Recent developments in the polymerization of elemental sulfur and the preparation of
functional Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymers (CHIPs) are reviewed. CHIPs …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The discovery of inverse vulcanization has allowed stable polymers to be made from
elemental sulfur, an unwanted by-product of the petrochemicals industry. However, further …

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 …

The invention of inverse vulcanization provides great opportunities for generating functional
polymers directly from elemental sulfur, an industrial by‐product. However, unsatisfactory …

Heavy metal exposure has an enormous burden on human health. Current metal removal
technologies require substantial improvements in relation to their efficiency and …

Inverse vulcanization exploits S8 to synthesize polysulfides. However, evolution of products
and its mechanism during inverse vulcanization remains elusive. Herein, inverse …

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 …