Polyolefins are the largest-scale synthetic plastics and play a key role in modern society.
Their production consumes huge amounts of fossil-derived monomer feedstocks, which …

Plastics have numerous properties that render them superior to other materials in many
applications. Since the past 50 years, the use of plastics has dramatically increased in our …

Polymers have become one of the largest and most important materials we use in daily life.
Their popularity has stemmed from their wide range of material properties combined with …

The synthesis of functional and processable polyethylenes from simple vinyl monomers with
controlled molecular weights and architectures has been a grand challenge of polymer …

Synthetic manipulation of polymer substrates is one of the oldest and most reliable methods
to increase the functional diversity of soft materials. Modifying the chemical structure of …

Polylactide (PLA) is known as one of the most promising biopolymers as it is derived from
renewable feedstock and can be biodegraded. During the last two decades, it moved more …

About 150 million tons of disposed plastic is accumulated each year globally. A massive
challenge will be addressed even if a fraction of this amount is reclaimed as relevant …

Chemically introducing diverse polar groups into polyolefins via carbon–hydrogen bond
alkylation with polar olefins is of substantial value in the synthesis of next-generation …

Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) is a newly developed phenomenon that is exactly
opposite to the aggregation-caused emission quenching effect observed with some …

The unprecedented growth and socioeconomic impacts of polyolefins clearly outline a major
success story in the world of polymer science. Polyolefins revolutionizes industries such as …