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 …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and opportunities of light olefin production via thermal and catalytic pyrolysis of end-of-life polyolefins: Towards full recyclability

MS Abbas-Abadi, Y Ureel, A Eschenbacher… - Progress in Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Is full recyclability of polyolefins via chemical recycling a dream, or can it become a reality?
The main problem in recycling plastic waste is that its composition is highly heterogeneous …

Co-pyrolysis of waste plastic and solid biomass for synergistic production of biofuels and chemicals-A review

Z Wang, KG Burra, T Lei, AK Gupta - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2021 - Elsevier
The amount of plastics disposed from modern lifestyles have increased sharply in recent
years. Solid biomass is an abundant energy resource that exists worldwide. Transformation …

Transport fuel from waste plastics pyrolysis–A review on technologies, challenges and opportunities

MI Jahirul, MG Rasul, D Schaller, MMK Khan… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite extensive research in recent years and great potential to help with energy and
waste management issues, thermochemical conversion technologies of mixed waste …

A review of recent advances in biomass pyrolysis

G Wang, Y Dai, H Yang, Q Xiong, K Wang, J Zhou… - Energy & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Pyrolysis has created many (and will open more) possibilities for high-value utilization of
biomass. To obtain the optimal amount of desired pyrolysis products, especially high-quality …

Review on synergistic effects during co-pyrolysis of biomass and plastic waste: Significance of operating conditions and interaction mechanism

SBE Esso, Z Xiong, W Chaiwat, MF Kamara… - Biomass and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The quantity of organic solid waste (OSW) discharged by the public has increased
significantly in recent years. Herein, we consider bio-waste and plastic waste. Bio-waste …

Pyrolysis of plastic species: A review of resources and products

T Maqsood, J Dai, Y Zhang, M Guang, B Li - Journal of analytical and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A long-term and reliable plastic waste management scheme is required to avoid
environmental pollution and to overcome the issues of energy crisis simultaneously …

Detailed analysis of the composition of selected plastic packaging waste products and its implications for mechanical and thermochemical recycling

M Roosen, N Mys, M Kusenberg, P Billen… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Plastic packaging typically consists of a mixture of polymers and contains a whole range of
components, such as paper, organic residue, halogens, and metals, which pose problems …

Conversion of plastic waste into fuels: A critical review

N Li, H Liu, Z Cheng, B Yan, G Chen, S Wang - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic wastes have posed serious threats to the environment, including decrease of soil
nutrient effectiveness and agricultural production as well as emerge of ecological instability …

A review on thermal and catalytic pyrolysis of plastic solid waste (PSW)

SM Al-Salem, A Antelava, A Constantinou… - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Plastic plays an important role in our daily lives due to its versatility, light weight and low
production cost. Plastics became essential in many sectors such as construction, medical …