From plastic waste to treasure: selective upcycling through catalytic technologies

S Yue, P Wang, B Yu, T Zhang, Z Zhao… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The huge amount of plastic wastes has become a pressing global environmental problem,
leading to severe environmental pollution and resource depletion through conventional …

Catalytic depolymerization of polyester plastics toward closed-loop recycling and upcycling

Y Weng, CB Hong, Y Zhang, H Liu - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Plastic waste is globally ubiquitous and ecologically harmful, but it can be recycled as an
abundant carbon source to alleviate worldwide heavy dependence on fossil resources and …

Co-upcycling of polyvinyl chloride and polyesters

R Cao, MQ Zhang, Y Jiao, Y Li, B Sun, D **ao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Catalytic upcycling of plastic wastes to valuable chemicals offers the opportunity to
simultaneously address the enormous environmental problems associated with plastics and …

Rational Design of F-Modified Polyester Electrolytes for Sustainable All-Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries

X **e, P Zhang, X Li, Z Wang, X Qin… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) are one of the most practical candidates for solid-state
batteries owing to their high flexibility and low production cost, but their application is limited …

Recyclable and (Bio) degradable polyesters in a circular plastics economy

C Shi, EC Quinn, WT Diment, EYX Chen - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Polyesters carrying polar main-chain ester linkages exhibit distinct material properties for
diverse applications and thus play an important role in today's plastics economy. It is …

Highly efficient recycling of polyester wastes to diols using Ru and Mo dual-atom catalyst

M Tang, J Shen, Y Wang, Y Zhao, T Gan… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The chemical recycling of polyester wastes is of great significance for sustainable
development, which also provides an opportunity to access various oxygen-containing …

Room-temperature co-upcycling of polyvinyl chloride and polypropylene

Z Gao, Y Wang, L Yuan, X Shi, Y Shang, J Jiang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Co-upcycling of mixed plastics offers a viable approach to reusing carbon resources in
plastic wastes and realizing circular economy. However, the presence of polyvinyl chloride …

Impact of microplastics on plant physiology: A meta-analysis of dose, particle size, and crop type interactions in agricultural ecosystems

X Shi, R Shi, X Fu, Y Zhao, Y Ge, J Liu, C Chen… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The increasing prevalence of plastic pollution has led to widespread environmental
concerns, particularly with microplastics (MPs) that persist in various ecosystems. As MPs …

Electroreforming injects a new life into solid waste

Y Ma, Y Zhang, W Yuan, M Du, S Kang, B Qiu - EES Catalysis, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The drive to upgrade the system capacity for renewable electricity, coupled with relieving our
reliance on the finite fossil resources, prompts the exploration for economically competitive …

Highly dispersed ternary metal FeZnCe with nitrogen/oxygen co-doped carbon materials for efficient oxygen electroreduction

F Zheng, Y Guo, T Wang, X Meng, K Qu, L Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The synthesis of atomically dispersed multi-metals in hetero-element-doped carbon
materials is crucial for improving the performance of the electrocatalytic oxygen reduction …