In spite of the fact that petroleum-based plastics are convenient in terms of fulfilling the
performance requirements of many applications, they contribute significantly to a number of …

The rapid development of plastic industrials has created a variety of plastic products,
causing revolutionary progress in chemistry, physics, biology, and medicine. Large-scale …

Research on the environmental impacts from the global value chain of plastics has typically
focused on the disposal phase, considered most harmful to the environment and human …

In this work, an approach to upcycling plastic waste (PW) products is presented. The method
relies on flash Joule heating (FJH) to convert PW into flash graphene (FG). In addition to FG …

As of yet, disposal platforms for synthetic polymers have not matured in an environmentally
benign manner. Consequently, their wastes tend to remain as sources of pollution that …

Packaging enables the movement of product from its point of origin to its point of
consumption and influences all other industries directly or indirectly. Despite technological …

Food packaging applications are constantly evolving due to consumer awareness and
safety concerns. Predominant use of chemical additives and petroleum-based polymers …

Mechanical recycling of waste plastics is an environmental solution to the problem of waste
plastic disposal, and has already become a common practice in industry. However, limited …

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions need to be reduced to limit global warming. Plastic
production requires carbon raw materials and energy that are associated today with …

The consumption of various forms of plastics is a challenging environment protection issue.
All forms of consumed plastic become waste and require large areas of land for storage …