Jin-Rong Niu

Bio-Based Solution for Polyolefin Synthesis Enabled by Carbonate Solvent and Comonomer.

Polyolefins, the dominant class of synthetic polymers, remain entirely dependent on fossil fuels throughout their lifecycle. Developing green manufacturing solutions is the long-sought aspiration to reduce the carbon footprint of polyolefins and alleviate dependence on petroleum resources. Herein, electron-rich phosphi...