Uncontrolled waste generation and management difficulties are causing chaos in the
ecosystem. Although it is vital to ease environmental pressures, right now there is no such …

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a transformative fabrication process that allows
3D objects to be formed by the layer deposition of the materials. At present, a fused …

Plastic use has increased by twenty fold since the 1950s and so has the amount of plastic
waste generated. Although legislation promotes reuse and recycling, still over 50% of …

Background Plastics were considered as a magical material owing to their strong, non-
degradable and versatile characteristics. After five decades of mass application, plastics' …

Plastics are embedded in every inch of the fabric of the society. Although they have played a
tremendous role in the progress and development of mankind, they have done equal, if not …

Environmental pollution caused by the excessive use of polyethylene (PE) and its non-
biodegradable nature are major concerns in many countries. Most of the processes …

Indonesia is the second largest global source of marine plastic after China. Plastic waste,
together with toxic smoke from extensive unregulated rubbish burning in homes and …

An efficient plastic-waste sorting process is crucial for addressing the plastic waste
generated from domestic and industrial activities, which directly impact plastic recyclability …

The growing rate of plastic pollution in Nigeria and across the globe, coupled with the need
to harness such waste for useful purposes, is a pressing global concern. In this study, a new …

The study investigates catalytic conversion of polyethylene and polypropylene—in the form
of 1–5 wt% solutions in vacuum distillate—to light olefins in the presence of a catalyst based …