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

The rapid accumulation of plastic waste has led to a severe environmental crisis and a
noticeable imbalance between manufacturing and recycling. Fortunately, chemical …

Pyrolytic and light-activated oxidation processes are leading technologies for utilizing
polystyrene (PS) wastes. These approaches exhibit poor selectivities, use complex reactors …

Mechanical recycling of plastic waste is not sustainable and inefficient in terms of the
resources needed to accomplish the process, and the quality of the materials obtained from …

Abstract A Surface OrganoMetallic Chemistry (SOMC) approach is used to prepare a novel
hafnium‐iridium catalyst immobilized on silica, HfIr/SiO2, featuring well‐defined [≡ SiOHf …

We demonstrate a novel approach of utilizing methanol (CH3OH) in a dual role for (1) the
methanolysis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) to form dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) at …

The environmental consequences of plastic waste are driving research into many chemical
and catalytic recycling strategies. The isomerizing ethenolysis strategy for polyethylene …

Chemical upgrading of waste plastics is currently one of the most important methods for
addressing plastic pollution. In comparison to the current methods of incineration or landfill …

The accumulation of waste plastics in landfills and the environment, as well as the
contribution of plastics manufacturing to global warming, call for the development of new …

Upcycling polyolefins into value-added hydrocarbons via catalytic hydrogenolysis is
challenging due to poor product selectivity, random C–C bond cleavage, and the formation …