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 …

Microplastics are an emergent yet critical issue for the environment because of high
degradation resistance and bioaccumulation. Unfortunately, the current technologies to …

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 …

The large production volumes of commodity polyolefins (specifically, polyethylene,
polypropylene, polystyrene, and poly (vinyl chloride)), in conjunction with their low unit …

Carbon–carbon bond cleavage reactions, adapted to deconstruct aliphatic hydrocarbon
polymers and recover the intrinsic energy and carbon value in plastic waste, have typically …

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 …

Conversion of plastic wastes to valuable carbon resources without using noble metal
catalysts or external hydrogen remains a challenging task. Here we report a layered self …

Chemical upcycling of polyolefin plastic waste to lubricant, wax and fuel-range
hydrocarbons over metal-based catalysts is a crucial technological solution to the enormous …

Of all the existing materials, plastics are no doubt among the most versatile ones. However,
the extreme increases in plastic production as well as the difficulty of the material for …

The huge amount of plastic wastes has become a pressing global environmental problem,
leading to severe environmental pollution and resource depletion through conventional …