Microplastics are an emergent yet critical issue for the environment because of high
degradation resistance and bioaccumulation. Unfortunately, the current technologies to …

Energy and environmental issues have attracted increasing attention globally, where
sustainability and low-carbon emissions are seriously considered and widely accepted by …

Conversion of plastic wastes to fatty acids is an attractive means to supplement the sourcing
of these high-value, high-volume chemicals. We report a method for transforming …

Of all the existing materials, plastics are no doubt among the most versatile ones. However,
the extreme increases in plastic production as well as the difficulty of the material for …

With the worldwide pandemic of COVID-19, a tremendous amount of face masks have been
consumed and discarded, resulting in serious environment pollution and infectious hazards …

Polyolefins (POs, ie, polyethylenes, ethylene/α-olefin copolymers, and polypropylenes) are
the most ubiquitous synthetic macromolecular materials in modern life. Their widespread …

The management of plastic wastes has become an urgent issue due to the overconsumption
of single-use plastic products. As a promising avenue for plastic waste valorization, chemical …

Waste polyolefins, accounting for over half of all plastic wastes, represent a largely untapped
resource. Efficiently upcycling polyolefin wastes into value-added resources by catalysis is …

Biomass-derived porous carbon has provided new ideas for the preparation of new energy
materials due to its cost-effectiveness and abundance, promoting its application in lithium …

Large-scale manufacture and discard of plastics cause ever serious white pollution.
Chemical recycling has been identified as a promising method to convert waste plastics into …