Microplastic materials in the environment: Problem and strategical solutions

W Tian, P Song, H Zhang, X Duan, Y Wei… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics are widely used in our daily life; however, poor management and disposal result in
their ubiquity throughout the biosphere. Increased accumulation of microplastic (MP) or even …

Recent progress in the chemical upcycling of plastic wastes

X Chen, Y Wang, L Zhang - ChemSusChem, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The massive generation of plastic wastes without satisfactory treatment has induced severe
environmental problems and gained increasing attentions. In this Minireview, recent …

Rational design of chemical catalysis for plastic recycling

M Chu, Y Liu, X Lou, Q Zhang, J Chen - Acs Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Plastics are indispensable, but their pollution is triggering a global environmental crisis.
Although many end-of-life catalytic options have involved converting plastics into valuable …

Plastic waste to fuels by hydrocracking at mild conditions

S Liu, PA Kots, BC Vance, A Danielson… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Single-use plastics impose an enormous environmental threat, but their recycling, especially
of polyolefins, has been proven challenging. We report a direct method to selectively convert …

Understanding the structure–activity relationships in catalytic conversion of polyolefin plastics by zeolite-based catalysts: a critical review

Z Dong, W Chen, K Xu, Y Liu, J Wu, F Zhang - ACS catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polyolefins, the largest used commodity plastics in the world, find extensive application in
many fields. However, most end up in landfills or incineration, leading to severe ecological …

Polyethylene hydrogenolysis at mild conditions over ruthenium on tungstated zirconia

C Wang, T Xie, PA Kots, BC Vance, K Yu, P Kumar… - JACS Au, 2021 - ACS Publications
Plastics waste has become a major environmental threat, with polyethylene being one of the
most produced and hardest to recycle plastics. Hydrogenolysis is potentially the most viable …

Marine environmental plastic pollution: mitigation by microorganism degradation and recycling valorization

J Oliveira, A Belchior, VD da Silva, A Rotter… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Plastics are very useful materials and present numerous advantages in the daily life of
individuals and society. However, plastics are accumulating in the environment and due to …

Solar-driven photocatalysis for recycling and upcycling plastics

R Cao, D Xiao, M Wang, Y Gao, D Ma - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2024 - Elsevier
The widespread use of plastics in modern societies generates huge amounts of plastic
waste. With a view toward sustainability, researchers are now seeking strategies for …

Nanocatalyzed upcycling of the plastic wastes for a circular economy

C Wang, H Han, Y Wu, D Astruc - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastics are now essential components in our daily life, but they have also raised a waste
crisis and environmental pollution issues. The traditional plastic waste treatments rely on …

Single pot catalyst strategy to branched products via adhesive isomerization and hydrocracking of polyethylene over platinum tungstated zirconia

BC Vance, PA Kots, C Wang, ZR Hinton… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrocracking is an insufficiently explored route for chemical recycling of plastics waste.
Platinum tungstated zirconia (Pt-WZr) was used in a batch reactor at low temperatures of …