RSC Mechanochemistry

Coverage includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Methodologies (e.g. milling, extrusion, mechanical activation, high-pressure synthesis, sonication, force spectroscopy, molecular sensors), including reagents and new chemical strategies (e.g. organic, supramolecular, polymer, biochemical, coordination, inorganic, materials, catalysis)
• Synthetic approaches (e.g. solvent-free, liquid-assisted grinding, vapor-assisted reactions (and general effects of atmosphere/environment on transformations), mechanical alloying, cocrystallisation, amorphisation, efficiency, catalysis, reaction control)
• Multiscale mechanisms (e.g. reaction kinetics, thermodynamics, intermediates, interfacial reactions, mechanophores, mechanocatalysis, force-induced release, biological mechanosensing, fracture processes, etc.)
• Theory and modelling (e.g. quantum mechanical, DFT, atomistic/molecular-level, molecular dynamics, coarse grained, machine learning, AI, discrete element modeling, process modeling)
• Process and scale-up (e.g. process design, reactor design, intensification, additive manufacturing, efficiency, safety)
• Cutting edge innovations (e.g. in synthetic scope, hybrid methods, i.e. mechanical force conjunction with light, heat, electrical charge, novel methods for synthesis)
• Applications (e.g. electronics, dyes, consumer products, coatings, adhesives, pharmaceuticals, biomaterials, sensors, soft robotics, preservatives, building materials, chemicals for industry/agriculture/mining, and processes of relevance in geology and planter sciences)
• Wide/broad impact studies (e.g. reaction discovery, accessing new materials, economic metrics, sustainability, democratization of synthesis)
• Education and training in mechanochemistry (e.g. tutorials, curriculum development, lab demos, or lab course modules and simulations)