Marine plastics, circular economy, and artificial intelligence: A comprehensive review of challenges, solutions, and policies

E Kowsari, S Ramakrishna, M Gheibi… - Journal of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Global plastic production is rapidly increasing, resulting in significant amounts of plastic
entering the marine environment. This makes marine litter one of the most critical …

Towards high-quality petrochemical feedstocks from mixed plastic packaging waste via advanced recycling: The past, present and future

M Kusenberg, A Eschenbacher, L Delva… - Fuel Processing …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Advanced plastic waste recycling via pyrolysis and subsequent steam cracking of pyrolysis
oils has the potential to partly close the cycle between the petrochemical production of …

Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment for catalytic fast pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste

G Yadav, A Singh, A Dutta, T Uekert… - Energy & …, 2023‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Pyrolysis of waste plastics has gained interest as a candidate chemical recycling
technology. To examine the potential of this approach, we conducted a techno-economic …

[HTML][HTML] How much can chemical recycling contribute to plastic waste recycling in Europe? An assessment using material flow analysis modeling

IS Lase, D Tonini, D Caro, PF Albizzati… - Resources …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Plastic recycling rate in Europe is low, urging developments in recycling technology and
strategies to increase circularity. Mechanical recycling (MR) has been the reference …

Thermal pyrolysis of waste versus virgin polyolefin feedstocks: The role of pressure, temperature and waste composition

MS Abbas-Abadi, M Kusenberg, A Zayoud, M Roosen… - Waste Management, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Due to the complexity and diversity of polyolefinic plastic waste streams and the inherent
non-selective nature of the pyrolysis chemistry, the chemical decomposition of plastic waste …

Sustainable ethylene production: Recovery from plastic waste via thermochemical processes

SW Kim, YT Kim, YF Tsang, J Lee - Science of the total environment, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The concept of monomer recovery from plastic waste has recently gained broad interest in
industry as a powerful strategy to reduce the environmental impacts of chemical production …

Economic and environmental assessment of automotive plastic waste end‐of‐life options: Energy recovery versus chemical recycling

C Stallkamp, M Hennig, R Volk… - Journal of Industrial …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Most automotive plastic waste (APW) is landfilled or used in energy recovery as it is
unsuitable for high‐quality product mechanical recycling. Chemical recycling via pyrolysis …

Purification and characterisation of post-consumer plastic pyrolysis oil fractionated by vacuum distillation

W Zeb, M Roosen, P Knockaert, S Janssens… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Valorisation of post-consumer plastic pyrolysis oil in steam crackers and their application as
precursors to chemicals is currently hindered by the complexity of these oils in terms of their …

[HTML][HTML] Thermochemical recovery of propylene from plastic waste: A review

SW Kim, YT Kim, J Lee - Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Mitigating plastic waste pollution and reducing reliance on fossil resources have become
more and more important. Propylene is one of the most crucial starting materials in chemical …

Bayesian tuned kinetic Monte Carlo modeling of polystyrene pyrolysis: Unraveling the pathways to its monomer, dimers, and trimers formation

O Dogu, A Eschenbacher, RJ Varghese… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The current kinetic models for polystyrene (PS) pyrolysis contain many simplifications to
reduce their size and the corresponding simulation time. Moreover, they are often based on …