Following the first publication on this C1 polymerization project in 2003, intensive efforts have been devoted ... it is now possible to prepare high molecular weight polymers (molecular weight ...

ORNL's invention may change plastic's environmental fate by rearranging polymeric building blocks to customize the properties of plastics. Molecular subunits link to produce polymer chains that ...

Middle molecules with a molecular weight of more than 1,000 are difficult to synthesize due to multiple steps and ...

Macromolecules, 36, 36 (2003)), intensive efforts have been devoted to this C1 polymerization ... For example, it is now possible to prepare high molecular weight polymers (molecular weight > 50000), ...

A ruthenium catalyst facilitated the polymerization, or polymer addition. Industrial firms have used this catalyst to make robust plastics and to convert biomass such as plant oils into fuels and ...

Associate Editorial/Opinion Editor Owen Carmicino ’26 talks about different plastics, their various uses, and their effects on the world we live in.

Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States Ames National Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States ...

The photo-crosslinked hydrogels have the advantages of fast gelation ... After the reaction was completed, the mixed solution was placed in a dialysis bag with a molecular weight cut-off of 6–8 kDa, ...