Winners of the 7th Feng Xinde Polymer Prize

Established in 2006, the 7th Feng Xinde Polymer Prize for the Best Chinese Paper published in the journal Polymer during 2012 has been awarded to Wen-Hua  Sun and colleagues for their paper looking at the synthesis and characterization of iron(II) complexes, for applications in ethylene polymerization. Titled Controlling the ethylene polymerization parameters in iron pre-catalysts of the type 2-[1-(2,4-dibenzhydryl-6-methylphenylimino)ethyl]-6-[1-(arylimino)ethyl] pyridyliron dichloride, the researchers also determined the molecular structures via single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, and found that the molecular weights of the polyethylenes could be controlled.

The Prize includes a certificate and a medal for the author of the winning paper plus a 1000 USD cash award. Each corresponding author of the 10 papers nominated for the Prize receives a nomination certificate and medal.

The award is named after Dr. Xinde Feng, the renowned researcher known for his contribution to the creation and development of modern polymer chemistry in China. In the late 1940s he was the first professor to offer a course on polymer chemistry, and helped in the development of polymer science through the organization of meetings and symposia involving both Chinese and foreign scientists.

The full text of the paper is available to access from ScienceDirect [Weizhen Zhao, Jiangang Yu, Shengju Song, Wenhong Yang, Hao Liu, Xiang Hao, Carl Redshaw, and Wen-Hua Sun  Polymer, Vol.53, No.1 (2012), Pages 130-137.]

Stewart Bland

_______________________________________________________________________________________

Click on the title to download the paper:

Winner

Controlling the ethylene polymerization parameters in iron pre-catalysts of the type 2-[1-(2,4-dibenzhydryl-6-methylphenylimino)ethyl]-6-[1-(arylimino)ethyl] pyridyliron dichloride
Weizhen Zhao, Jiangang Yu, Shengju Song, Wenhong Yang, Hao Liu, Xiang Hao, Carl Redshaw,
Wen-Hua Sun
Polymer, Vol.53, No.1 (2012), Pages 130-137.

Nominated

Synthesis of novel narrow-band-gap copolymers based on [1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3,4-f]benzotriazole and their application in bulk-heterojunction photovoltaic devices
Yang Dong, Wanzhu Cai, Xiaowen Hu, Chengmei Zhong, Fei Huang, Yong Cao
Polymer, Vol.53, No.7 (2012), Pages 1465-1472

Low-molecular weight aliphatic amides as nucleating agents for poly (L-lactic acid): Conformation variation induced crystallization enhancement
Qian Xing, Xiuqin Zhang, Xia Dong, Guoming Liu, Dujin Wang
Polymer, Vol.53, No.11 (2012), Pages 2306-2314

Early stages of nucleation and growth in melt crystallized polyethylene
Junyu Li, Wei Li, He Cheng, Lina Zhang, Yang Li, Charles C. Han
Polymer, Vol.53, No.12 (2012), Pages 2315-2319

Formation of conductive polyaniline nanoarrays from block copolymer template via electroplating
Ming-Shiuan She, Rong-Ming Ho
Polymer, Vol.53, No.13 (2012), Pages 2628-2632

Structures and interactions between two colloidal particles in adsorptive polymer solutions
Wenwu Li, Xingkun Man, Dong Qiu, Xinghua Zhang, Dadong Yan
Polymer, Vol. 53, No.15 (2012), Pages 3409-3415

Synthesis of linear isotactic-rich poly(p-methylstyrene) via cationic polymerization coinitiated with AlCl₃
Bei-te Li, Yi-xian Wu, Hong Cheng, Wen-hong Liu
Polymer, Vol. 53, No.17 (2012), Pages 3726-3734

Isotactic polycondensation of l-lactic acid with biogenic creatinine
Wei Jiang, Wei Huang, Na Cheng, Yunbiao Qi, Xupeng Zong, Hong Li, Quanxing Zhang
Polymer, Vol. 53, No.24 (2012), Pages 5476-5479

_______________________________________________________________________________________