Recently restricted greenhouse gas emission regulations for commercial vehicles have
initiated a significant interest of an automotive industry in carbon fibers (CFs), which are …

Plastics not only bring convenience and color to human life, but also bring endless troubles
and disaster to our environment. Reutilization of plastic wastes is in favor of energy …

Carbon fiber composites are prohibitively expensive for a wide array of applications that
would greatly benefit from their superior specific strength and specific stiffness. Replacing …

The global pandemic of COVID-19 poses significant challenge to the recycling of disposable
polypropylene (PP)-based waste masks. Herein, a simple but effective sulfonation route has …

Over the past years, disposable masks have been produced in unprecedented amounts due
to the COVID-19 pandemic. Their increased use imposes significant strain on current waste …

We demonstrate that by a simple solvothermal treatment followed by carbonization, plastic
waste can be turned into graphitic carbon nanosheets, with an excellent photothermal …

The ability to manufacture ordered mesoporous materials using low-cost precursors and
scalable processes is essential for unlocking their enormous potential to enable …

Blending polyacrylonitrile (PAN) with plastic wastes and bio-based polymers provides a
convenient and inexpensive method to realize cost-effective carbon fiber (CF) precursors. In …

Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are a promising electrochemical energy storage system;
however, their practical application is hindered by the sluggish kinetics and interfacial …

Remediation process produces high-value functional material from low-cost or valueless
waste feedstock. Current research demonstrates an innovative solvothermal approach to …