Critical advances and future opportunities in upcycling commodity polymers

C Jehanno, JW Alty, M Roosen, S De Meester… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The vast majority of commodity plastics do not degrade and therefore they permanently
pollute the environment. At present, less than 20% of post-consumer plastic waste in …

“Functional upcycling” of polymer waste towards the design of new materials

O Guselnikova, O Semyonov, E Sviridova… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Diversification of polymer waste recycling is one of the solutions to improve the current
environmental scenario. Upcycling is a promising strategy for converting polymer waste into …

[HTML][HTML] Review of polymer technologies for improving the recycling and upcycling efficiency of plastic waste

H Jung, G Shin, H Kwak, LT Hao, J Jegal, HJ Kim… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Human society has become increasingly reliant on plastic because it allows for convenient
and sanitary living. However, recycling rates are currently low, which means that the majority …

Upcycling and catalytic degradation of plastic wastes

Q Hou, M Zhen, H Qian, Y Nie, X Bai, T Xia… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2021 - cell.com
Various recycling technologies have been developed to deal with plastic problems, but they
face considerable economic and technological challenges in practice. An attractive …

Advances and prospects of PVDF based polymer electrolytes

Y Wu, Y Li, Y Wang, Q Liu, Q Chen, M Chen - Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Exploring highly foldable batteries with no safety hazard is a crucial task for the realization of
portable, wearable, and implantable electric devices. Given these concerns, developing …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Full circle: Challenges and prospects for plastic waste management in Australia to achieve circular economy

R Hossain, MT Islam, A Ghose, V Sahajwalla - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic manufacturing accounts for 6% of global oil consumption and is one of the world's
fastest-growing waste streams. As the global supply of fossil fuels becomes critical, it is …

Recent progress in the chemical upcycling of plastic wastes

X Chen, Y Wang, L Zhang - ChemSusChem, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The massive generation of plastic wastes without satisfactory treatment has induced severe
environmental problems and gained increasing attentions. In this Minireview, recent …

Upcycling to sustainably reuse plastics

X Zhao, B Boruah, KF Chin, M Đokić… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plastics are now indispensable in daily lives. However, the pollution from plastics is also
increasingly becoming a serious environmental issue. Recent years have seen more …

Plastic waste valorization by leveraging multidisciplinary catalytic technologies

H Zhou, Y Wang, Y Ren, Z Li, X Kong, M Shao… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Plastic waste triggers a series of concerns because of its disruptive impact on the
environment and ecosystem. From the point of view of catalysis, however, end-of-life plastics …