Chemically induced repair, adhesion, and recycling of polymers made by inverse vulcanization

Abstract

Polymers made by inverse vulcanization can be assembled, repaired, and recycled at room temperature through nucleophile-catalyzed S–S metathesis.

Robust, remeltable and remarkably simple to prepare biomass–sulfur composites

“…14,37 Pioneering insight into facile processing techniques relying on a clever S-S metathesis process have made HSMs even more attractive as candidates for commercial applications by opening up the possibility for their use in additive manufacturing and compression moulding. 38,39 Encouraged by advances in HSM processing and the high mechanical strength of APS 95 , we hypothesized that the properties of durable biomass-sulfur composites could be tuned by subtly changing the biomass : sulfur ratio or biomass composition in monomer feeds. We also hypothesized that unsaturated triglycerides that make up naturally occurring plant oils -present to varying extent in lignocellulosic waste streams -could contribute to crosslinking in biomass-sulfur composites derived from lessprocessed sources.…”

A role for terpenoid cyclization in the atom economical polymerization of terpenoids with sulfur to yield durable composites

“…[31][32][33][34] Many applications for resulting materials have been noted, 35,36 as highlighted in the aforementioned references. Significant advances in synthetic methodologies to allow lower-temperature/catalytic reactions [37][38][39][40] and facile processing 41,42 of high sulfur-content materials have recently made high sulfur content materials even more attractive candidates for commercialization.…”

Inverse Vulcanization of Styrylethyltrimethoxysilane–Coated Surfaces, Particles, and Crosslinked Materials

“…The inverse vulcanization allowed repurposing of sulfur, a multi‐million‐ton side product of oil and natural gas refining, to form polymeric materials . These materials have been shown to be inexpensive and useful in applications such as infrared optics, catalysis, Li‐sulfur batteries, pollutant remediation, antibacterial surfaces, templates, healable materials, fertilizers, adhesives, or as insulators . With the aid of catalysts or the so‐called dynamic covalent polymerization, the monomer (i.e.…”