Plastic waste represents an environmental threat and a huge economic loss. Catalytic
hydroconversion of plastic wastes can enable valorization of plastic wastes to diverse value …

The incorporation of heteroatom-containing weak bonds along polymer backbones has
become a popular tool to accelerate degradation. Many methods have already been …

To avoid the negative impact of plastic on the environment and on human health and to
improve the circular economy, the search for new and cost-efficient methods for the …

The global plastics industry urgently requires a shift to sustainable manufacturing, but only a
mere fraction of these plastics have been explored for their life cycle environmental impacts …

Polymers have become an indispensable part of our daily lives, and today we produce
around 370 MT of plastic per year. Only about 20% of it is being recycled, and the rest, 80 …

Bisphenol-A polycarbonate (PC) is a widely used engineering thermoplastic and its release
has caused damage to the ecosystem. Microbial degradation of plastic represents a …

The useful applications of plastics are as significant as the problems associated with their
disposal. Current waste management strategies are ineffective at preventing the flow of …

Plastic waste, which is one of the major sources of pollution in the landfills and oceans, has
raised global concern, primarily due to the huge production rate, high durability, and the lack …

ZnII‐complexes bearing half‐salan ligands were exploited in the mild and selective
chemical upcycling of various commercial polyesters and polycarbonates. Remarkably, we …

Functionalized cyclic carbonates are attractive monomers for the synthesis of innovative
polycarbonates or polyurethanes for various applications. Even though their synthesis has …