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 …

Environmental pollution caused by polyesters has become a major ecological safety
concern that needs to be managed urgently. One way to resolve this problem is giving the …

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 effect of recycled content and type of recycled poly (ethylene terephthalate)(rPET) on
the haziness; colour parameters L*, a*, and b*; total colour change; ultraviolet‐visual …

Multifunctional and high-performance polymers have long been the pursuit of materials
scientists, but are seldom reported or require complex preparation. Herein, inspired by the …

A novel in situ chemical upcycling strategy for plastic waste is proposed by the customized
diphenylacetylene monomer with dual photo‐response. That is, diphenylacetylene reactive …

Poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is well known as a needful part of comfortable and
convenient life. However, the massive use of PET is a key issue in the contemporary …

Polyethylene and polypropylene are widely used packaging materials that are commonly
present in the same waste-streams (eg, beverage bottle enclosures, laminated flexible …

This work aims to mainly use a recent resonance-enhanced atomic force microscopy
coupled with infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR) to follow the accelerated degradation process …

The use of non-decontaminated recycled poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) in food
packages arouses consumer safety concerns, and thus is a major obstacle hindering PET …