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 …

Plastics are widely used in our daily life; however, poor management and disposal result in
their ubiquity throughout the biosphere. Increased accumulation of microplastic (MP) or even …

Summary Approximately 80% of the> 350 Mt of plastics produced annually is turned into
waste, which equals 30% of the European electricity consumption. Chemocatalytic …

In the current era of globalization, plastics are an indispensable part of our daily life; from our
morning toothbrush to night dinner table, plastics are everywhere in our daily life. In such a …

The vast increase in the generation of post-consumer PET plastic waste, as well as fast
increasing pledges of brand owners around the world to include recycled content have …

Polymers (plastics) have transformed our lives by providing access to inexpensive and
versatile materials with a variety of useful properties. While polymers have improved our …

Plastic waste is an emerging environmental issue for our society. Critical action to tackle this
problem is to upcycle plastic waste as valuable feedstock. Thermochemical conversion of …

Polymeric materials have been accumulating in the environment for decades as a result of
the linear way of consuming plastics. Unfortunately, the current approaches followed to treat …

The article reviews the different routes for recycling of polyethylene terephthalate. Chemical
recycling processes are divided into six groups: methanolysis, glycolysis, hydrolysis …

PET (polyethylene terephthalate) has good transparency, corrosion resistance, gas barrier
properties and mechanical properties, and is widely used in beverage bottles, fabrics, food …