Shake, shear, and grind! – the evolution of mechanoredox polymerization methodology
Sarah M. Zeitler, Matthew R. Golder
Abstract
, heat, light) for the synthesis of commodity polymers, but also a potential technology to enable the production of novel thermoplastic and thermoset materials that are either challenging, or even impossible, to access using conventional solution-state approaches. In this Feature Article, significant contributions to such methods are highlighted within. Advances and ongoing challenges in both ultrasound and ball milling driven reactions for radical polymerization and crosslinking are identified and discussed.
Topics & Concepts
ShakePolymerizationGrindCatalysisShear (geology)Materials scienceChemical engineeringPolymer scienceChemistryPolymer chemistryComposite materialOrganic chemistryPolymerMechanical engineeringEngineeringGrindingAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPolymer crystallization and propertiesMachine Learning in Materials Science