Transforming polyethylene and polypropylene into nontraditional fluorescent polymers by thermal oxidation
Yaxin Zhao, Jiayu Long, Peifeng Zhuang, Ying Ji, Changcheng He, Huiliang Wang
Abstract
Polyethylene and polypropylene, which do not contain any fluorescent chromophores, are transformed into nontraditional photoluminescent materials with strong fluorescence emissions by an extremely simple thermal oxidation method.
Topics & Concepts
PolypropylenePolyethyleneMaterials scienceFluorescencePolymerThermal oxidationThermalChromophorePhotochemistryChemical engineeringPolymer chemistryComposite materialChemistryOpticsMeteorologyEngineeringLayer (electronics)PhysicsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsOrganic Light-Emitting Diodes ResearchCarbon and Quantum Dots Applications