Current trends, challenges, and opportunities for plastic recycling

Y Chen, S Selvinsimpson - Plastic and Microplastic in the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plastics are an unavoidable part of our everyday lives. These plastics products have a wide
range of mechanical and chemical properties, making them useful in varied industries …

Recycled Non-Biodegradable polyethylene terephthalate waste as fine aggregate in fly ash geopolymer and cement mortars

R Kunthawatwong, L Sylisomchanh… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the use of recycled non-biodegradable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste
as a fine aggregate in fly ash geopolymer mortar was examined. PET waste was used to …

Performance of geopolymer mortar containing PVC plastic waste from bottle labels at normal and elevated temperatures

R Kunthawatwong, A Wongsa, J Ekprasert… - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
This work focused on reusing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic waste from bottle labels
(BLWA) as lightweight aggregates in geopolymer mortar. This way of reusing plastic waste is …

Valorization of waste plastics and waste oases of Gabes-Tunisia to prepare polymeric membrane for oily wastewater treatment

A Zrelli, S Ismaili, Q Alsalhy - Euro-Mediterranean Journal for …, 2023 - Springer
Industries generate significant amounts of oily wastewater that require treatment using
various techniques, including membrane microfiltration. In this study, we investigate the …