Diversification of polymer waste recycling is one of the solutions to improve the current
environmental scenario. Upcycling is a promising strategy for converting polymer waste into …

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 …

Nonbiodegradable plastics with inert and saturated C–C backbones comprise the majority of
global annual plastics produced, including the ubiquitous polyolefins (polyethylene and …

The mass production of disposable polyolefin products has led to serious plastic pollution
and an imbalance between manufacturing and recycling. Given these challenges, the …

Functional polyethylenes possess valuable bulk and surface properties, but the limits of
current synthetic methods narrow the range of accessible materials and prevent many …

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 …

Recent progress in the application of homogeneous iron and cobalt catalysts in ethylene
oligo-/polymerization is reviewed with particular emphasis placed on the tuning of catalyst …

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 …

Anthropogenic activities have resulted in a sustained increase in atmospheric CO2 levels
over the past 200 years. To mitigate this, materials capable of capturing or chemically …

Polystyrenes are among the most prevalent commercial plastics produced worldwide, but
their end-of-life treatment remains highly suboptimal today. Although currently only in their …