Expanding plastics recycling technologies: chemical aspects, technology status and challenges
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 …
accumulated in landfills, or leak into the environment. New technologies are emerging to …
The critical role of process analysis in chemical recycling and upcycling of waste plastics
There is an urgent need for new technologies to enable circularity for synthetic polymers,
spurred by the accumulation of waste plastics in landfills and the environment and the …
spurred by the accumulation of waste plastics in landfills and the environment and the …
Rational design of chemical catalysis for plastic recycling
Plastics are indispensable, but their pollution is triggering a global environmental crisis.
Although many end-of-life catalytic options have involved converting plastics into valuable …
Although many end-of-life catalytic options have involved converting plastics into valuable …
Photothermal recycling of waste polyolefin plastics into liquid fuels with high selectivity under solvent-free conditions
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 …
plastic waste. With a view toward sustainability, researchers are now seeking novel and low …
Hydrogenolysis of polypropylene and mixed polyolefin plastic waste over Ru/C to produce liquid alkanes
Catalytic depolymerization of polyolefins is a promising chemical recycling strategy to create
value-added products from waste plastics, which are accumulating in landfills and the …
value-added products from waste plastics, which are accumulating in landfills and the …
Catalytic strategies for upvaluing plastic wastes
The massive accumulation of plastics in the environment has a severe impact on humanity's
living conditions. One possible solution is the recycling and upgrading of plastic waste at the …
living conditions. One possible solution is the recycling and upgrading of plastic waste at the …
Polyethylene hydrogenolysis at mild conditions over ruthenium on tungstated zirconia
Plastics waste has become a major environmental threat, with polyethylene being one of the
most produced and hardest to recycle plastics. Hydrogenolysis is potentially the most viable …
most produced and hardest to recycle plastics. Hydrogenolysis is potentially the most viable …
Hydroformylation of pyrolysis oils to aldehydes and alcohols from polyolefin waste
Waste plastics are an abundant feedstock for the production of renewable chemicals.
Pyrolysis of waste plastics produces pyrolysis oils with high concentrations of olefins (> 50 …
Pyrolysis of waste plastics produces pyrolysis oils with high concentrations of olefins (> 50 …
Role of bifunctional Ru/acid catalysts in the selective hydrocracking of polyethylene and polypropylene waste to liquid hydrocarbons
Hydrogenolysis of C–C bonds over Ru-based catalysts has emerged as a deconstruction
strategy to convert single-use polyolefin waste to liquid alkanes at relatively mild conditions …
strategy to convert single-use polyolefin waste to liquid alkanes at relatively mild conditions …
Nanocatalyzed upcycling of the plastic wastes for a circular economy
Plastics are now essential components in our daily life, but they have also raised a waste
crisis and environmental pollution issues. The traditional plastic waste treatments rely on …
crisis and environmental pollution issues. The traditional plastic waste treatments rely on …