Plastic Waste Upcycling: A Sustainable Solution for Waste Management, Product Development, and Circular Economy

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

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A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate)

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An engineered PET depolymerase to break down and recycle plastic bottles

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Chemical recycling of waste plastics for new materials production

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Critical advances and future opportunities in upcycling commodity polymers

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Strategies to reduce the global carbon footprint of plastics

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Source, migration and toxicology of microplastics in soil

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Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Ecosystem Services, Sustainable Development Goals, and Need to Focus on Circular Economy and Policy Interventions

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Toxic Pollutants from Plastic Waste- A Review

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Polyethylene upcycling to long-chain alkylaromatics by tandem hydrogenolysis/aromatization

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Electrocatalytic upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate to commodity chemicals and H2 fuel

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Recent Advances and Challenges towards Sustainable Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production

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3D printing – A review of processes, materials and applications in industry 4.0

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Photoreforming of Nonrecyclable Plastic Waste over a Carbon Nitride/Nickel Phosphide Catalyst

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Plastic waste as a feedstock for solar-driven H 2 generation

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Plastic waste to fuels by hydrocracking at mild conditions

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Technological Elements of Circular Economy and the Principles of 6R-Based Closed-loop Material Flow in Sustainable Manufacturing

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Rational Protein Engineering of Thermo-Stable PETase from Ideonella sakaiensis for Highly Efficient PET Degradation

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Upcycling Single-Use Polyethylene into High-Quality Liquid Products

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Visible light photocatalytic degradation of microplastic residues with zinc oxide nanorods

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Toward Stimuli‐Responsive Dynamic Thermosets through Continuous Development and Improvements in Covalent Adaptable Networks (CANs)

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Catalytic upcycling of high-density polyethylene via a processive mechanism

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Vitrimers: Current research trends and their emerging applications

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Growing environmental footprint of plastics driven by coal combustion

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Complete Photocatalytic Mineralization of Microplastic on TiO2 Nanoparticle Film

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Plastic waste upcycling toward a circular economy

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Conversion of Polyolefin Waste to Liquid Alkanes with Ru-Based Catalysts under Mild Conditions

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Towards the Circular Economy: Converting Aromatic Plastic Waste Back to Arenes over a Ru/Nb2O5 Catalyst

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Enzyme discovery and engineering for sustainable plastic recycling

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Designed to degrade

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Towards bio-upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate

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Low-temperature catalytic upgrading of waste polyolefinic plastics into liquid fuels and waxes

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Hydrogen production by steam gasification of polypropylene with various nickel catalysts

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From plastic waste to wealth using chemical recycling: A review

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Polyethylene Hydrogenolysis at Mild Conditions over Ruthenium on Tungstated Zirconia

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Hydrogenolysis of Polypropylene and Mixed Polyolefin Plastic Waste over Ru/C to Produce Liquid Alkanes

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Biological Valorization of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Monomers for Upcycling Waste PET

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A Review of Polymer-Based Materials for Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF): Focus on Sustainability and Recycled Materials

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Up-Cycling of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) to the Biodegradable Plastic PHA (Polyhydroxyalkanoate)

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Current approaches to waste polymer utilization and minimization: a review

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Polypropylene Plastic Waste Conversion to Lubricants over Ru/TiO 2 Catalysts

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Converting waste PET plastics into automobile fuels and antifreeze components

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Carbon nanotubes from post-consumer waste plastics: Investigations into catalyst metal and support material characteristics

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Pyrolysis-catalysis of different waste plastics over Fe/Al2O3 catalyst: High-value hydrogen, liquid fuels, carbon nanotubes and possible reaction mechanisms

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Investigation of nickel-impregnated zeolite catalysts for hydrogen/syngas production from the catalytic reforming of waste polyethylene

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The Impact of Vitrimers on the Industry of the Future: Chemistry, Properties and Sustainable Forward-Looking Applications

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Hydrocracking of virgin and waste plastics: A detailed review

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Effect of hydrolysis products on the enzymatic degradation of polyethylene terephthalate nanoparticles by a polyester hydrolase from Thermobifida fusca

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Recycled polypropylene blends as novel 3D printing materials

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Microbial synthesis of vanillin from waste poly(ethylene terephthalate)

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Recent insight into enzymatic degradation of plastics prevalent in the environment: A mini - review

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Sustainable composite fused deposition modelling filament using recycled pre-consumer polypropylene

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Close-looped recycling of polylactic acid used in 3D printing: An experimental investigation and life cycle assessment

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Engineering Pseudomonas putida KT2440 for efficient ethylene glycol utilization

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Polyethylene Terephthalate Deconstruction Catalyzed by a Carbon‐Supported Single‐Site Molybdenum‐Dioxo Complex

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Deconstruction of high-density polyethylene into liquid hydrocarbon fuels and lubricants by hydrogenolysis over Ru catalyst

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Enzymatic recycling of thermoplastic polyurethanes: Synergistic effect of an esterase and an amidase and recovery of building blocks

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Biotechnological upcycling of plastic waste and other non-conventional feedstocks in a circular economy

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Single pot catalyst strategy to branched products via adhesive isomerization and hydrocracking of polyethylene over platinum tungstated zirconia

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Conversion of Polyethylene Waste into Gaseous Hydrocarbons via Integrated Tandem Chemical–Photo/Electrocatalytic Processes

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Non-Hydrolyzable Plastics – An Interdisciplinary Look at Plastic Bio-Oxidation

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Monomer recovery through advanced pyrolysis of waste high density polyethylene (HDPE)

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Transformation of polyethylene into a vitrimer by nitroxide radical coupling of a bis-dioxaborolane

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Scalable upcycling of thermoplastic polyolefins into vitrimers through transesterification

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Incorporation of Biochar to Improve Mechanical, Thermal and Electrical Properties of Polymer Composites

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Production of nanostructured carbon materials using Fe–Mo/MgO catalysts via mild catalytic pyrolysis of polyethylene waste

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Upcycling of Polyethylene Terephthalate to Continuously Reprocessable Vitrimers through Reactive Extrusion

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Three-Dimensional-Printed Sustainable Biochar-Recycled PET Composites

Idrees, M., Jeelani, S., & Rangari, V. K. (2018) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b02283 · Cited by 149 · see citing works

Structure-activity relationship in hydrogenolysis of polyolefins over Ru/support catalysts

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One-Pot Chemo-bioprocess of PET Depolymerization and Recycling Enabled by a Biocompatible Catalyst, Betaine

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Electrocatalytic reforming of waste plastics into high value-added chemicals and hydrogen fuel

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Sustainable Additive Manufacturing: Mechanical Response of Polyamide 12 over Multiple Recycling Processes

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High quality H2-rich syngas production from pyrolysis-gasification of biomass and plastic wastes by Ni–Fe@Nanofibers/Porous carbon catalyst

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Creating value from plastic waste

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Implantation of Recyclability and Healability into Cross-Linked Commercial Polymers by Applying the Vitrimer Concept

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Synthesis of gasoline and jet fuel range cycloalkanes and aromatics from poly(ethylene terephthalate) waste

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Nanocatalyzed Upcycling of the Plastic Wastes for a Circular Economy

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Catalyzing the Hydrocracking of Low Density Polyethylene

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Development and Characterization of Rice Husk and Recycled Polypropylene Composite Filaments for 3D Printing

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Enhancing Mechanical Properties of Polymer 3D Printed Parts

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Recycled Cellulose Polypropylene Composite Feedstocks for Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing

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Pyrolysis-gasification of wastes plastics for syngas production using metal modified zeolite catalysts under different ratio of nitrogen/oxygen

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Recovery of Arenes from Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) over a Co/TiO 2 Catalyst

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Waste plastic derived carbon supported Mo2C composite catalysts for hydrogen production and energy storage applications

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Electrochemical methods for materials recycling

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Fabrication of Morphologically Controlled Composites with High Thermal Conductivity and Dielectric Performance from Aluminum Nanoflake and Recycled Plastic Package

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Fabrication and characterization of phosphotungstic acid - Copper oxide nanoparticles - Plastic waste nanocomposites for enhanced radiation-shielding

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Pt-promoted sulfated zirconia as catalyst for hydrocracking of LDPE plastic waste into liquid fuels

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Sustainable upcycling of polyethylene waste to compatibilizers and valuable chemicals

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Exploring the motivation and obstacles of the first entrant firm in the recycling industry

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Upcycling waste PET into functional multiblock copolymers through controlled macromolecular design

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Recycling of multilayer food packaging waste: Techniques, applications, and future prospects: A review

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New energy-saving technology for industrial stretch foil production

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Production of 3D Printing Filament from Recycled Plastic Bottles using Fused Deposition Modeling

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Transitioning toward circular economy: the role of stakeholders in sustainable plastic waste management – an empirical study

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Empowering Township Elderly Women

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Societal Awareness, Regulatory Framework, and Technical Guidelines for Management of Plastic Wastes

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Thermomechanical and Structural Analysis of Manufactured Composite Based on Polyamide and Aluminum Recycled Material

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Plastic Waste to Hydrogen: A Pathway to Sustainable Energy Solutions

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Carbon Quantum Dots: Green Catalysts for Organic Synthesis

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Advances in Chemical Upcycling of Plastic Waste: Pathways to High-Value Products for a Sustainable Circular Economy

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MODIFICATION OF A POLYETHYLENE AND POLYPROPYLENE BLEND WITH UREA-FUNCTIONALIZED PHENOL-FORMALDEHYDE CO-OLIGOMER

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A Blueprint for Greenhouse Gas Reduction

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Catalysis for the Upcycling of Polymers

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Sustainability in Extrusion-Based Additive Manufacturing

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BEHAVIORAL CHANGE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH PLASTIC WEAVING

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Plastic Upcycling into Advanced Materials

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