Progress and perspective for conversion of plastic wastes into valuable chemicals

K Zheng, Y Wu, Z Hu, S Wang, X Jiao, J Zhu… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Today, discarded plastics in nature have caused serious “white pollution”, however these
plastic wastes contain abundant carbon resources that could serve as the feedstock to …

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 …

Recent approaches and advanced wastewater treatment technologies for mitigating emerging microplastics contamination–A critical review

RY Krishnan, S Manikandan, R Subbaiya… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics have been identified as an emerging pollutant due to their irrefutable
prevalence in air, soil, and particularly, the aquatic ecosystem. Wastewater treatment plants …

Synthesis and application of titanium dioxide photocatalysis for energy, decontamination and viral disinfection: A review

J Arun, S Nachiappan, G Rangarajan… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Global pollution is calling for advanced methods to remove contaminants from water and
wastewater, such as TiO2-assisted photocatalysis. The environmental applications of …

How to build a microplastics‐free environment: strategies for microplastics degradation and plastics recycling

J Chen, J Wu, PC Sherrell, J Chen, H Wang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Microplastics are an emergent yet critical issue for the environment because of high
degradation resistance and bioaccumulation. Unfortunately, the current technologies to …

Critical review of microplastics removal from the environment

R Ahmed, AK Hamid, SA Krebsbach, J He, D Wang - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Globally, microplastics pollution has become a serious environmental threat due to their
multitude sources, widespread occurrence, persistence, and adverse effects to ecosystem …

Photocatalytic conversion of plastic waste: from photodegradation to photosynthesis

S Chu, B Zhang, X Zhao, HS Soo… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plastic waste remains a global challenge due to the massive amounts being produced
without satisfactory treatment technologies for recycling and upcycling. Photocatalytic …

On the degradation of (micro) plastics: Degradation methods, influencing factors, environmental impacts

L Liu, M Xu, Y Ye, B Zhang - Science of the total environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastics and microplastics are difficult to degrade in the natural environment due to their
hydrophobicity, the presence of stable covalent bonds and functional groups that are not …

[HTML][HTML] Visible light photocatalytic degradation of polypropylene microplastics in a continuous water flow system

A Uheida, HG Mejía, M Abdel-Rehim, W Hamd… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution of water and ecosystem is attracting continued attention worldwide.
Due to their small sizes (≤ 5 mm) microplastic particles can be discharged to the …

High-efficiency electrocatalytic nitrite reduction toward ammonia synthesis on CoP@ TiO2 nanoribbon array

X He, Z Li, J Yao, K Dong, X Li, L Hu, S Sun, Z Cai… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Electrochemical reduction of nitrite (NO 2−) can satisfy the necessity for NO 2− contaminant
removal and deliver a sustainable pathway for ammonia (NH 3) generation. Its practical …