Sustainable transformation of end-of-life wind turbine blades: Advancing clean energy solutions in civil engineering through recycling and upcycling

W Zhang, H Yu, B Yin, A Akbar, KM Liew - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Decommissioning end-of-life wind turbine blades (EoL-WTBs) presents significant waste
management challenges. This comprehensive review explores the recycling of EoL-WTBs …

The role of plastic chemical recycling processes in a circular economy context

Q Liu, S Martinez-Villarreal, S Wang, NNT Tien… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
It is estimated that nearly 400 million tons of plastic are produced each year worldwide.
However, only 10% of this enormous amount is recycled after use. Currently, mechanical …

Recyclable surgical, consumer, and industrial adhesives of poly (α-lipoic acid)

S Pal, J Shin, K DeFrates, M Arslan, K Dale, H Chen… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Polymer adhesives play an important role in many medical, consumer, and industrial
products. Polymers of α-lipoic acid (αLA) have the potential to fulfill the need for versatile …

Chemical Recycling of thiol epoxy thermosets via light-driven C–C Bond cleavage

ST Nguyen, LR Fries, JH Cox, Y Ma… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Epoxy thermosets are high-volume materials that play a central role in a wide range of
engineering applications; however, technologies to recycle these polymers remain rare …

Recent advances in catalytic chemical recycling of polyolefins

K Faust, P Denifl, M Hapke - ChemCatChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Polyolefins and especially polyethylenes (LLDPE, LDPE and HDPE) and polypropylene
(PP) contribute a great deal to the growing amounts of plastic waste with a combined …

Thermally Robust yet Deconstructable and Chemically Recyclable High‐Density Polyethylene (HDPE)‐Like Materials Based on Si− O Bonds

AM Johnson, JA Johnson - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Polyethylene (PE) is the most widely produced synthetic polymer. By installing chemically
cleavable bonds into the backbone of PE, it is possible to produce chemically …

[HTML][HTML] Recycling of flame retardant polymers: Current technologies and future perspectives

A Bifulco, J Chen, A Sekar, WW Klingler… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polymers are indispensable to humans in different applications due to their ease of
manufacturing and overall performance. However, after a material lifetime, there is a large …

Sustainable recycling of polymers: a comprehensive review

S Kolluru, A Thakur, D Tamakuwala, VV Kumar… - Polymer Bulletin, 2024 - Springer
The commercial use of polymers has expanded considerably in recent decades, resulting in
exponential expansion in the polymer production business. As a result, polymer recycling is …

Aromatics from lignocellulosic biomass: A platform for high-performance thermosets

JS Mahajan, RM O'Dea, JB Norris… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Renewable and sustainable thermosets with thermo-mechanical properties that are
equivalent to, or better than, those of petroleum-derived commercial incumbents are …

[HTML][HTML] Recovery of chemical recyclates from fibre-reinforced composites: A review of progress

C Branfoot, H Folkvord, M Keith, GA Leeke - Polymer Degradation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this critical review article, the current state-of-the-art in composite solvolysis is reviewed
against the backdrop of a growing need for recycling in the composites industry. The scope …