Abstract An amphiphilic block copolymer of polyphosphinoborane has been prepared by a mechanism‐led strategy the sequential catalytic dehydropolymerization precursor monomers, H 3 B ⋅ PRH 2 (R=Ph, n‐hexyl), using simple pre‐catalyst [Rh(Ph PCH CH PPh ) ]Cl. Speciation, mechanism and polymer chain growth studies support step‐growth process where reversible transfer occurs, i.e. /oligomer/polymer...

The synthesis of Laponite®-based nanocomposite latexes by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT)-mediated surfactant-free emulsion polymerization using different macroRAFT agents is described.

60Co γ-ray irradiation-initiated reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization at room temperature with 2-cyanoprop-2-yl 1-dithionaphthalate (CPDN) as the chain transfer agent was first applied to acrylonitrile (AN) polymerization, providing a “green” platform for preparing polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based carbon fibers using an environment-friendly energy source. Various ...

Reversible addition–fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization is a powerful tool for the precise formation of macromolecular building blocks that can be used construction well-defined nanocomposites.

Vitrimers are promising reprocessable materials. To tune their properties, microphase separated block copolymers as backbones play an essential role in the thermal and mechanical properties of resulting nanostructured networks. In this study, various narrow disperse di- triblock containing a hydroxyethyl methacrylate and, for comparison, random same comonomers synthesized controlled manner by p...

A mathematical model is described and applied for adsorption process of ethyl acetate from supercritical CO2 stream on activated carbon particles. This model has the ability of illustrating variation of effluent concentration towards different parameters such as flow rate, temperature and pressure. In this research, a vast area of operational conditions is experienced. Mass transfer resistance ...

This paper describes both well-established routes and recent advances in the end group modification of polymers synthesised by reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerisation. The lability of the thiocarbonylthio group, which facilitates the RAFT mechanism, allows for ready postpolymerisation functionalisation of RAFT polymers by a number of techniques. In particular, end...

The aim of this study is to produce self-assembled structures with hydrophobic polypeptide cores via Reversible Addition–Fragmentation chain Transfer (RAFT) – mediated Polymerisation-Induced Self-Assembly (PISA).

Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) can be operated in a reversed mode as electrolyzer cells for electrolysis of H2O and CO2. In this paper, a 2D thermal model is developed to study the heat/mass transfer and chemical/electrochemical reactions in a solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) for H2O/CO2 co-electrolysis. The model is based on 3 sub-models: a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model describi...

Photoinhibition was studied in osmotically broken chloroplasts isolated from spinach leaves (Spinacia oleracea L.). Both whole chain electron transport (measured as ferricyanide-dependent O(2) evolution in the presence of NH(4)Cl) and photosystem II activity (measured as O(2) evolution in the presence of either silicomolybdate plus 3-(3,4-diphenyl)-1,1 dimethylurea or parabenzoquinone) showed s...