Pyrolysis technology for plastic waste recycling: A state-of-the-art review

L Dai, N Zhou, Y Lv, Y Cheng, Y Wang, Y Liu… - Progress in Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Discarded plastics can be converted to various fuels and chemicals to generate positive
economic value instead of polluting the environment. In the past few years, pyrolysis has …

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 …

Efficient solvent-and hydrogen-free upcycling of high-density polyethylene into separable cyclic hydrocarbons

J Du, L Zeng, T Yan, C Wang, M Wang, L Luo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Plastic pollution is a planetary threat that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic
due to the surge in medical waste, personal protective equipment and takeaway packaging …

Sustainable polymers

AK Mohanty, F Wu, R Mincheva… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Sustainable polymers are materials derived from renewable, recycled and waste carbon
resources and their combinations, which at the end of life can be recycled, biodegraded or …

Chemical and biological catalysis for plastics recycling and upcycling

LD Ellis, NA Rorrer, KP Sullivan, M Otto… - Nature Catalysis, 2021 - nature.com
Plastics pollution is causing an environmental crisis, prompting the development of new
approaches for recycling, and upcycling. Here, we review challenges and opportunities in …

Green carbon science: efficient carbon resource processing, utilization, and recycling towards carbon neutrality

M He, Y Sun, B Han - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Green carbon science is defined as the “study and optimization of the transformation of
carbon‐containing compounds and the relevant processes involved in the entire carbon …

Low-temperature upcycling of polyolefins into liquid alkanes via tandem cracking-alkylation

W Zhang, S Kim, L Wahl, R Khare, L Hale, J Hu… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Selective upcycling of polyolefin waste has been hampered by the relatively high
temperatures that are required to cleave the carbon-carbon (C–C) bonds at reasonably high …

A unified view on catalytic conversion of biomass and waste plastics

K Lee, Y **g, Y Wang, N Yan - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Originating from the desire to improve sustainability, producing fuels and chemicals from the
conversion of biomass and waste plastic has become an important research topic in the …

Photothermal recycling of waste polyolefin plastics into liquid fuels with high selectivity under solvent-free conditions

Y Miao, Y Zhao, GIN Waterhouse, R Shi, LZ Wu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The widespread use of polyolefin plastics in modern societies generates huge amounts of
plastic waste. With a view toward sustainability, researchers are now seeking novel and low …

Toward polymer upcycling—adding value and tackling circularity

LSTJ Korley, TH Epps III, BA Helms, AJ Ryan - Science, 2021 - science.org
Plastics have revolutionized modern life, but have created a global waste crisis driven by our
reliance and demand for low-cost, disposable materials. New approaches are vital to …