Balancing degradability and mechanical strength in keto modified polyethylene through hydrogen bonds

• Main Authors: Li, Ke, Chen, Xi, Pan, Yuqing, Min, Benzhi, Ye, Enyi, Li, Shuzhou, Li, Zibiao, Loh, Xian Jun
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Degradability; Keto groups
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/179264
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Enhancing the degradability of polyethylene (PE) through keto group incorporation stands as a rising research frontier. The overall impact of these functional groups on PE’s degradability and mechanical properties at the atomic scale is not fully understood. Employing computer simulations, we invest...