The past decades have witnessed an increasing interest in develo** advanced
polymerization techniques subjected to external fields. Various physical modulations, such …

The utilization of layered nanofillers in polymer matrix, as reinforcement, has attracted great
interest in the 21st century. This can be attributed to the high aspect ratios of the nanofillers …

Progress in microwave (MW) energy application technology has stimulated remarkable
advances in manufacturing and high-quality applications of ionic liquids (ILs) that are …

In deep-formation drilling, effective filter loss control in ultrahigh-temperature conditions and
high-salt conditions faces challenges. Comb polymer/LDH composites (P-LDH) with partially …

Among ionic liquids, phosphonium-based ionic liquids (PILs) are quite elegant. These
categories of ionic liquids represent some merits over other types of ionic liquids such as …

Clay minerals, whose world resources are extremely large, have the potential to be more
exploited as the basis for functional materials. Of interest are their interactions with ionic …

Biodegradable polymers are an exceptional class of polymers that can be decomposed by
bacteria. They have received significant interest from researchers in several fields. Besides …

Sustainable nanocomposites based on biodegradable polycaprolactone (PCL) matrix and
ZnO nanoparticles (ZnONPs) functionalized with ionic liquid (IL) were prepared via bulk in …

The urea hydrolysis method was applied to prepare Mg-Al-La layered double hydroxides
(LDH) and its hybrids with different amounts of magnetic MnFe 2 O 4 nanoparticles. The new …

Microwave-accelerated ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of cyclic esters catalyzed by
ionic liquid (IL) anions, intercalated into layered double hydroxides (LDHs), has been …