With the collaboration of Iran Polymer Society
Catalysis
Innovative catalytic systems driving sustainable olefin polymerization: Recent advances and green chemistry approaches

Farabi Hossain; Md Enamul Hoque

Volume 12, Issue 1 , February 2025, Pages 1-16

https://doi.org/10.22063/poj.2024.35574.1334

Abstract
  This mini-review addresses the burgeoning requirements for environmentally friendly processes in the polymer industry, focusing on recent progress in developing catalytic systems for sustainable olefin polymerization. Improvements in homogeneous and heterogeneous catalyst design have resulted in greater ...  Read More

Food Packaging
Quantifying compositional and physical properties of antimicrobial polyethylene food packaging films using natural and sustainable fillers and additives

Ali Sefa Onsekizoglu; Ali Durmus; Ferhat Şen; Memet Vezir Kahraman; Ismail Aydin

Volume 12, Issue 1 , February 2025, Pages 17-29

https://doi.org/10.22063/poj.2024.35583.1337

Abstract
   In this study, LDPE compounds were prepared using different types of solid and liquid natural additives by melt compounding method. Spent coffee ground (SCG) and organoclay (OCL) powders were used as bio-based and mineral-based solid additives, respectively. Carvacrol and Liquidambar orientalis ...  Read More

Membrane
Fabrication and performance evaluation of mixed matrix membrane comprising Pebax and graphene hydroxyl in olefin/paraffin separation

Ahmed Fadhil Jumaah; Reza Abedini

Volume 12, Issue 1 , February 2025, Pages 31-44

https://doi.org/10.22063/poj.2025.35587.1339

Abstract
  Propylene is a widely used compound in various industrial applications, but its separation from propane, which is often associated with it, remains a significant challenge. Among the separation methods, membrane technology, particularly polymeric membranes, offers an attractive solution due to its relatively ...  Read More

Polyolefin degradation
Photo-aging changes in mechanical properties of high impact polystyrene, polystyrene-based binary and compatibilized ternary blends

Marzieh Alidadi-Shamsabadi; Shirin Shokoohi; Mahnaz Shahzamani; Homa Abbasian-Peykani

Volume 12, Issue 1 , February 2025, Pages 45-52

https://doi.org/10.22063/poj.2025.35539.1323

Abstract
   In this work, the photo-aging behavior of high impact polystyrene (HIPS), polystyrene/ethylene propylene diene monomer (PS/EPDM) binary blends, and compatibilized polystyrene/ethylene propylene diene monomer/ polyamide 6 (PS/EPDM/PA6) ternary blends was studied and compared together. Photo-degradation ...  Read More

Composites and nanocomposites
Effect of lysozyme and glucose oxidase on the physical-mechanical and barrier properties of linear low-density polyethylene

Ali Yakoub Alkhair; Emiru Yidnekachew Melesse; Irina Anatol'evna Kirsh; Yulia Aleksandrovna Filinskaya; Izabella Sergeevna Tveritnikova; Oleg Igorevich Mihryachev

Volume 12, Issue 1 , February 2025, Pages 53-60

https://doi.org/10.22063/poj.2025.35579.1336

Abstract
  Bio-composite from linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) with lysozyme, mixed lysosome and glucose oxidase enzymes was synthesized through the melt extrusion system, respectively. The aim of this work was evaluation and characterization of the effect of lysosome, mixed lysosome and glucose oxidase ...  Read More

Composites and nanocomposites
Valorization of bagasse/polypropylene nanocomposites via nanosilica and mercerization treatments

Reza Naghdi; Tahereh Nejat

Volume 12, Issue 1 , February 2025, Pages 61-71

https://doi.org/10.22063/poj.2025.35567.1329

Abstract
  The ever-increasing environmental constraints over waste disposal led us to study the feasibility of valorizing bagasse/ polypropylene composites via nanosilica and mercerization treatments. Water absorption and thickness swelling of the nanocomposites improved due to the barrier properties of nanosilica ...  Read More