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Transforming Plastic Waste into Porous Carbon for Capturing Carbon Dioxide: A Review

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Hussin, Farihahusnah, Aroua, Mohamed Kheireddine, Kassim, Mohd Azlan, Md. Ali, Umi Fazara·2021·Energies

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Plastic waste generation has increased dramatically every day. Indiscriminate disposal of plastic wastes can lead to several negative impacts on the environment, such as a significant increase in greenhouse gas emissions and water pollution. Therefore, it is wise to think of other alternatives to reduce plastic wastes without affecting the environment, including converting them into valuable products using effective methods such as pyrolysis. Products from the pyrolysis process encompassing of liquid, gas, and solid residues (char) can be turned into beneficial products, as the liquid product can be used as a commercial fuel and char can function as an excellent adsorbent. The char produced from plastic wastes could be modified to enhance carbon dioxide (CO2) adsorption performance. Therefore, this review attempts to compile relevant knowledge on the potential of adsorbents derived from waste plastic to capture CO2. This review was performed in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. The plastic-waste-derived activated carbon, as an adsorbent, could provide a promising method to solve the two environmental issues (CO2 emission and solid management) simultaneously. In addition, the future perspective on char derived from waste plastics is highlighted.

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  • By changing the conditions during the carbonization process, carbon products with different structures and properties can be obtained, such as activated carbon, carbon fibers, carbon spheres, carbon nanotubes, and graphene.

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Authors
Hussin, F., Aroua, M. K., Kassim, M. A., & Md. Ali, U. F.
Affiliations
  • Sunway University (MY)
  • Lancaster University (GB)
  • Faculty of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Arau 02600, Perlis, Malaysia
Corresponding author
  • Hussin, Farihahusnah
  • Aroua, Mohamed Kheireddine
Venue
Energies
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2021-12-14
Volume
14
Issue
24
Pages
8421
ISSN
1996-1073 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4200594248
Cited by
84
References
102
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 15
FWCI
5.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Energies (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Sunway University (GRTIN-IRG-33-2021)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
Keywords
plastic waste, CO2 capture, CO2 adsorption, pyrolysis, activated carbon, porous carbon, plastic waste valorization, greenhouse gas emissions, solid waste management, adsorbent modification

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