Critical advances and future opportunities in upcycling commodity polymers

C Jehanno, JW Alty, M Roosen, S De Meester… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The vast majority of commodity plastics do not degrade and therefore they permanently
pollute the environment. At present, less than 20% of post-consumer plastic waste in …

[HTML][HTML] Review of polymer technologies for improving the recycling and upcycling efficiency of plastic waste

H Jung, G Shin, H Kwak, LT Hao, J Jegal, HJ Kim… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Human society has become increasingly reliant on plastic because it allows for convenient
and sanitary living. However, recycling rates are currently low, which means that the majority …

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 …

Catalytic processing of plastic waste on the rise

AJ Martín, C Mondelli, SD Jaydev, J Pérez-Ramírez - Chem, 2021 - cell.com
Summary Approximately 80% of the> 350 Mt of plastics produced annually is turned into
waste, which equals 30% of the European electricity consumption. Chemocatalytic …

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 …

Environmental impacts of hazardous waste, and management strategies to reconcile circular economy and eco-sustainability

Z Zhang, MZ Malik, A Khan, N Ali, S Malik… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rise in living standards and the continuous development in the global economy led to
the depletion of resources and increased waste generation per capita. This waste might …

Graphene in photocatalysis: a review

X Li, J Yu, S Wageh, AA Al‐Ghamdi, J Xie - Small, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, heterogeneous photocatalysis has received much research interest because
of its powerful potential applications in tackling many important energy and environmental …

Thermochemical conversion of plastic waste into fuels, chemicals, and value‐added materials: a critical review and outlooks

RX Yang, K Jan, CT Chen, WT Chen… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plastic waste is an emerging environmental issue for our society. Critical action to tackle this
problem is to upcycle plastic waste as valuable feedstock. Thermochemical conversion of …

[HTML][HTML] Plastic wastes derived carbon materials for green energy and sustainable environmental applications

Z Chen, W Wei, BJ Ni, H Chen - Environmental Functional Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic waste has become a serious environmental issue and has attracted increasing
attention. Various treatment technologies have been developed for the remediation of this …

Recent progress in controlled carbonization of (waste) polymers

J Gong, X Chen, T Tang - Progress in Polymer Science, 2019 - Elsevier
The controlled carbonization of polymers is one of the most important polymer reactions. It
represents the conversion process of polymeric precursors into carbonaceous materials in a …