Polyesters carrying polar main-chain ester linkages exhibit distinct material properties for
diverse applications and thus play an important role in today's plastics economy. It is …

High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is among the most voluminous commodity plastics, which
has received increasing public scrutiny about its impact on environment and climate change …

Ethylene/α-olefin copolymers are produced in huge scale and widely used, but their after-
use disposal has caused plastic pollution problems. Their chemical inertness made …

The rapid accumulation of plastic waste has led to a severe environmental crisis and a
noticeable imbalance between manufacturing and recycling. Fortunately, chemical …

The development of sustainable vinyl polymers that can be chemically recycled or upcycled
is highly required but very challenging. Herein, we report the efficient synthesis …

Polyolefins are synthetic plastics that exist on the largest scale and are ubiquitous in human
life. They are also the most frequently discarded plastics. Consequently, the ability to either …

Disposable plastic items (packages in particular) cause serious resource waste and
environmental pollution. Alternative materials resembling macroscopic properties of …

Mechanical recycling of plastic waste is not sustainable and inefficient in terms of the
resources needed to accomplish the process, and the quality of the materials obtained from …

Isotactic polypropylene (iPP) is a frequently used polymer in industrial processing and
scientific research, used as a model material. This review highlights some current and …

Polyolefins such as polyethylene (PE) are one of the largest-scale synthetic plastics and
play a key role in modern society. However, polyethylene is extremely inert to chemical …