery of a highly active family of catalysts 1 based on iron, a metal …

The discovery of living anionic polymerization by Szwarc 50 years ago opened the way to
the synthesis of model polymers. This ground-breaking discovery inspired many researchers …

Today, plastics are ubiquitous in everyday life, problem solvers of modern technologies, and
crucial for sustainable development. Yet the surge in global demand for plastics of the …