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 …

Plastic waste upcycling toward a circular economy

X Zhao, M Korey, K Li, K Copenhaver… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Large amounts of plastics are discarded worldwide each year, leading to a significant mass
of waste in landfills and pollution to soil, air, and waterways. Upcycling is an efficient way to …

Gasification of municipal solid waste: Progress, challenges, and prospects

M Sajid, A Raheem, N Ullah, M Asim… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainable waste management is the core issue of modern societies because of its
increasing social and environmental concerns. Therefore, the scientific community is …

Pyrolysis of waste plastics into fuels and chemicals: A review

MH Rahman, PR Bhoi, PL Menezes - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis is a viable thermochemical conversion (TCC) process to convert waste plastics into
useful chemicals and alternative energy. Specifically, co-pyrolysis of plastics with biomass …

Machine learning methods for modelling the gasification and pyrolysis of biomass and waste

S Ascher, I Watson, S You - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past two decades, the use of machine learning (ML) methods to model biomass
and waste gasification/pyrolysis has increased rapidly. Only 70 papers were published in …

Municipal solid waste as a sustainable resource for energy production: State-of-the-art review

AV Shah, VK Srivastava, SS Mohanty… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Solid waste treatment and disposal is a global challenge for the development of a
sustainable society. The problem has been exacerbated by a rise in waste products as a …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review of biomass based thermochemical conversion technologies integrated with CO2 capture and utilisation within BECCS networks

M Shahbaz, A AlNouss, I Ghiat, G Mckay… - Resources …, 2021 - Elsevier
The future of the global environment is at threat due to global warming and climate change
primarily driven by greenhouse gas emissions. Bioenergy with carbon dioxide capture and …

Life cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis of sustainable bioenergy production: a review

AI Osman, B Fang, Y Zhang, Y Liu, J Yu… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
The global expansion of the bioenergy industry raises concerns, emphasizing the need for
careful evaluation and sustainable management. To facilitate this, life cycle assessments …

[HTML][HTML] Review on waste-to-energy approaches toward a circular economy in developed and develo** countries

S Rezania, B Oryani, VR Nasrollahi, N Darajeh… - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
International interest in using waste-to-energy (WtE) technology toward a circular economy
(CE) is develo**, spurred by environmental challenges such as inefficient solid waste …

[HTML][HTML] Upcycling of waste polyolefins in natural fiber and sustainable filler-based biocomposites: A study on recent developments and future perspectives

MK Singh, AK Mohanty, M Misra - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The interest in sustainable materials and technologies has increased significantly due to
environmental issues triggered by using plastics and their associated wastes. Every year …