Recent advances in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) recycling

Z Ait‐Touchente, M Khellaf, G Raffin… - Polymers for …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) recycling is crucial for mitigating the environmental impact of PVC
wastes, which take decades to decompose in landfills. This review examines the current …

[HTML][HTML] PVC Dechlorination for Facilitating Plastic Chemical Recycling: A Systematic Literature Review of Technical Advances, Modeling and Assessment

Y Tian, M Han, D Gu, Z Bi, N Gu, T Hu, G Li, N Zhang… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins are widely used in modern society due to their acid and
alkali resistance, low cost, and strong insulation properties. However, the high chlorine (Cl) …

Pyrolysis-gasification conversion of waste pharmaceutical blisters: Thermo-kinetic and thermodynamic study, fuel gas analysis and machine learning modeling

Z Yao, J Tong, J Jiang, AMA Sattar, JCG da Silva… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
It delved into the pyrolysis-gasification behavior of waste pharmaceutical blisters (WPBs),
exploring both kinetics and thermodynamics, and employing machine learning modeling …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond the Landfill: A critical review of techniques for End-of-Life Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) valorization

M Havaei, O Akin, A Locaspi, RJ Varghese, F Minette… - Waste Management, 2025 - Elsevier
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a polymer comprised of more than 50% chlorine that offers
unmatched versatility at low expense. PVC is irreplaceable in several applications, such as …

From Sustainable Macro Debris Chemical Recycling to Microplastic Reclamation: Overview, Research Challenges, and Outlook

X Zhao, F You - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
The current surge in plastic waste generation from human activities has led to environmental
hazards associated with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 (Clean Water and …

[HTML][HTML] End-of-life vehicle plastic management in Republic of Korea: Material flow analysis and hazardous substance analysis

SJ Lee, NH Cho, YS Yoon, TW Jeon, W Cho… - Resources …, 2025 - Elsevier
One of the alternatives for reducing greenhouse gas emissions is the ongoing effort to
lighten the weight of vehicles. Therefore, the proportion of end-of-life vehicles (ELV) plastic …

[HTML][HTML] Mild one-pot production of glycerol carbonate from CO2 with separation from ionic liquid catalyst

E Hernández, A Belinchón, P Navarro… - Separation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Carbon capture and utilization stands as way forward in the minimization of CO 2 emissions.
It complements the search for clean and effective energy, as it is challenging to achieve zero …

The environmental costs of clean cycles: Quantitative analysis for the case of PVC window profile recycling in Germany

S Schmidt, T Gibon, TN Gutiérrez… - Journal of Industrial …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recycling schemes for long‐lived products are challenged by the presence of “legacy
substances,” which have been used in production in the past, but are nowadays classified …

Valorization of harmful substance upon chemical recycling polyvinyl chloride

M Zhu, X Jiang - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), due to its high chlorine content and the presence of biohazardous
plasticizers, causes greater environmental harm when processed through traditional …