The vast majority of commodity plastics do not degrade and therefore they permanently
pollute the environment. At present, less than 20% of post-consumer plastic waste in …

The degradation of photovoltaic (PV) systems is one of the key factors to address in order to
reduce the cost of the electricity produced by increasing the operational lifetime of PV …

Sustainable polymers are materials derived from renewable, recycled and waste carbon
resources and their combinations, which at the end of life can be recycled, biodegraded or …

Polyethylene deconstruction to reusable smaller molecules is hindered by the chemical
inertness of its hydrocarbon chains. Pyrolysis and related approaches commonly require …

Polyolefins are the largest-scale synthetic plastics and play a key role in modern society.
Their production consumes huge amounts of fossil-derived monomer feedstocks, which …

Large amounts of plastics are discarded worldwide each year, leading to a significant mass
of waste in landfills and pollution to soil, air, and waterways. Upcycling is an efficient way to …

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

Although polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) are by far the world's largest volume
plastics, only a tiny fraction of these energy-rich polyolefins are currently recycled …

The current global plastics economy is highly linear, with the exceptional performance and
low carbon footprint of polymeric materials at odds with dramatic increases in plastic waste …

Plastics are key components of almost any technology today. Although their production
consumes substantial feedstock resources, plastics are largely disposed of after their service …