Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene: From synthesis to applications

IF 2.1 3区化学 Q3 CHEMISTRY, INORGANIC & NUCLEAR

Journal of Organometallic Chemistry Pub Date : 2025-09-28 DOI:10.1016/j.jorganchem.2025.123870

Jinyi Liu , Chuanfeng Li , Yongrong Yang , Wenrui Wang , Feng Guo , Kun Jing , Lizhi Wang

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Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), as an emerging high-performance specialty polymer, has attracted increasing attention from researchers owing to its excellent comprehensive properties. However, the current synthesis of UHMWPE is either low molecular weight affecting its mechanical properties, or high molecular weight affecting its processing properties. This review explores these fundamental challenges and outlines the latest developments in the field of UHMWPE. The recent developments of catalysts, processing and modification methods of UHMWPE, and the applications of UHMWPE are discussed in detail. This review provides a comprehensive introduction and analysis on various aspects of UHMWPE, including the design of catalytic systems, manufacturing processes of polymers, and the structure-activity relationship between catalyst structure and polymer properties. It is anticipated that these conclusions will provide valuable insights for the future development of UHMWPE.

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超高分子量聚乙烯：从合成到应用

超高分子量聚乙烯（UHMWPE）作为一种新兴的高性能特种聚合物，因其优异的综合性能而受到越来越多研究者的关注。然而，目前合成的超高分子量聚乙烯要么是低分子量影响其力学性能，要么是高分子量影响其加工性能。本综述探讨了这些基本挑战，并概述了超高分子量聚乙烯领域的最新发展。综述了超高分子量聚乙烯催化剂的研究进展、超高分子量聚乙烯的加工和改性方法以及超高分子量聚乙烯的应用。本文从催化体系的设计、聚合物的制备工艺、催化剂结构与聚合物性能之间的构效关系等方面对超高分子量聚乙烯进行了全面的介绍和分析。预计这些结论将为超高分子量聚乙烯的未来发展提供有价值的见解。

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Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 化学-无机化学与核化学

CiteScore

4.40

自引率

8.70%

发文量

221

审稿时长

36 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Organometallic Chemistry targets original papers dealing with theoretical aspects, structural chemistry, synthesis, physical and chemical properties (including reaction mechanisms), and practical applications of organometallic compounds. Organometallic compounds are defined as compounds that contain metal - carbon bonds. The term metal includes all alkali and alkaline earth metals, all transition metals and the lanthanides and actinides in the Periodic Table. Metalloids including the elements in Group 13 and the heavier members of the Groups 14 - 16 are also included. The term chemistry includes syntheses, characterizations and reaction chemistry of all such compounds. Research reports based on use of organometallic complexes in bioorganometallic chemistry, medicine, material sciences, homogeneous catalysis and energy conversion are also welcome. The scope of the journal has been enlarged to encompass important research on organometallic complexes in bioorganometallic chemistry and material sciences, and of heavier main group elements in organometallic chemistry. The journal also publishes review articles, short communications and notes.