Xiaoshi Zhang, Ph.D.

Efficient Catalytic Upcycling of Polyester and Polycarbonate Plastics using NNN-based Iron Catalyst, Journal of Catalysis - August 13, 2025
Collaborators: Xiaoxiao Chu, Primary Author; Guoren Zhou, Co-Author; Chongyan Ren, Co-Author; Nuoyan Zhao, Co-Author; Maofu Pang, Corresponding Author

Crystallization of Polyamide 66 in Blends with a Random Noncrystallizable Poly(hexamethylene isophthalamide-co terephthalamide), Macromolecules - July 30, 2025
Collaborators: John Buzinkai, Co-Author; René Androsch, Co-Author; Ralph Colby, Co-Author; Alicyn Rhoades, Corresponding Author

Imperfect Crystals of Poly(butylene succinate) Formed at High Supercooling of the Melt, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics - March 25, 2025
Collaborators: Katalee Jariyavidyanont, Primary Author; Christoph Schick, Co-Author; Alicyn Rhoades, Co-Author; René Androsch, Corresponding Author

Isothermal Crystallization of Poly(ether ether ketone)/Carbon Fiber Composites, Composites Part B - March 8, 2025
Collaborators: Ryan Flanigan, Co-Author; Gijs Kort, Co-Author; Ralph Colby, Co-Author; Alicyn Rhoades, Corresponding Author

Innovative Upcycling of Polyesters and Polycarbonates via Manganese-Catalyzed Hydrogenolysis, Journal of Catalysis - March 6, 2025
Collaborators: Guoren Zhou, Primary Author; Chongyan Ren, Co-Author; Bocheng Xu, Co-Author; Xiaoxiao Chu, Co-Author; Maofu Pang, Corresponding Author

Role of Glass Fiber in the Flow-Induced Crystallization of Poly (ether ether ketone), Macromolecules - August 9, 2024
Collaborators: Jason Alexander, Co-Author; Jiho Seo, Co-Author; Benson Jacob, Co-Author; Gijs Kort, Co-Author; Richard Schaake, Co-Author; Steven Weigand, Co-Author; Xiaoshi Zhang, Corresponding Author; Ralph Colby, Corresponding Author

Particle Concentration Promotes Flow-Induced Crystallization of High-Molecular-Weight Isotactic Polypropylene, Macromolecules - April 16, 2024
Collaborators: Benson Jacob, Primary Author; Jongkyeong Kim, Co-Author; Jason Alexander, Co-Author; Manoela Cangussú, Co-Author; Alicyn Rhoades, Corresponding Author; Ralph Colby, Corresponding Author

Crystallization Kinetics of Glass Fiber Filled Poly(ether ether ketone) with Nanogram Sample Size: Feasibility Study for Fast Scanning Calorimetry, Thermochimica Acta - January 16, 2023
Collaborators: Jason Alexander, Author; Jiho Seo, Co-Author; Anne Gohn, Co-Author; Matthew Behary, Student Author; Richard Schaake, Co-Author; Ralph Colby, Co-Author; Alicyn Rhoades, Corresponding Author

Crystallization Rate Minima of Poly(ethylene brassylate) at Temperatures Transitioning between Quantized Crystal Thicknesses, Macromolecules - 2022
Collaborators: Stephanie Marxsen, Primary Author; Daokun Song, Co-Author; Irma Flores, Co-Author; Jorge Fernández, Co-Author; José Ramón Sarasua, Co-Author; Alejandro Müller, Co-Author; Rufina Alamo, Corresponding Author

Key Insights into the Differences between Bimodal Crystallization Kinetics of Polyamide 66 and Polyamide 6, Macromolecules - October 10, 2022
Collaborators: John Buzinkai, Co-Author; Evan Quinn, Student Author; Alicyn Rhoades, Corresponding Author

Competition between heterogeneous nucleation and flow‐induced crystallization of polyamide 66 and its carbon nanotube composites, Macromolecular Rapid Communications - September 8, 2022
Collaborators: Anne Gohn, Primary Author; Alexander McHale, Student Author; René Androsch, Co-Author; Alicyn Rhoades, Corresponding Author

Probing Three Distinct Crystal Polymorphs of Melt-Crystallized Polyamide 6 by an Integrated Fast Scanning Calorimetry Chip System, Macromolecules - August 13, 2021
Collaborators: Anne Gohn, Co-Author; Gamini Mendis, Co-Author; John Buzinkai, Co-Author; Steven Weigand, Co-Author; Alicyn Rhoades, Corresponding Author

Dual Nakamura Model for Primary and Secondary Crystallization Applied to Nonisothermal Crystallization of Poly(ether ether ketone), Polymer Engineering and Science - July 27, 2021
Collaborators: Jiho Seo, Primary Author; Richard Schaake, Co-Author; Alicyn Rhoades, Co-Author; Ralph Colby, Corresponding Author

Crystallization of Long-Spaced Precision Polyacetals II: Effect of Polymorphism on Isothermal Crystallization Kinetics, Macromolecules - September 22, 2020
Collaborators: Stephanie Marxsen, Co-Author; Patrick Ortmann, Co-Author; Stefan Mecking, Co-Author; Rufina Alamo, Corresponding Author

Crystallization of Long-Spaced Precision Polyacetals I: Melting and Recrystallization of Rapidly Formed Crystallites, Macromolecules - July 9, 2019
Collaborators: Xiaobing Zuo, Co-Author; Patrick Ortmann, Co-Author; Stefan Mecking, Co-Author; Rufina Alamo, Corresponding Author

Effect of Self-Poisoning on Crystallization Kinetics of Dimorphic Precision Polyethylenes with Bromine, Macromolecules - February 27, 2018
Collaborators: Wei Zhang, Co-Author; Kenneth Wagener, Co-Author; Emine Boz, Co-Author; Rufina Alamo, Corresponding Author

Infrared Spectroscopy and X-ray Diffraction Characterization of Dimorphic Crystalline Structures of Polyethylenes with Halogens Placed at Equal Distance along the Backbone, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B - November 2, 2017
Collaborators: Laura Santonja-Blasco, Co-Author; Kenneth Wagener, Co-Author; Emine Boz, Co-Author; Masafumi Tasaki, Co-Author; Kohji Tashiro, Co-Author; Rufina Alamo, Corresponding Author

Crystallization of Precision Ethylene Copolymers, Advances in Polymer Science - 2015
Collaborators: Laura Santonja-Blasco, Author; Rufina Alamo, Corresponding Author