Polymer recycling in additive manufacturing: An opportunity for the circular economy

V Shanmugam, O Das, RE Neisiany, K Babu… - Materials Circular …, 2020 - Springer
This article is a short review of the circular material economy and recycling in the additive
manufacturing (AM) of polymers. In the recent years, there has been a surge regarding the …

[HTML][HTML] Optical sensors and machine learning algorithms in sensor-based material flow characterization for mechanical recycling processes: A systematic literature …

N Kroell, X Chen, K Greiff, A Feil - Waste Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Digital technologies hold enormous potential for improving the performance of future-
generation sorting and processing plants; however, this potential remains largely untapped …

Cascading recycling of wood waste: A review

A Besserer, S Troilo, P Girods, Y Rogaume, N Brosse - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Wood is an increasingly demanded renewable resource and an important raw material for
construction and materials. In addition, new consumption habits are leading to the …

[HTML][HTML] Separation of plastic wastes using froth flotation–an overview

O Kökkılıç, S Mohammadi-Jam, P Chu, C Marion… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite various initiatives and efforts, plastic solid waste (PSW) has become a major global
problem due to decades of relentless use of plastics. Since non-biodegradable plastics can …

Auto-sorting commonly recovered plastics from waste household appliances and electronics using near-infrared spectroscopy

X Wu, J Li, L Yao, Z Xu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
The recycling of plastics from Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) was
constrained by the mix of types. Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy is suitable for polymer …

Spectroscopy: A promising tool for plastic waste management

UK Adarsh, VB Kartha, C Santhosh… - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The properties of plastics make them highly useful for various purposes in modern life. But
the impact of waste produced from the same is raising serious environmental concerns …

Microbial enzyme biotechnology to reach plastic waste circularity: current status, problems and perspectives

M Orlando, G Molla, P Castellani, V Pirillo… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The accumulation of synthetic plastic waste in the environment has become a global
concern. Microbial enzymes (purified or as whole-cell biocatalysts) represent emerging …

Pollutants delivered every day: Phthalates in plastic express packaging bags and their leaching potential

Z Xu, X Xiong, Y Zhao, W Xiang, C Wu - Journal of hazardous materials, 2020 - Elsevier
The rapid development of the express industry brings not only convenience but also
environmental problems such as plastic wastes. In this study, we collected plastic express …

Recent developments in recycling of polystyrene based plastics

S Thakur, A Verma, B Sharma, J Chaudhary… - Current Opinion in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Plastic solid waste is a burning global issue.•Recycling of plastic solid waste is
useful from economic and environmental points of view.•Polystyrene based plastics are …

Black plastics: Linear and circular economies, hazardous additives and marine pollution

A Turner - Environment international, 2018 - Elsevier
Black products constitute about 15% of the domestic plastic waste stream, of which the
majority is single-use packaging and trays for food. This material is not, however, readily …