Expanding plastics recycling technologies: chemical aspects, technology status and challenges

H Li, HA Aguirre-Villegas, RD Allen, X Bai… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Less than 10% of the plastics generated globally are recycled, while the rest are incinerated,
accumulated in landfills, or leak into the environment. New technologies are emerging to …

Chemical and biological catalysis for plastics recycling and upcycling

LD Ellis, NA Rorrer, KP Sullivan, M Otto… - Nature Catalysis, 2021 - nature.com
Plastics pollution is causing an environmental crisis, prompting the development of new
approaches for recycling, and upcycling. Here, we review challenges and opportunities in …

A review on catalytic pyrolysis of plastic wastes to high-value products

Y Peng, Y Wang, L Ke, L Dai, Q Wu, K Cobb… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the continuous increase of plastic wastes and the decrease of fossil energy, pyrolysis
has emerged as a promising technology for the valorization of plastic wastes to produce …

Plastic waste to fuels by hydrocracking at mild conditions

S Liu, PA Kots, BC Vance, A Danielson… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Single-use plastics impose an enormous environmental threat, but their recycling, especially
of polyolefins, has been proven challenging. We report a direct method to selectively convert …

Chemical recycling of plastic waste for sustainable material management: A prospective review on catalysts and processes

J Huang, A Veksha, WP Chan, A Giannis… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic waste management becomes imperative to prevent detrimental plastic-related
environmental impacts. These relate to the huge plastic waste amount in both generation …

Selective hydrogenation over supported metal catalysts: from nanoparticles to single atoms

L Zhang, M Zhou, A Wang, T Zhang - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Selective catalytic hydrogenation has wide applications in both petrochemical and fine
chemical industries, however, it remains challenging when two or multiple functional groups …

Understanding the structure–activity relationships in catalytic conversion of polyolefin plastics by zeolite-based catalysts: a critical review

Z Dong, W Chen, K Xu, Y Liu, J Wu, F Zhang - ACS catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polyolefins, the largest used commodity plastics in the world, find extensive application in
many fields. However, most end up in landfills or incineration, leading to severe ecological …

Research progress for plastic waste management and manufacture of value-added products

D Pan, F Su, C Liu, Z Guo - Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, 2020 - Springer
Nowadays, plastic products are closely related to human life. While it brings convenience to
human beings, there are also great health and environmental threats. Most of the plastic …

Recent research advancements in catalytic pyrolysis of plastic waste

R Mishra, A Kumar, E Singh… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The disposal of plastic waste is currently one of the major global issues affecting
environmental balance and mankind. It is therefore crucial to turn waste plastic into value …

The use of heterogeneous catalysis in the chemical valorization of plastic waste

LO Mark, MC Cendejas, I Hermans - ChemSusChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Plastic solid waste (PSW) is an ever‐growing environmental challenge for our society, as it
not only ends up in landfills but also in waterways and oceans and is consequently entering …