Green and sustainable natural derived polysulfides for a broad range of applications

Y Zhang, F Seidi, M Ahmad, L Zheng, L Cheng… - Green …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The significance of the development of green and natural-derived materials is increasing
rapidly due to the negative impact of petroleum-based materials on the environment …

A Decade Development of Inverse Vulcanization Towards Green and Sustainable Practices

H Shen, B Zheng, H Zhang - Polymer Reviews, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Inverse vulcanization utilizes alkenyl monomers and elemental sulfur, an excessive by-
product of oil and gas refineries, to synthesize dynamically crosslinked sulfur-rich polymers …

Sulfur-rich polymers from elemental sulfur-derived polysulfide salts and bisepoxides

M Arslan - European Polymer Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
The obtainment of polymeric materials out of green, renewable, or sustainable building
blocks is an ongoing research area. Due to its large-scale derivation as a by-product of the …

Polysulfide polymers: synthesis, blending, nanocomposites, and applications

A Pirayesh, M Salami-Kalajahi… - Polymer …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Polysulfide polymers as an important class of polymers are used in different applications as
sealants, adhesives, etc. They are usually synthesized by reaction of disodium polysulfides …

Sulfur polymer as emerging advanced materials: synthesis and applications

S Cherumukkil, S Agrawal, RV Jasra - ChemistrySelect, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abundant availability of inexpensive sulfur coupled with its reactivity triggered the interest of
scientific community to explore the unique chemistry of sulfur for developing advanced …

Synthesis and applications of inverse vulcanized polysulfides from bio-crosslinkers

A Nayeem, MF Ali, JH Shariffuddin - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022 - Elsevier
Elemental sulfur, an industrial by-product from petroleum industries worldwide, has drawn
sufficient attention to researchers. The limited scope of application has caused a colossal …

Converting inorganic sulfur into degradable thermoplastics and adhesives by copolymerization with cyclic disulfides

Y Deng, Z Huang, BL Feringa, H Tian, Q Zhang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Converting elementary sulfur into sulfur-rich polymers provides a sustainable strategy to
replace fossil-fuel-based plastics. However, the low ring strain of eight-membered rings, ie …

Sulfur-dipentene polysulfides: from industrial waste to sustainable, low-cost materials

S Silvano, I Tritto, S Losio, L Boggioni - Polymer Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The synthesis of poly (S-dipentene) with a sulfur content greater than 50 wt% by catalytic
inverse vulcanization in the presence of zinc-based accelerators was investigated at 140° C …

Green chemistry and polymers made from sulfur

MJH Worthington, RL Kucera, JM Chalker - Green Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymers are among the most important mass-produced materials on the planet, yet they are
largely derived from a finite supply of petrochemicals. To ensure the sustainable production …

Polysulfides as Sorbents in Support of Sustainable Recycling

W Sheard, KW Park, EM Leitao - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Inverse vulcanized polysulfides have been proposed as a promising sustainable material as
they can be synthesized from waste sulfur in a simple one-pot reaction. This perspective …