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 …

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 …

Plastics are very useful materials and present numerous advantages in the daily life of
individuals and society. However, plastics are accumulating in the environment and due to …

Plastic solid waste (PSW) is an ever‐growing environmental challenge for our society, as it
not only ends up in landfills but also in waterways and oceans and is consequently entering …

Waste plastics are non‐degradable constituents that can stay in the environment for
centuries. Their large land space consumption is unsafe to humans and animals …

The advancement and modernization of industries have provided numerous benefits to
human life including diversification of manufacturing a wide range of products made from …

Commodity plastics such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) are some of the common plastic wastes found in municipal wastes. Lack …

In catalytic industrial processes, coke deposition remains a major drawback for solid
catalysts use as it causes catalyst deactivation. Extensive study of this phenomenon over the …

Plastic materials are disposed of in the environment sustainably, without knowing their
serious effects. Studies have reported that over 700 species of animals in the ocean were …

The accumulating amounts of long-life plastic wastes simultaneously with the global
emerging need to discover alternative energy sources, have both increased the importance …