A review on carbon materials production from plastic wastes
Approximately 36 million tons of waste plastics are generated in the United States each
year, most of which are discharged into the environment and end in landfills. This is …
year, most of which are discharged into the environment and end in landfills. This is …
Recent progress in controlled carbonization of (waste) polymers
J Gong, X Chen, T Tang - Progress in Polymer Science, 2019 - Elsevier
The controlled carbonization of polymers is one of the most important polymer reactions. It
represents the conversion process of polymeric precursors into carbonaceous materials in a …
represents the conversion process of polymeric precursors into carbonaceous materials in a …
Upcycling Plastic Wastes into Value‐Added Products by Heterogeneous Catalysis
T Tan, W Wang, K Zhang, Z Zhan, W Deng… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plastics are playing essential roles in the modern society. The majority of them enter
environment through landfilling or discarding after turning into wastes, causing severe …
environment through landfilling or discarding after turning into wastes, causing severe …
Graphene nanosheets derived from plastic waste for the application of DSSCs and supercapacitors
The present study reports the upcycling process of waste plastics into value-added product
graphene nanosheets (GNs) and their subsequent applications in dye sensitized solar cells …
graphene nanosheets (GNs) and their subsequent applications in dye sensitized solar cells …
Structure-oriented conversions of plastics to carbon nanomaterials
The accumulation of waste plastics has caused serious environmental issues due to their
unbiodegradable nature and hazardous additives. Converting waste plastics to different …
unbiodegradable nature and hazardous additives. Converting waste plastics to different …
Upcycling waste plastics into carbon nanomaterials: A review
C Zhuo, YA Levendis - Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer production and utilization are currently widespread and have greatly improved
people's standards of living. However, due to their stable and nonbiodegradable nature …
people's standards of living. However, due to their stable and nonbiodegradable nature …
Molten salts promoting the “controlled carbonization” of waste polyesters into hierarchically porous carbon for high-performance solar steam evaporation
Solar steam generation is emerging as a promising technology to harvest solar energy for
diverse applications such as distillation, desalination, and production of freshwater …
diverse applications such as distillation, desalination, and production of freshwater …
Transforming waste into carbon-based nanomaterials
Carbon-based nanomaterials (CNMs) such as graphene and carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
have huge potential in environment and energy related applications. Although a wide range …
have huge potential in environment and energy related applications. Although a wide range …
Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)-reinforced ceramic nanocomposites for aerospace applications: a review
Advances in the nanotechnology have been actively applied to the field of aerospace
engineering where there is a constant necessity of high durable material with low density …
engineering where there is a constant necessity of high durable material with low density …
Waste-derived nanoparticles: synthesis approaches, environmental applications, and sustainability considerations
For the past few decades, a plethora of nanoparticles have been produced through various
methods and utilized to advance technologies for environmental applications, including …
methods and utilized to advance technologies for environmental applications, including …