Recyclable Sulfur-Rich Polymers with Enhanced Thermal, Mechanical, and Optical Performance

Closing the “One Monomer–Two Polymers–One Monomer” Loop via Orthogonal (De)polymerization of a Lactone/Olefin Hybrid

(2022) Changxia Shi et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Understanding the Structure–Polymerization Thermodynamics Relationships of Fused-Ring Cyclooctenes for Developing Chemically Recyclable Polymers

(2022) Junfeng Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Simple Approach to Macrocyclic Carbonates with Fast Polymerization Rates and Their Polymer-to-Monomer Regeneration

(2022) Jin Huang et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Highly Reactive Cyclic Carbonates with a Fused Ring toward Functionalizable and Recyclable Polycarbonates

(2022) Wei Zhang et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Redesigned Hybrid Nylons with Optical Clarity and Chemical Recyclability

(2022) Robin M. Cywar et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Reversing RAFT Polymerization: Near-Quantitative Monomer Generation Via a Catalyst-Free Depolymerization Approach

(2022) Hyun Suk Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Critical advances and future opportunities in upcycling commodity polymers

(2022) Coralie Jehanno et al.   NATURE

Aliphatic Polycarbonates from Cyclic Carbonate Monomers and Their Application as Biomaterials

(2021) Wei Yu et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Sulfur Conversion to Multifunctional Poly(O-thiocarbamate)s through Multicomponent Polymerizations of Sulfur, Diols, and Diisocyanides

(2021) Jie Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Closed-loop recycling of polyethylene-like materials

(2021) Manuel Häußler et al.   NATURE

Hybrid monomer design for unifying conflicting polymerizability, recyclability, and performance properties

(2021) Changxia Shi et al.   Chem

Recyclable Polyhydroxyalkanoates via a Regioselective Ring-Opening Polymerization of α,β-Disubstituted β-Lactone Monomers

(2021) Yu-Tong Li et al.   MACROMOLECULES

O‐to‐S Substitution Enables Dovetailing Conflicting Cyclizability, Polymerizability, and Recyclability: Dithiolactone vs. Dilactone

(2021) Yanchao Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Sulfur-Based Aqueous Batteries: Electrochemistry and Strategies

(2021) Jiahao Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Olefin metathesis-based chemically recyclable polymers enabled by fused-ring monomers

(2021) Devavrat Sathe et al.   Nature Chemistry

Chemically recyclable thermoplastics from reversible-deactivation polymerization of cyclic acetals

(2021) Brooks A. Abel et al.   SCIENCE

Chemical Synthesis of CO2-Based Polymers with Enhanced Thermal Stability and Unexpected Recyclability from Biosourced Monomers

(2021) Yan Yu et al.   ACS Catalysis

Biobased High-Performance Aromatic–Aliphatic Polyesters with Complete Recyclability

(2021) Yi-Min Tu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Towards high-performance sustainable polymers via isomerization-driven irreversible ring-opening polymerization of five-membered thionolactones

(2021) Pengjun Yuan et al.   Nature Chemistry

Design principles for intrinsically circular polymers with tunable properties

(2021) Changxia Shi et al.   Chem

Cryopolymerization of 1,2-Dithiolanes for the Facile and Reversible Grafting-from Synthesis of Protein–Polydisulfide Conjugates

(2020) Jianhua Lu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Switchable Catalysis Improves the Properties of CO2-Derived Polymers: Poly(cyclohexene carbonate-b-ε-decalactone-b-cyclohexene carbonate) Adhesives, Elastomers, and Toughened Plastics

(2020) Gregory S. Sulley et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Chemical recycling to monomer for an ideal, circular polymer economy

(2020) Geoffrey W. Coates et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Geminal Dimethyl Substitution Enables Controlled Polymerization of Penicillamine-Derived β-Thiolactones and Reversed Depolymerization

(2020) Wei Xiong et al.   Chem

One-step vapor-phase synthesis of transparent high refractive index sulfur-containing polymers

(2020) Do Heung Kim et al.   Science Advances

Synthesis of Sulfur-rich Polymers: Copolymerization of Cyclohexene Sulfide and Carbon Disulfide Using Chromium Complexes

(2020) Selena Silvano et al.   MACROMOLECULES

High-performance pan-tactic polythioesters with intrinsic crystallinity and chemical recyclability

(2020) Changxia Shi et al.   Science Advances

Rapid Synthesis of Chemically Recyclable Polycarbonates from Renewable Feedstocks

(2020) Derek J. Saxon et al.   ACS Macro Letters

4-Hydroxyproline-Derived Sustainable Polythioesters: Controlled Ring-Opening Polymerization, Complete Recyclability, and Facile Functionalization

(2019) Jingsong Yuan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Closed-loop recycling of plastics enabled by dynamic covalent diketoenamine bonds

(2019) Peter R. Christensen et al.   Nature Chemistry

Architecture-Controlled Ring-Opening Polymerization for Dynamic Covalent Poly(disulfide)s

(2019) Yun Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Economic Sulfur Conversion to Functional Polythioamides through Catalyst-Free Multicomponent Polymerizations of Sulfur, Acids, and Amines

(2019) Wenxia Cao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Learning Nature: Recyclable Monomers and Polymers

(2018) Xiao-Bing Lu et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Room Temperature One-Step Conversion from Elemental Sulfur to Functional Polythioureas through Catalyst-Free Multicomponent Polymerizations

(2018) Tian Tian et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A synthetic polymer system with repeatable chemical recyclability

(2018) Jian-Bo Zhu et al.   SCIENCE

A convenient one-pot method for the synthesis of symmetrical dialkyl trithiocarbonates using NH4 OAc under mild neutral conditions

(2018) Zeinab Arzehgar et al.   JOURNAL OF THE CHINESE CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Toward Infinitely Recyclable Plastics Derived from Renewable Cyclic Esters

(2018) Xiaoyan Tang et al.   Chem

Chemically recyclable polymers: a circular economy approach to sustainability

(2017) Miao Hong et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Polythioamides of High Refractive Index by Direct Polymerization of Aliphatic Primary Diamines in the Presence of Elemental Sulfur

(2017) Ziyang Sun et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Designed to degrade

(2017) Ann-Christine Albertsson et al.   SCIENCE

The future of plastics recycling

(2017) Jeannette M. Garcia et al.   SCIENCE

Towards Truly Sustainable Polymers: A Metal-Free Recyclable Polyester from Biorenewable Non-Strained γ-Butyrolactone

(2016) Miao Hong et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Ring-Opening Copolymerization of Epoxides and Cyclic Anhydrides with Discrete Metal Complexes: Structure–Property Relationships

(2016) Julie M. Longo et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Sustainable polymers from renewable resources

(2016) Yunqing Zhu et al.   NATURE

Completely recyclable biopolymers with linear and cyclic topologies via ring-opening polymerization of γ-butyrolactone

(2015) Miao Hong et al.   Nature Chemistry

Dynamic Covalent Polymers via Inverse Vulcanization of Elemental Sulfur for Healable Infrared Optical Materials

(2015) Jared J. Griebel et al.   ACS Macro Letters

New Infrared Transmitting Material via Inverse Vulcanization of Elemental Sulfur to Prepare High Refractive Index Polymers

(2014) Jared J. Griebel et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Rechargeable Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

(2014) Arumugam Manthiram et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Recent Developments in Sulfur-Containing Polymers

(2014) Ayesha Kausar et al.   Polymer Reviews

Preparation of Dynamic Covalent Polymers via Inverse Vulcanization of Elemental Sulfur

(2014) Jared J. Griebel et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Renaissance of aliphatic polycarbonates: New techniques and biomedical applications

(2013) Jianwen Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Regioselective and Alternating Copolymerization of Carbonyl Sulfide with Racemic Propylene Oxide

(2013) Ming Luo et al.   MACROMOLECULES

The use of elemental sulfur as an alternative feedstock for polymeric materials

(2013) Woo Jin Chung et al.   Nature Chemistry

Carbon dioxide-based copolymers: Environmental benefits of PPC, an industrially viable catalyst

(2010) Yusheng Qin et al.   Biotechnology Journal

Organocatalysis: Opportunities and Challenges for Polymer Synthesis

(2010) Matthew K. Kiesewetter et al.   MACROMOLECULES

A highly ordered nanostructured carbon–sulphur cathode for lithium–sulphur batteries

(2009) Xiulei Ji et al.   NATURE MATERIALS