Bioplastic: an eco‐friendly alternative to non‐biodegradable plastic

M Mangal, CV Rao, T Banerjee - Polymer International, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
The accumulation of non‐biodegradable plastic waste in land and aquatic environments is
expanding every day. According to data collected from various scientific reports, about 100 …

Chemical recycling of plastic waste for sustainable polymer manufacturing-A critical review

G Martínez-Narro, S Hassan, AN Phan - Journal of Environmental …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Chemical recycling has emerged as a promising approach to valorise non-recyclable,
rejected, multi-layer, and contaminated plastic waste streams, such as packaging waste …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Clarifying European terminology in plastics recycling

K Ragaert, C Ragot, KM Van Geem, S Kersten… - Current Opinion in …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The increasing activities in plastics recycling have led to a sprawl of terminology describing
different technologies and technology categorizations. This creates not only linguistic …

The role of plastic chemical recycling processes in a circular economy context

Q Liu, S Martinez-Villarreal, S Wang, NNT Tien… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
It is estimated that nearly 400 million tons of plastic are produced each year worldwide.
However, only 10% of this enormous amount is recycled after use. Currently, mechanical …

A review on the pyrolytic conversion of plastic waste into fuels and chemicals

M Laghezza, S Fiore, F Berruti - Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2024‏ - Elsevier
We reviewed 195 references discussing the pyrolysis of plastic waste, with the aim of
analyzing the technical aspects (feedstocks, process parameters, reactors, products …

Ionic-liquid-mediated deconstruction of polymers for advanced recycling and upcycling

T Christoff-Tempesta, TH Epps III - ACS Macro Letters, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids (ILs) are a promising medium to assist in the advanced (chemical and
biological) recycling of polymers, owing to their tunable catalytic activity, tailorable chemical …

Solar-driven reforming of waste polyester plastics into hydrogen over CdS/NiS catalyst

C Zhu, J Wang, J Lv, Y Zhu, Q Huang, C Sun - International Journal of …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Huge amounts of plastic products are produced, utilized, and discarded each year,
contributing to the increasingly serious ecological problem. Photoreforming, a solar-driven …

Activation of inert triethylene tetramine-cured epoxy by sub-critical water decomposition

X Gong, Y Liu, MM Ibrahim, H Zhang, MA Amin… - Reactive and Functional …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Cured epoxy is stable and difficult to be recycled. To make the inert cured epoxy and its
derivatives or composites reactive is still a challenge. In this study, sub-critical water was …