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 …
product of oil and gas refineries, to synthesize dynamically crosslinked sulfur-rich polymers …
Sulfur-containing polymers prepared from fatty acid-derived monomers: application of atom-economical thiol-ene/thiol-yne click reactions and inverse vulcanization …
AD Smith, AG Tennyson, RC Smith - Sustainable Chemistry, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper is review with 119 references. Approaches to supplant currently used plastics
with materials made from more sustainably-sourced monomers is one of the great …
with materials made from more sustainably-sourced monomers is one of the great …
Chemically induced repair, adhesion, and recycling of polymers made by inverse vulcanization
Inverse vulcanization is a copolymerization of elemental sulfur and alkenes that provides
unique materials with high sulfur content (typically≥ 50% sulfur by mass). These polymers …
unique materials with high sulfur content (typically≥ 50% sulfur by mass). These polymers …
Inverse vulcanized polymers with shape memory, enhanced mechanical properties, and vitrimer behavior
The invention of inverse vulcanization provides great opportunities for generating functional
polymers directly from elemental sulfur, an industrial by‐product. However, unsatisfactory …
polymers directly from elemental sulfur, an industrial by‐product. However, unsatisfactory …
Reactive compression molding post‐inverse vulcanization: a method to assemble, recycle, and repurpose sulfur polymers and composites
NA Lundquist, AD Tikoalu… - … A European Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Inverse vulcanization provides dynamic and responsive materials made from elemental
sulfur and unsaturated cross‐linkers. These polymers have been used in a variety of …
sulfur and unsaturated cross‐linkers. These polymers have been used in a variety of …
High strength composites from low-value animal coproducts and industrial waste sulfur
Herein we report high strength composites prepared by reaction of sulfur, plant oils (either
canola oil or sunflower oil) and brown grease. Brown grease is a high-volume, low value …
canola oil or sunflower oil) and brown grease. Brown grease is a high-volume, low value …
Inverse vulcanization below the melting point of sulfur
Elemental sulfur is an abundant by-product of the petrochemical industry, but polymers
formed from pure sulfur cannot be used because they are not stable and depolymerize to the …
formed from pure sulfur cannot be used because they are not stable and depolymerize to the …
High strength, acid‐resistant composites from canola, sunflower, or linseed oils: Influence of triglyceride unsaturation on material properties
Here are reported composites made by crosslinking unsaturated units in canola, sunflower,
or linseed oil with sulfur to yield CanS, SunS, and LinS, respectively. These plant oils were …
or linseed oil with sulfur to yield CanS, SunS, and LinS, respectively. These plant oils were …
High strength, epoxy cross-linked high sulfur content polymers from one-step reactive compatibilization inverse vulcanization
Inverse vulcanization provides a simple, solvent-free method for the preparation of high
sulfur content polymers using elemental sulfur, a byproduct of refining processes, as …
sulfur content polymers using elemental sulfur, a byproduct of refining processes, as …
Processes for coating surfaces with a copolymer made from sulfur and dicyclopentadiene
The reaction between sulfur and dicyclopentadiene was optimised to form a shelf stable and
soluble low molecular weight oligomer. After a simple curing process at 140° C the material …
soluble low molecular weight oligomer. After a simple curing process at 140° C the material …