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ReviewRSC advances2026

Initiating radical polymerization at room temperature: Why and How?

Yao Fu, Xinyan Dai, Ka Leung Lam, Soham Das, Tan Zhang

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Review in RSC advances, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Yao FuDivision of Natural and Applied Sciences, Duke Kunshan University Kunshan Jiangsu 215316 China tan.zhang@dukekunshan.edu.cn.
Xinyan DaiDivision of Natural and Applied Sciences, Duke Kunshan University Kunshan Jiangsu 215316 China tan.zhang@dukekunshan.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7491-871X
Ka Leung LamDivision of Natural and Applied Sciences, Duke Kunshan University Kunshan Jiangsu 215316 China tan.zhang@dukekunshan.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7471-7053
Soham DasDivision of Natural and Applied Sciences, Duke Kunshan University Kunshan Jiangsu 215316 China tan.zhang@dukekunshan.edu.cn.
Tan ZhangDivision of Natural and Applied Sciences, Duke Kunshan University Kunshan Jiangsu 215316 China tan.zhang@dukekunshan.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8739-2769

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The energy consumption of high-temperature radical polymerizations affects the environment and human health. This review summarizes methods for initiating radical polymerization at room temperature (20-40 °C), including thermal initiation, redox initiation, interface initiation, enzymic initiation, photo initiation, and metal-mediated initiation. The energy demands for the polymerizations initiated at different temperatures were estimated. In addition to being eco-friendly, room-temperature polymerization also showed advantages in reaction safety, polymer structural control, and bio-related applications. Conducting polymerization at room temperature can be beneficial for green materials and sustainable industrial applications.

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PMCPMC13187894

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