The chemistry of chemical recycling of solid plastic waste via pyrolysis and gasification: State-of-the-art, challenges, and future directions

O Dogu, M Pelucchi, R Van de Vijver… - Progress in Energy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chemical recycling of solid plastic waste (SPW) is a paramount opportunity to reduce marine
and land pollution and to enable the incorporation of the circular economy principle in …

Occurrence, toxicity and remediation of polyethylene terephthalate plastics. A review

V Dhaka, S Singh, AG Anil… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Polyethylene terephthalate is a common plastic in many products such as viscose rayon for
clothing, and packaging material in the food and beverage industries. Polyethylene …

Plastic waste as pyrolysis feedstock for plastic oil production: a review

SH Chang - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Turning plastic waste into plastic oil by pyrolysis is one of the promising techniques to
eradicate plastic waste pollution and accelerate the circular economy of plastic materials …

Thermochemical recycling of waste plastics by pyrolysis: a review

VK Soni, G Singh, BK Vijayan, A Chopra… - Energy & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The increasing demand for plastics for their widespread applications has ultimately resulted
in accumulation of substantial plastic waste, which remains a concern due to limited efforts …

Production, activation, and applications of biochar in recent times

AK Sakhiya, A Anand, P Kaushal - Biochar, 2020 - Springer
Biomass is a green energy source and is available in abundance. Biochar is a carbon-rich
material derived from a wide range of biomass or organic waste through the thermochemical …

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 …

Biodegradation of poly (ethylene terephthalate): mechanistic insights, advances, and future innovative strategies

A Kushwaha, L Goswami, M Singhvi, BS Kim - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Globally, poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is the most utilized class of
thermoplastic single-use polyesters, accumulating in ecosystems and aggravating …

Sustainability-inspired upcycling of waste polyethylene terephthalate plastic into porous carbon for CO 2 capture

X Yuan, NM Kumar, B Brigljević, S Li, S Deng… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In addition to climate change, plastic pollution is widely recognized as one of the most
severe environmental concerns. Waste plastic-derived advanced materials for carbon …

Utilization of plastic wastes for sustainable environmental management: a review

S Kumar, E Singh, R Mishra, A Kumar… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The advancement and modernization of industries have provided numerous benefits to
human life including diversification of manufacturing a wide range of products made from …

Insights into the thermal degradation mechanisms of polyethylene terephthalate dimer using DFT method

J Huang, H Meng, X Luo, X Mu, W Xu, L Jin, B Lai - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The thermal degradation mechanisms of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) dimer were
studied by the B3P86 density functional theory (DFT) approach at 6–31++ G (d, p) base set …