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 …

Chemical recycling of plastic waste via thermocatalytic routes

J Lee, EE Kwon, SS Lam, WH Chen, J Rinklebe… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of plastics is closely associated with modern life. However, plastics are very slowly
degraded in nature, and current recycling of used plastic materials is inefficient, which raises …

Pyrolysis-catalysis for waste polyolefin conversion into low aromatic naphtha

L Dai, N Zhou, Y Lv, K Cobb, Y Cheng, Y Wang… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The global waste plastic crisis, caused by overconsumption of single-use plastics, is
threatening ecological systems and public health, worldwide. This study presents a novel …

Synthesis of layered double hydroxides from municipal solid waste incineration fly ash for heavy metal adsorption

Q Wang, Y Peng, M Chen, M Xu, J Ding, Q Yao… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The process of urbanization has resulted in a continuous growth of the production of
municipal solid waste, consequently leading to the increase of municipal solid waste …

Efficient removal of tar employing dolomite catalyst in gasification: Challenges and opportunities

S Varjani - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Fossil fuels are currently the dominant source of electricity and energy production around
the world. Biomass is one of the most referred renewable carbonaceous resource (s) that …

Plastic waste management via thermochemical conversion of plastics into fuel: a review

SS Alam, A Husain Khan, NA Khan - Energy Sources, Part A …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Growing non-biodegradable waste plastics pose a significant environmental challenge that
cannot be addressed by conventional methods alone. Therefore, alternative waste …

Co-stabilization/solidification of heavy metals in municipal solid waste incineration fly ash and electrolytic manganese residue based on self-bonding characteristics

X Zhan, J Gong, R Deng, M Wu - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash and electrolytic manganese residue (EMR)
were classified as hazardous waste, must be harmlessly processed prior to subsequent …

Flexible packaging plastic waste–environmental implications, management solutions, and the way forward

A Ahamed, A Veksha, A Giannis, G Lisak - Current Opinion in Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Summarise the fate, exposure and effects of flexible packaging plastic waste
(FPPW).•The applicability of the current waste treatment options to the FPPW are …

[HTML][HTML] Equilibrium study of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) from gas streams by black pine cones-derived activated carbon

K Isinkaralar, A Turkyilmaz, S Lakestani - Environmental Technology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Considering environmental emissions, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX)
are widely used as raw materials in industrial processes. They also affect humans via …

Current practices of plastic waste management, environmental impacts, and potential alternatives for reducing pollution and improving management

MA Fayshal - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Plastic products are indispensable across various applications, yet their disposal poses
significant environmental hazards, such as groundwater contamination, soil degradation …