Mismanagement of plastic waste globally has resulted in a multitude of environmental
issues, which could be tackled by boosting plastic recycling rates. Chemometrics has …

LIBS-based classification has experienced an ever-increasing interest in the last few years.
LIBS is a well-suited technique for classification tasks based on elemental fingerprinting …

Plastic recycling has an obstacle from heterogeneous composition of plastic mixtures, which
can be rectified by separation based on their different chemical and physical properties …

The use of post-consumer polyolefins is increasing due to the pledges of multiple
organizations to use higher concentrations of recycled materials in packaging. However …

The huge consumption of modern plastic with improper disposals has posed a great threat
to the environment and human beings. To put these post-consumer plastics into the …

The concept of the circular economy has emerged as a promising solution to address the
mounting concerns surrounding plastic waste and the urgent need for sustainable resource …

Microplastics found in the environment are often covered with a biofilm, which makes their
analysis difficult. Therefore, the biofilm is usually removed before analysis, which may affect …

This update covers the literature published between approximately June 2021 and May
2022 and is the latest part of a series of annual reviews. It is designed to provide the reader …

Elemental composition and heating value are essential properties of residual wastes (RW)
for its energy utilization. This paper proposed a highly efficient approach to distinguish …

We present, rapid and efficient identification of ten different types of post-consumer plastics
obtained from a local recycling unit by deploying a low cost, compact CCD spectrometer in …