Toward Sustainable Polymer Materials for Rechargeable Batteries: Utilizing Natural Feedstocks and Recycling/Upcycling of Polymer Waste

D Jeong, DS Kwon, G Won, S Kim, J Bang… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The ever‐increasing demand for rechargeable battery systems in the era of electric vehicles
has spurred extensive research into develo** polymeric components for batteries, such as …

Gas-phase and liquid-phase purification of plastic waste derived carbon nanotubes: effect of purification agent and operational parameters

C Wang, W Zhang, D Yao, Q Hu, H Yang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
The preparation of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by catalytic pyrolysis of waste plastics is one of
the most promising technologies to realize the harmless and high-value recycling of waste …

Laboratory-scale plastic upcycling and green growth: Evaluating the upcycling of plastic waste into carbon nanotubes from economic and environmental aspects

H Kim, E Nam, K An, H Lim - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
It is known that gas generated through plastic pyrolysis is abundant in hydrocarbons and
can serve as a raw material for carbon nanotubes (CNTs). However, there has been no …

Impact of nickel and alkaline earth metals interaction on sustainable carbon nanotubes generation from plastic face masks via catalytic pyrolysis

XX Lim, SC Low, KQ Tan, KYA Lin, C He, T Zhou… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The one-pot synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) emerges as a promising approach for
plastic valorization, owing to its simplicity and scalability. However, limited attention has …

[HTML][HTML] From Waste to Worth: Upcycling Plastic into High-Value Carbon-Based Nanomaterials

A M. Abdelfatah, M Hosny, A S. Elbay, N El-Maghrabi… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Plastic waste (PW) presents a significant environmental challenge due to its persistent
accumulation and harmful effects on ecosystems. According to the United Nations …

Identify the impact of pyrolysis temperature on preparation of carbon nanotubes by catalytic reforming polypropylene

N Cai, Q Liu, X Li, S Li, H Yang, H Chen - Waste Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Catalytic reforming offers a promising method for converting waste plastics into valuable
products such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The composition of the carbon source plays a …

Impact of biogenic impurities on catalytic synthesis of multi-walled carbon nanotubes and hydrogen from polyolefin resins

A Veksha, J Lu, Z Tsakadze, W Chen, G Lisak - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biogenic impurities are common contaminants of plastic waste. This study investigated the
effects of biogenic impurities on the conversion of a polyolefin mixture (6 wt% low-density …

Catalytic aquathermolysis of contaminated polyolefin plastic waste over an in situ iron hydroxide/oxide nanocatalyst derived from an oil-soluble iron precursor

PW Seo, DP Phan, D Van Pham, D Yun, I Ro… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
With the substantial increase in global plastic consumption over the past 50 y, society faces
the challenges of managing and recovering resources from considerable amounts of plastic …

Preparation of Magnetic Fe‐Decorated Carbon Nanosheets From Waste Facemasks for Quantitative Detection of Flavonoids

J Lian, S Chai, Y Han, D Yang, P Liu… - Applied Organometallic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Many studies relating to the preparation of magnetic composites from various raw materials
have been reported. However, for the first time, the magnetic Fe‐decorated carbon …

Upcycling of waste masks into carbon nanotubes combined with ZIF-8 for the detection of heavy-metal ions and nitrite

T Han, YA Piao, LY Meng, B ** - Carbon Letters, 2024 - Springer
Food contamination with heavy-metal ions and nitrites poses a serious threat to human
health. Consequently, the development of fast and sensitive platforms for detecting these …