“Functional upcycling” of polymer waste towards the design of new materials

O Guselnikova, O Semyonov, E Sviridova… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Diversification of polymer waste recycling is one of the solutions to improve the current
environmental scenario. Upcycling is a promising strategy for converting polymer waste into …

Industrial and laboratory technologies for the chemical recycling of plastic waste

MT Chin, T Diao - ACS catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
Synthetic polymers play an indispensable role in modern society, finding applications across
various sectors ranging from packaging, textiles, and consumer products to construction …

Initiator‐Activation Strategy‐Enabled Organocatalyzed Reversible‐Deactivation Radical Polymerization Driven by Light

H Zhou, L Zhang, P Wen, Y Zhou, Y Zhao… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Organocatalyzed reversible‐deactivation radical polymerizations (RDRPs) are attractive for
many applications. Here, we developed photoredox‐mediated RDRP by activating (hetero) …

RETRACTED: Prospects of physical, mechanical, and advanced recycling of end-of-life polystyrenes: Towards full recyclability

B Goshayeshi, MS Abbas-Abadi, M Kusenberg… - 2023 - Elsevier
One of the conditions of submission of a paper for publication is that authors appropriately
cite re-used data and have permission to do so. As such this article represents a misuse of …

Upcycling of plastic waste using photo-, electro-, and Photoelectrocatalytic approaches: a way toward circular economy

D Sajwan, A Sharma, M Sharma, V Krishnan - ACS Catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
Rapid industrialization and development have led to a tremendous increase in the use of
various types of plastic commodities in daily life. For the past several years, plastic pollution …

Ionic Liquid‐Assisted Depolymerization of Condensation Polymers: A Review

A Chaudhary, R Srivastava - ChemistrySelect, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plastic pollution has become a primary environmental concern in recent years that affects
not only the environment but also wildlife and human health. Develo** new, alternative …

Effects of cellulose contamination on polystyrene recycling to styrene monomer via microwave pyrolysis

P Leclerc, M Gosselin, AC Garcia, N Mostoufi, J Doucet… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
The increasing population and by extension the plastic waste increasing rate requires
innovative waste management mitigation solutions, especially for a challenging polymer …

Performance of Particleboard Made of Agroforestry Residues Bonded with Thermosetting Adhesive Derived from Waste Styrofoam

T Karliati, MAR Lubis, R Dungani, RR Maulani… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper investigated the upcycling process of thermoplastic waste polystyrene (WPS) into
thermosetting particleboard adhesive using two cross-linkers, namely methylene diphenyl …

Micro and nanoplastic contamination and its effects on freshwater mussels caged in an urban area

F Gagné, E Roubeau-Dumont, C André, J Auclair - Journal of Xenobiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plastic-based contamination has become a major cause of concern as it pervades many
environments such as air, water, sediments, and soils. This study sought to examine the …

Hydrothermal synthesis of novel chitosan-styrene-based nanocomposites containing TiO2 nanowires: Investigation of thermal, dielectric and biological properties

I Erol, G Khamidov, Ö Hazman, C Çifci - Materials Today Communications, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, the need for bio-based materials has been increasing daily due to the
adverse environmental and health problems caused by the waste of materials produced …