Upcycling polystyrene

JC Capricho, K Prasad, N Hameed, M Nikzad, N Salim - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Several environmental and techno-economic assessments highlighted the advantage of
placing polystyrene-based materials in a circular loop, from production to waste generation …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of reaction parameters on thermal liquefaction of plastic wastes into oil: A review

NIA Kameel, WMAW Daud, MFA Patah… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use-and-throw culture of plastic products has generated a massive amount of plastic
wastes each year, posing a threat to the environment with the absence of proper disposal …

Thermal and mechanical characterization of composite materials from industrial plastic wastes and recycled nylon fibers for floor paving tiles application

MM Owen, EO Achukwu, AZ Romli, AHB Abdullah… - Waste management, 2023 - Elsevier
Industrial plastic waste is growing globally at an alarming rate and environmental pollution
from traditional landfill disposal and incineration treatments are of great concern. As a …

[HTML][HTML] Valuable oil recovery from plastic wastes via pressurized thermal and catalytic pyrolysis

RM Khazaal, DA Abdulaaima - Energy Conversion and Management: X, 2023 - Elsevier
The accumulating amounts of long-life plastic wastes simultaneously with the global
emerging need to discover alternative energy sources, have both increased the importance …

Chemical recycling of plastic waste for sustainable polymer manufacturing-A critical review

G Martínez-Narro, S Hassan, AN Phan - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chemical recycling has emerged as a promising approach to valorise non-recyclable,
rejected, multi-layer, and contaminated plastic waste streams, such as packaging waste …

[HTML][HTML] Recovery of chemical recyclates from fibre-reinforced composites: A review of progress.

C Branfoot, H Folkvord, M Keith, GA Leeke - Polymer Degradation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this critical review article, the current state-of-the-art in composite solvolysis is reviewed
against the backdrop of a growing need for recycling in the composites industry. The scope …

Wind turbine blade recycling: A review of the recovery and high-value utilization of decommissioned wind turbine blades

Y Hu, Y Zhang, Y Li, Y Wang, G Li, X Liu - Resources, Conservation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
With the rapid growth of the wind energy industry, wind turbine blades installed in the early
stages are reaching their retirement service life one after another. Efficient and proper …

SolvX: Solvothermal conversion of mixed waste plastics in supercritical toluene in presence of Pd/C catalyst

S Banivaheb, V Ghalandari, H Smith… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
As the world's ability to cope with the fast-rising output of disposable plastic products is
limited, plastic pollution has emerged as one of the most important environmental …

[PDF][PDF] Advancing Plastic Recycling: A Review on the Synthesis and Applications of Hierarchical Zeolites in Waste Plastic Hydrocracking

MU Azam, W Afzal, I Graça - Catalysts, 2024 - aura.abdn.ac.uk
The extensive use of plastics has led to a significant environmental threat due to the
generation of waste plastic, which has shown significant challenges during recycling. The …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of co-solvents in boosting LDPE depolymerization in diesel

HA Alrazen, SM Aminossadati, MM Hasan, M Konarova - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution is increasing as the management of plastic waste has become a global
challenge. The possibility of turning plastic waste into fuel at low temperatures has been …