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Beyond Mechanical Recycling: Giving New Life to Plastic Waste
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Increasing the stream of recycled plastic necessitates an approach beyond the traditional recycling via melting and re‐extrusion. Various chemical recycling processes have great potential to enhance recycling rates. In this Review, a summary of the various chemical recycling routes and assessment via life‐cycle analysis is complemented by an extensive list of processes developed by companies active in chemical recycling. We show that each of the currently available processes is applicable for specific plastic waste streams. Thus, only a combination of different technologies can address the plastic waste problem. Research should focus on more realistic, more contaminated and mixed waste streams, while collection and sorting infrastructure will need to be improved, that is, by stricter regulation. This Review aims to inspire both science and innovation for the production of higher value and quality products from plastic recycling suitable for reuse or valorization to create the necessary economic and environmental push for a circular economy.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Vollmer, I., Jenks, M. J. F., Roelands, M. C. P., White, R. J., van Harmelen, T., de Wild, P., van der Laan, G. P., Meirer, F., Keurentjes, J. T. F., & Weckhuysen, B. M.
- Affiliations
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (NL)
- The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) Climate, Air & Sustainability Department Utrecht The Netherlands
- Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland (ECN)- part of TNO, Biomass & Energy Efficiency Petten The Netherlands
- University of Twente (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Weckhuysen, Bert M.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2020-06-25
- Volume
- 59
- Issue
- 36
- Pages
- 15402-15423
- ISSN
- 1433-7851 (ISSN-L)
- 1521-3773
- PMC
- PMC7497176
- OpenAlex
- W3012481340
- Cited by
- 1,905
- References
- 174
- Citations by year
- 2026: 346 · 2025: 394 · 2024: 398 · 2023: 327 · 2022: 267 · 2021: 149 · 2020: 24
- FWCI
- 11.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- University of Twente Research Information (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- TNO Repository (submittedVersion)
- TU/e Research Portal (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Repository hosted by TU Delft Library (TU Delft) (submittedVersion)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
- University of Twente Research Information (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (MCEC, Zwaartekracht Programma, ARC CBBC Consortium)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer crystallization and properties
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Waste Management and Recycling
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Keywords
- chemical recycling, plastic waste, plastic recycling, life cycle assessment, mechanical recycling, mixed waste streams, circular economy, plastic valorization, recycling technology
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