Sustainable recycling technologies for thermoplastic polymers and their composites: A review of the state of the art

P Jagadeesh, S Mavinkere Rangappa… - Polymer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This review article discusses the environmental and economic effects of recycling, as well as
sustainable thermoplastic polymer recycling technologies. Several researchers have utilized …

Monomer recycling of polyethylene terephthalate, polycarbonate and polyethers: Scalable processes to achieve high carbon circularity

D Parida, A Aerts, K Vanbroekhoven… - Progress in Polymer …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review presents a comprehensive description of the current pathways used in the
chemical recycling of oxygenated plastics, with a specific focus on poly (ethylene …

Optimisation of PET glycolysis by applying recyclable heterogeneous organocatalysts

Z Fehér, J Kiss, P Kisszékelyi, J Molnár, P Huszthy… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Chemical depolymerisation, or solvolysis, can be a sustainable plastic recycling method, as
a circular economy can be achieved by recovering the pure monomers. Polyethylene …

Toward a circular economy: Investigating the effectiveness of different plastic waste management strategies: A comprehensive review

AM Elgarahy, AK Priya, HY Mostafa, EG Zaki… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic waste has emerged as one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our
time. It is estimated that over 8 million tons of plastic end up in our oceans each year …

Optimizing PET glycolysis with an oyster shell-derived catalyst using response surface methodology

Y Kim, M Kim, J Hwang, E Im, GD Moon - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste was depolymerized into bis (2-hydroxyethyl)
terephthalate (BHET) through glycolysis with the aid of oyster shell-derived catalysts. The …

Sodium ethoxide as an environmentally benign and cost-effective catalyst for chemical depolymerization of post-consumer PET waste

S Javed, D Ropel, D Vogt - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste is mounting up in the environment due to its poor
biodegradability and low recycling rate. Glycolysis is a promising chemical recycling …

Microwave catalytic depolymerization of polyethylene terephthalate plastic to the monomers

Z Yuan, J Yang, G Manos, J Tang - CCS Chemistry, 2023 - chinesechemsoc.org
Plastic waste management has emerged as a critical environmental issue due to the
exponential increase in plastic consumption worldwide. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is …

Cobalt-based ionic liquid grafted on graphene as a heterogeneous catalyst for poly (ethylene terephthalate) glycolysis

S Najafi-Shoa, M Barikani, M Ehsani… - Polymer Degradation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cobalt-based ionic liquid grafted on graphene surface (rGO\[TESPMI] 2CoCl4) was
synthesized as a catalyst for glycolysis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and …

Mechanistic aspects of poly (ethylene terephthalate) recycling–toward enabling high quality sustainability decisions in waste management

MH Ghasemi, N Neekzad, FB Ajdari, E Kowsari… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Since plastic waste pollution is a severe environmental concern in modern life, the demand
for recycling poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) has increased due to its versatile …

New effective catalysts for glycolysis of polyethylene terephthalate waste: Tropine and tropine-zinc acetate complex

L Deng, R Li, Y Chen, J Wang, H Song - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
Waste plastic such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) can be seen everywhere and has
become one of the largest sources of household waste. PET is difficult to be degraded …