[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Chemolytic depolymerisation of PET: a review

E Barnard, JJR Arias, W Thielemans - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Developing new, alternative ways to recycle plastics is an important and pressing challenge
for industry and academy, given its significant impact on CO2 emissions as well as …

[HTML][HTML] Towards closed-loop recycling of multilayer and coloured PET plastic waste by alkaline hydrolysis

S Ügdüler, KM Van Geem, R Denolf, M Roosen… - Green chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Catalytic methods for chemical recycling or upcycling of commercial polymers

SC Kosloski-Oh, ZA Wood, Y Manjarrez… - Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Sustainable recycling technologies for thermoplastic polymers and their composites: A review of the state of the art

P Jagadeesh, S Mavinkere Rangappa… - Polymer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This review article discusses the environmental and economic effects of recycling, as well as
sustainable thermoplastic polymer recycling technologies. Several researchers have utilized …

[HTML][HTML] Methods of recycling, properties and applications of recycled thermoplastic polymers

ME Grigore - Recycling, 2017 - mdpi.com
This study aims to provide an updated survey of the main thermoplastic polymers in order to
obtain recyclable materials for various industrial and indoor applications. The synthesis …

Chemical recycling of PET: A stepping‐stone toward sustainability

B Shojaei, M Abtahi, M Najafi - Polymers for Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This paper focuses explicitly on the chemical approaches involved in the recycling of
polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Due to the high rate of consumption as well as …

[HTML][HTML] Strategic possibility routes of recycled PET

Damayanti, HS Wu - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The polyethylene terephthalate (PET) application has many challenges and potential due to
its sustainability. The conventional PET degradation was developed for several technologies …

[HTML][HTML] Research and progress of chemical depolymerization of waste PET and high-value application of its depolymerization products

F Cao, L Wang, R Zheng, L Guo, Y Chen, X Qian - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) has good transparency, corrosion resistance, gas barrier
properties and mechanical properties, and is widely used in beverage bottles, fabrics, food …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical recycling of monolayer PET tray waste by alkaline hydrolysis

A Barredo, A Asueta, I Amundarain, J Leivar… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The high demand for recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) driven by an increase in
environmental awareness, the application of more restrictive environmental legislations …