Sustainable polymers

AK Mohanty, F Wu, R Mincheva… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Sustainable polymers are materials derived from renewable, recycled and waste carbon
resources and their combinations, which at the end of life can be recycled, biodegraded or …

[HTML][HTML] Pyrolysis of polyolefin plastic waste and potential applications in asphalt road construction: A technical review

C Abdy, Y Zhang, J Wang, Y Yang, I Artamendi… - Resources, conservation …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pressures on the current plastic waste management infrastructure has made the growth of
new sustainable recycling capacities crucial. Pyrolysis is an emerging thermochemical …

Environmental and economic assessment of collective recycling waste plastic and reclaimed asphalt pavement into pavement construction: A case study in Hong …

L Yao, Z Leng, J Lan, R Chen, J Jiang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of waste plastic and reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) in roadway construction
has been considered as sustainable paving practice due to its potential environmental and …

Recycling waste vehicle tyres into crumb rubber and the transition to renewable energy sources: A comprehensive life cycle assessment

Q Tushar, J Santos, G Zhang, MA Bhuiyan… - Journal of environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study conducts a comprehensive life cycle assessment (LCA) on converting waste
vehicle tyres into recycled crumb rubber (CR) granules as an alternative polymer for …

Using waste plastics as asphalt modifier: A review

F Xu, Y Zhao, K Li - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The use of waste products in the production of asphalt binders and asphalt mixtures has
become widespread due to economic and environmental benefits. In particular, the use of …

Sustainable polymers from recycled waste plastics and their virgin counterparts as bitumen modifiers: A comprehensive review

S Nizamuddin, YJ Boom, F Giustozzi - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The failure of bituminous pavements takes place due to heavy traffic loads and weather-
related conditions, such as moisture, temperature, and UV radiation. To overcome or …

Sustainable pavement construction: A systematic literature review of environmental and economic analysis of recycled materials

S Salehi, M Arashpour, J Kodikara, R Guppy - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Large quantities of waste generated in the municipal, commercial and industrial and
construction and demolition sectors have caused widespread environmental issues. The …

Closing the Loop: Harnessing waste plastics for sustainable asphalt mixtures–A comprehensive review

PK Ashish, A Sreeram, X Xu, P Chandrasekar… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The widespread production and consumption of plastics is a pressing global issue that
requires multifaceted approaches and solutions. In terms of recycling, one of the ways to …

Management of plastic waste: A bibliometric mapping and analysis

FDB de Sousa - Waste Management & Research, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This work aims to provide the first holistic and deep bibliometric mapping and analysis of the
management of plastic waste. Data from the last five years were obtained from a Scopus …

Strategies for mitigating plastic wastes management problem: A lifecycle assessment study in Hong Kong

MU Hossain, ST Ng, Y Dong, B Amor - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Considering the volume of plastic generation and its persistence in nature, the management
of plastic wastes has gained increasing attention globally. To select the most …