Expanding plastics recycling technologies: chemical aspects, technology status and challenges
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 …
accumulated in landfills, or leak into the environment. New technologies are emerging to …
The chemistry of chemical recycling of solid plastic waste via pyrolysis and gasification: State-of-the-art, challenges, and future directions
Chemical recycling of solid plastic waste (SPW) is a paramount opportunity to reduce marine
and land pollution and to enable the incorporation of the circular economy principle in …
and land pollution and to enable the incorporation of the circular economy principle in …
Rational design of chemical catalysis for plastic recycling
Plastics are indispensable, but their pollution is triggering a global environmental crisis.
Although many end-of-life catalytic options have involved converting plastics into valuable …
Although many end-of-life catalytic options have involved converting plastics into valuable …
Beyond mechanical recycling: giving new life to plastic waste
I Vollmer, MJF Jenks, MCP Roelands… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing the stream of recycled plastic necessitates an approach beyond the traditional
recycling via melting and re‐extrusion. Various chemical recycling processes have great …
recycling via melting and re‐extrusion. Various chemical recycling processes have great …
The chemical recycling of polyesters for a circular plastics economy: challenges and emerging opportunities
Whilst plastics have played an instrumental role in human development, growing
environmental concerns have led to increasing public scrutiny and demands for outright …
environmental concerns have led to increasing public scrutiny and demands for outright …
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in the packaging industry
R Nisticò - Polymer Testing, 2020 - Elsevier
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the third most widely diffused polymer exploited in the
packaging industry, monopolizing the bottles market for beverages, and covering almost the …
packaging industry, monopolizing the bottles market for beverages, and covering almost the …
Recent advances in chemical recycling of polyethylene terephthalate waste into value added products for sustainable coating solutions–hope vs. hype
K Ghosal, C Nayak - Materials Advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …
morning toothbrush to night dinner table, plastics are everywhere in our daily life. In such a …
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 …
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 …
versatile materials with a variety of useful properties. While polymers have improved our …
Recycling of bioplastics: routes and benefits
FM Lamberti, LA Román-Ramírez, J Wood - Journal of Polymers and the …, 2020 - Springer
Continual reduction of landfill space along with rising CO 2 levels and environmental
pollution, are global issues that will only grow with time if not correctly addressed. The lack …
pollution, are global issues that will only grow with time if not correctly addressed. The lack …