Photoinduced Processes as a Way to Sustainable Polymers and Innovation in Polymeric Materials

Roberta Bongiovanni; Sara Dalle Vacche; Alessandra Vitale

doi:10.3390/polym13142293

Photoinduced Processes as a Way to Sustainable Polymers and Innovation in Polymeric Materials

Polymers (Basel). 2021 Jul 13;13(14):2293. doi: 10.3390/polym13142293.

Authors

Roberta Bongiovanni^{1

2}, Sara Dalle Vacche^{1

2}, Alessandra Vitale^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy.
² INSTM-Politecnico di Torino Research Unit, 50121 Firenze, Italy.

Abstract

Photoinduced processes have gained considerable attention in polymer science and have greatly implemented the technological developments of new products. Therefore, a large amount of research work is currently developed in this area: in this paper we illustrate the advantages of a chemistry driven by light, the present perspectives of the technology, and summarize some of our recent research works, honoring the memory of Prof. Aldo Priola who passed away in March 2021 and was one of the first scientists in Italy to contribute to the field.

Keywords: photoinduced processes; photopolymerization; photopolymers.

Publication types

Review