Sol–gel-processed amorphous inorganic lithium ion electrolyte thin films: sol chemistry

The acetate–alkoxide route is not suitable for the preparation of a sol–gel-processed amorphous inorganic lithium ion electrolyte.

Improvement of mechanical performance of solution styrene butadiene rubber by controlling the concentration and the size of in situ derived sol–gel silica particles

The silica particles generated from alkoxide route are grown onto the styrene butadiene polymer chains and offer a direct rubber to filler interaction. As a result, superior mechanical performance of the elastomeric composites can be realised.

Intermediate oxiranes in the base-catalyzed depolymerisation of lignin

Quantum calculations show that βO4′ links break in two ways; the carbanion route yields monomers, the alkoxide route facilitates repolymerisation.