Owing to their immense potential in energy conversion and storage, catalysis,
photocatalysis, adsorption, separation and life science applications, significant interest has …

Virtually every branch of science, technology, and art uses a plethora of polymeric materials.
These include not only “pure” linear, branched, or cross-linked (gels, rubbers, etc.) polymers …

Side chains in conjugated polymers have been primarily utilized as solubilizing groups.
However, these side chains have roles that are far beyond. We advocate using side chain …

An Updated Edition of the Classic Text Polymers constitute the basis for the plastics, rubber,
adhesives, fiber, and coating industries. The Fourth Edition of Introduction to Physical …

Green chemistry for chemical synthesis addresses our future challenges in working with
chemical processes and products by inventing novel reactions that can maximize the …

Carbon dioxide is often promoted as a sustainable solvent, as CO2 is non-flammable,
exhibits a relatively low toxicity and is naturally abundant. However, injudicious use of …

The capture of CO2 from flue gases derived from fossil-fueled power plants and the
absorption of CO2/H2S for natural gas sweetening purposes are two relevant industrial …

Solvents are widely used in commercial manufacturing and service industries. Despite
abundant precaution, they inevitably contaminate our air, land, and water because they are …

The elemental characteristics of the fluorine atom tell us that replacing an alkyl chain by a
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluorinated chain in a molecule or polymer is consequential. A brief …

Fluids near their critical point have dissolving power comparable to that of liquids, are much
more compressible than dilute gases, and have transport properties intermediate between …