Recovery of chemicals and energy through thermo-chemical processing of plastic waste

T Lee, D Kwon, S Lee, Y Kim, JY Kim, H Song… - Progress in Energy and …, 2025 - Elsevier
To mitigate the various socioeconomic/environmental consequences associated with plastic
waste, it is crucial to adopt strategic measures aimed at source reduction. In this regard, the …

Low-pressure hydrothermal processing for conversion of polystyrene into oils

C Gentilcore, K Jin, G Barzallo, P Vozka… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Global polystyrene (PS) waste accumulates at a rate of 28 million tons annually, while
recycling rates stay at 1.3%. PS degrades into microplastics, releasing various chemicals …

Polystyrene Hydrogenolysis to High-Quality Lubricants Using Ni/SiO2

BC Vance, S Najmi, DG Vlachos - ACS Catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
Pyrolytic and light-activated oxidation processes are leading technologies for utilizing
polystyrene (PS) wastes. These approaches exhibit poor selectivities, use complex reactors …

Renewable aromatic hydrocarbons from waste cooking oil over hierarchical imidazole supported zeolites

B Joshi, O Singh, A Agrawal, N Dhiman… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Unlike coal, oil, or natural gas, waste cooking oil (WCO) acts as a renewable source of
carbon. It can be converted into energy, fuels, and fine chemicals, instead of being disposed …

Highly Selective, Catalyst‐Free, and Low Temperature Depolymerizable Styrene Copolymer With Incorporated α‐Methylstyrene Structural Units

Y Zi, D Chen, G Wang, Y Ma… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT A simple strategy is proposed to offer styrene (St) copolymer with intrinsic and
catalyst‐free upcycling capability by incorporating α‐methylstyrene (AMS) units into the …

PERSPECTIVES OF LOW-TEMPERATURE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION OF POLYSTYRENE

DO Pavlovskyi, HV Krymets… - Journal of Chemistry …, 2024 - chemistry.dnu.dp.ua
Plastic pollution has become one of the global environmental threats to humans and the
whole world. Plastics do not exist without the chemicals that emitted at every stage of their …

КАТАЛІТИЧНИЙ КРЕКІНГ ПОЛІСТИРОЛУ НА ЦЕОЛІТНИХ КАТАЛІЗАТОРАХ

М САКАРА, В ІВАНЕНКО… - Матеріали …, 2024 - ecoconference.kpi.ua
Анотація Метою даної роботи є дослідження ефективності каталітичного крекінгу як
методу переробки пластикових відходів, зокрема полістиролу, з використанням …