Perspectives of Molecular Structure, Dynamics, and Morphology for Sustainable Semicrystalline Polymers
ORAL
Abstract
Most semicrystalline polymers are incompatible with each other. Therefore, recycling and upcycling commercially available semicrystalline polymers (e.g., polyethylene and polypropylene) are challenging. This is one of the biggest issues in polymer science and polymer engineering. In this talk, I present unique examples of stereoregular and irregular hydrogenated poly(norbornene) (hPNB)s1 and their blends2 for sustainability. Based on unprecedented structures and molecular dynamics of hPNBs and their blends, I will provide a strategy designing novel semicrystalline polymers for next generations.
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Publication: 1. Zheng, Y.*; Kafle, N.*; Schwarz, D.; Eagan J. M.; Nakama, Y.; Hayano, S.; Pan, P.; Miyoshi, T. Asymmetric Molecular Dynamics, and Anisotropic Phase Separation in the Cocrystal of Crystalline/Crystalline Polymer Blend. ACS Macro Lett., 2022, 11,193–198. (* equally contributed to the first authorship) <br>2. Kafle, N.; Makita, Y.; Zheng, Y.; Kurosu, H.; Pan, P.; Nakama, Y.; Hayano, S.; Miyoshi, T. Roles of Conformational Flexibility in the crystallization of Stereo irregular polymers. Macromolecules, 2021, 54,5705–5718.
Presenters
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Navin K Kafle
University of Akron
Authors
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Navin K Kafle
University of Akron