Recent developments and mechanistic insights on adsorption technology for micro-and nanoplastics removal in aquatic environments

AT Adeleye, MM Bahar, M Megharaj… - Journal of Water Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
The alarming prevalence of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) in the environment
has raised significant concerns. These particles have reportedly been detected in various …

The need for flexible chemical synthesis and how dual-function materials can pave the way

LP Merkouri, AI Paksoy, T Ramirez Reina… - ACS catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Since climate change keeps escalating, it is imperative that the increasing CO2 emissions
be combated. Over recent years, research efforts have been aiming for the design and …

Green solvent mediated extraction of micro-and nano-plastic particles from water

JR Hunter, Q Qiao, Y Zhang, Q Shao, C Crofcheck… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The production of plastic and the amount of waste plastic that enters the ecosystem
increases every year. Synthetic plastics gradually break down into particles on the micro …

Effects of melt-state shear homogenization on catalytic pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste for feedstock recycling

M Ahmadi, O Zabihi, HA Nazarloo… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although significant effort has been made to develop separation and sorting strategies for
recycling mixed plastic waste in recent decades, these processes are often complex, time …

Catalytic materials based on metals (ions) used in the upcycling of plastics and polymers into fuels and valuable chemicals as part of sustainable development

K Pobłocki, M Pawlak, J Drzeżdżon… - Materials Science and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Synthetic plastics have become an essential functional material in almost every aspect of the
world around us. Their large-scale production is about 368 million tons per year and is …

[HTML][HTML] Towards fuels production by a catalytic pyrolysis of a real mixture of post-consumer plastic waste

MF Paucar-Sánchez, MA Martín-Lara, M Calero… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The contribution provides a valorization alternative for rejected plastic wastes from
mechanical-biological treatment (non-recyclable material) via an in-situ catalytic pyrolysis …

Upcycling of plastic waste using photo-, electro-, and Photoelectrocatalytic approaches: a way toward circular economy

D Sajwan, A Sharma, M Sharma, V Krishnan - ACS Catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
Rapid industrialization and development have led to a tremendous increase in the use of
various types of plastic commodities in daily life. For the past several years, plastic pollution …

Biomass-based adsorbents for wastewater remediation: A systematic review on removal of emerging contaminants

N Sharma, A Yadav, S Yadav, P Panghal, S Singh… - Microchemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
As anthropogenic activities, industrialization, and technology have grown exponentially in
recent decades, the presence of emerging contaminants (ECs) is increasing stress on fresh …

Textile microfibers valorization by catalytic hydrothermal carbonization toward high-tech carbonaceous materials

S Parrilla-Lahoz, MC Zambrano, JJ Pawlak, RA Venditti… - iScience, 2024 - cell.com
Microplastics fibers shed from washing synthetic textiles are released directly into the waters
and make up 35% of primary microplastics discharged to the aquatic environment. While …

Experimental study of catalyst performance on hydrothermal gasification of automotive fluff as a complex plastic containing waste

S Lotfi, OK Itimi-Elo, JC Morais, M Jankovic, W Ma… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid increase of disposable plastic products, and consequently the increase of plastic
pollution, has become one of the main environmental issues. Thermal conversion can …