Plastic Waste Recycling, Applications, and Future Prospects for a Sustainable Environment

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

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Mechanical and chemical recycling of solid plastic waste

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Plastics Recycling: Challenges and Opportunities

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Microplastics in Seafood and the Implications for Human Health

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Plastic Resin Pellets as a Transport Medium for Toxic Chemicals in the Marine Environment

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Mechanical Recycling of Packaging Plastics: A Review

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Additive manufacturing of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites using fused deposition modeling

Ning, F., Cong, W., Qiu, J., Wei, J., & Wang, S. (2015) · Composites Part B Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.06.013 · Cited by 1,726

Understanding plastic degradation and microplastic formation in the environment: A review

Zhang, K., Hamidian, A. H., Tubić, A., Zhang, Y., Fang, J. K., Wu, C., & Lam, P. K. S. (2021) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116554 · Cited by 1,642

Strategies to reduce the global carbon footprint of plastics

Zheng, J., & Suh, S. (2019) · Nature Climate Change · doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0459-z · Cited by 1,356

Municipal solid waste management and landfilling technologies: a review

Nanda, S., & Berruti, F. (2020) · Environmental Chemistry Letters · doi:10.1007/s10311-020-01100-y · Cited by 1,122

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

Kumar, R., Verma, A., Shome, A., Sinha, R., Sinha, S., Jha, P. K., Kumar, R., Kumar, P., Shubham, Das, S., et al. (2021) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su13179963 · Cited by 1,111

Primary microplastics in the oceans: A global evaluation of sources

Boucher, J., & Friot, D. (2017) · doi:10.2305/iucn.ch.2017.01.en · Cited by 967

Thermolysis of waste plastics to liquid fuelA suitable method for plastic waste management and manufacture of value added products—A world prospective

Panda, A. K., Singh, R. K., & Mishra, D. K. (2009) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2009.07.005 · Cited by 957

Marine litter plastics and microplastics and their toxic chemicals components: the need for urgent preventive measures

Gallo, F., Fossi, M. C., Weber, R., Santillo, D. J., Sousa, J., Ingram, I., Nadal, Á., & Romano, D. (2018) · Environmental Sciences Europe · doi:10.1186/s12302-018-0139-z · Cited by 879

Recent advances in the gasification of waste plastics. A critical overview

Lopez, G., Artetxe, M., Amutio, M., Alvarez, J., Bilbao, J., & Olazar, M. (2018) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2017.09.032 · Cited by 852

Production of bricks from waste materials – A review

Zhang, L. (2013) · Construction and Building Materials · doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.05.043 · Cited by 778

Public and Environmental Health Effects of Plastic Wastes Disposal: A Review

Alabi, O. A., Ologbonjaye Kehinde, I., Awosolu, O. B., & Alalade, O. E. (2019) · Journal of Toxicology and Risk Assessment · doi:10.23937/2572-4061.1510021 · Cited by 743

Plastic biodegradation: frontline microbes and their enzymes

Amobonye, A., Bhagwat, P., Singh, S., & Pillai, S. (2021) · Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143536 · Cited by 738

Plastic Pollution and Potential Solutions

Rhodes, C. J. (2018) · Science Progress · doi:10.3184/003685018x15294876706211 · Cited by 733

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

Uekert, T., Kasap, H., & Reisner, E. (2019) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.9b06872 · Cited by 705

Accumulation of plastic-derived chemicals in tissues of seabirds ingesting marine plastics

Tanaka, K., Takada, H., Yamashita, R., Mizukawa, K., Fukuwaka, M.-A., & Watanuki, Y. (2013) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.12.010 · Cited by 704

Closed-loop recycling of plastics enabled by dynamic covalent diketoenamine bonds

Christensen, P. R., Scheuermann, A. M., Loeffler, K. E., & Helms, B. A. (2019) · Nature Chemistry · doi:10.1038/s41557-019-0249-2 · Cited by 676

Life cycle environmental impacts of chemical recycling via pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste in comparison with mechanical recycling and energy recovery

Jeswani, H. K., Krüger, C., Russ, M., Horlacher, M., Antony, F., Hann, S., & Azapagic, A. (2021) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144483 · Cited by 667

Are biodegradable plastics a promising solution to solve the global plastic pollution?

Shen, M., Song, B., Zeng, G., Zhang, Y., Huang, W., Wen, X., & Tang, W. (2020) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114469 · Cited by 656

Microplastic and macroplastic ingestion by a deep diving, oceanic cetacean: The True's beaked whale Mesoplodon mirus

Lusher, A., Hernández-Milian, G., O’Brien, J. M., Berrow, S., O’Connor, I., & Officer, R. (2015) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2015.01.023 · Cited by 603

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

Uekert, T., Kuehnel, M. F., Wakerley, D., & Reisner, E. (2018) · Energy & Environmental Science · doi:10.1039/c8ee01408f · Cited by 588

Plastic waste to fuels by hydrocracking at mild conditions

Liu, S., Kots, P. A., Vance, B. C., Danielson, A., & Vlachos, D. G. (2021) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.abf8283 · Cited by 583

Current technologies for plastic waste treatment: A review

Zhang, F., Zhao, Y., Wang, D., Yan, M., Zhang, J., Zhang, P., Ding, T., Chen, L., & Chen, C. (2020) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124523 · Cited by 552

Plastic pollution of the world’s seas and oceans as a contemporary challenge in ocean governance

Haward, M. (2018) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03104-3 · Cited by 506

Materials Design and System Construction for Conventional and New‐Concept Supercapacitors

Wu, Z., Li, L., Yan, J., & Zhang, X. (2017) · Advanced Science · doi:10.1002/advs.201600382 · Cited by 474

Plastic waste upcycling toward a circular economy

Zhao, X., Korey, M., Li, K., Copenhaver, K., Tekinalp, H., Celik, S., Kalaitzidou, K., Ruan, R. R., Ragauskas, A. J., & Ozcan, S. (2021) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2021.131928 · Cited by 458

Plastic recycling in a circular economy; determining environmental performance through an LCA matrix model approach

Schwarz, A., Ligthart, T. N., Bizarro, D. E. G., de Wild, P. J., Vreugdenhil, B. J., & van Harmelen, T. (2021) · Waste Management · doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2020.12.020 · Cited by 448

Plastic wastes to construction products: Status, limitations and future perspective

Awoyera, P. O., & Adesina, A. (2020) · Case Studies in Construction Materials · doi:10.1016/j.cscm.2020.e00330 · Cited by 431

Effects of expanded polystyrene (EPS) particles on fire resistance, thermal conductivity and compressive strength of foamed concrete

Sayadi, A. A., Vilches, J., Neitzert, T. R., & Clifton, G. C. (2016) · Construction and Building Materials · doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.02.218 · Cited by 429

Plastic Pollution, Waste Management Issues, and Circular Economy Opportunities in Rural Communities

Mihai, F., Gündoğdu, S., Markley, L., Olivelli, A., Khan, F. R., Gwinnett, C. M. B., Gutberlet, J., Reyna-Bensusan, N., Llanquileo-Melgarejo, P., Meidiana, C., et al. (2021) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su14010020 · Cited by 424

From waste plastics to industrial raw materials: A life cycle assessment of mechanical plastic recycling practice based on a real-world case study

Gu, F., Guo, J., Zhang, W., Summers, P. A., & Hall, P. (2017) · Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.278 · Cited by 423

Photocatalytic Conversion of Waste Plastics into C 2 Fuels under Simulated Natural Environment Conditions

Jiao, X., Zheng, K., Chen, Q., Li, X., Li, Y., Shao, W., Xu, J., Zhu, J., Pan, Y., Sun, Y., et al. (2020) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.201915766 · Cited by 420

E-Waste and Harm to Vulnerable Populations: A Growing Global Problem

Heacock, M. L., Kelly, C. B., Asante, K. A., Birnbaum, L. S., Bergman, Å., Bruné, M., Buka, I., Carpenter, D. O., Chen, A., Huo, X., et al. (2015) · Environmental Health Perspectives · doi:10.1289/ehp.1509699 · Cited by 408

Physical and mechanical properties of mortars containing PET and PC waste aggregates

Hannawi, K., Kamali-Bernard, S., & Prince, W. (2010) · Waste Management · doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2010.03.028 · Cited by 375

An overview of microbial fuel cell usage in wastewater treatment, resource recovery and energy production

Munoz‐Cupa, C., Hu, Y., Xu, C. C., & Bassi, A. S. (2020) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142429 · Cited by 365

The environmental comparison of landfilling vs. incineration of MSW accounting for waste diversion

Assamoi, B., & Lawryshyn, Y. (2011) · Waste Management · doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2011.10.023 · Cited by 358

Thermogravimetric characteristics and kinetic of plastic and biomass blends co-pyrolysis

Zhou, L., Wang, Y., Huang, Q., & Cai, J. (2006) · Fuel Processing Technology · doi:10.1016/j.fuproc.2006.07.002 · Cited by 350

Use of recycled plastic as fine aggregate in cementitious composites: A review

Almeshal, I., Tayeh, B. A., Alyousef, R., Alabduljabbar, H., Mohamed, A. M., & Alaskar, A. M. (2020) · Construction and Building Materials · doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.119146 · Cited by 326

Eco-friendly concrete containing recycled plastic as partial replacement for sand

Almeshal, I., Tayeh, B. A., Alyousef, R., Alabduljabbar, H., & Mohamed, A. M. (2020) · Journal of Materials Research and Technology · doi:10.1016/j.jmrt.2020.02.090 · Cited by 319

Plastics and the microbiome: impacts and solutions

Lear, G., Kingsbury, J. M., Franchini, S., Gambarini, V. M. D. O., Maday, S. D. M., Wallbank, J. A., Weaver, L., & Pantos, O. (2021) · Environmental Microbiome · doi:10.1186/s40793-020-00371-w · Cited by 308

Recent Progress in the Chemical Upcycling of Plastic Wastes

Chen, X., Wang, Y., & Zhang, L. (2021) · ChemSusChem · doi:10.1002/cssc.202100868 · Cited by 308

Catalytic co-pyrolysis of paper biomass and plastic mixtures (HDPE (high density polyethylene), PP (polypropylene) and PET (polyethylene terephthalate)) and product analysis

Chattopadhyay, J., Pathak, T. S., Srivastava, R., & Singh, A. (2016) · Energy · doi:10.1016/j.energy.2016.03.015 · Cited by 301

Microbial Degradation of Synthetic Biopolymers Waste

Siracusa, V. (2019) · Polymers · doi:10.3390/polym11061066 · Cited by 293

Study of the thermal behavior, kinetics, and product characterization of biomass and low-density polyethylene co-pyrolysis by thermogravimetric analysis and pyrolysis-GC/MS

Zheng, Y., Tao, L., Yang, X., Huang, Y., Liu, C., & Zheng, Z. (2018) · Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis · doi:10.1016/j.jaap.2018.04.001 · Cited by 288

Plastics as a materials system in a circular economy

Bucknall, D. G. (2020) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences · doi:10.1098/rsta.2019.0268 · Cited by 283

TG/FTIR analysis on co-pyrolysis behavior of PE, PVC and PS

Wu, J., Chen, T., Luo, X., Han, D., Wang, Z., & Wu, J. (2014) · Waste Management · doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2013.12.005 · Cited by 277

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

Kim, H. T., Kim, T. Y., Cha, H. G., Kang, M. J., Lee, H. S., Khang, T. U., Yun, E. J., Lee, D., Song, B. K., Park, S. J., et al. (2019) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b03908 · Cited by 277

Co-precipitation, impregnation and so-gel preparation of Ni catalysts for pyrolysis-catalytic steam reforming of waste plastics

Yao, D., Yang, H., Chen, H., & Williams, P. T. (2018) · Applied Catalysis B: Environmental · doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.07.075 · Cited by 274

A TG-FTIR investigation on the co-pyrolysis of the waste HDPE, PP, PS and PET under high heating conditions

Singh, R. K., Ruj, B., Sadhukhan, A. K., & Gupta, P. (2019) · Journal of the Energy Institute · doi:10.1016/j.joei.2019.09.003 · Cited by 265

Challenges of plastic waste generation and management in sub-Saharan Africa: A review

Ayeleru, O. O., Dlova, S., Akinribide, O. J., Ntuli, F., Kupolati, W. K., Marina, P. F., Blencowe, A., & Olubambi, P. A. (2020) · Waste Management · doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2020.04.017 · Cited by 263

Co-pyrolysis of waste newspaper with high-density polyethylene: Synergistic effect and oil characterization

Chen, W., Shi, S., Zhang, J., Chen, M., & Zhou, X. (2016) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2016.01.005 · Cited by 252

The use of plastic waste as fine aggregate in the self-compacting mortars: Effect on physical and mechanical properties

Safi, B., Saidi, M., Aboutaleb, D., & Maallem, M. (2013) · Construction and Building Materials · doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.02.049 · Cited by 250

Mechanical properties of expanded polystyrene lightweight aggregate concrete and brick

Xu, Y. M., Jiang, L., Xu, J., & Li, Y. (2011) · Construction and Building Materials · doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.08.030 · Cited by 237

TG-FTIR-MS study of synergistic effects during co-pyrolysis of corn stalk and high-density polyethylene (HDPE)

Kai, X., Yang, T., Shen, S., & Li, R. (2018) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2018.11.065 · Cited by 229

Microbial Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs): Efficient Replacement of Synthetic Polymers

Muneer, F., Rasul, I., Azeem, F., Siddique, M. H., Zubaır, M., & Nadeem, H. (2020) · Journal of Polymers and the Environment · doi:10.1007/s10924-020-01772-1 · Cited by 218

Mechanical recycling of plastic waste as a point source of microplastic pollution

Suzuki, G., Uchida, N., Tuyến, L. H., Tanaka, K., Matsukami, H., Kunisue, T., Takahashi, S. I., Viet, P. H., Kuramochi, H., & Osako, M. (2022) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119114 · Cited by 210

Integrated and Consolidated Review of Plastic Waste Management and Bio-Based Biodegradable Plastics: Challenges and Opportunities

Mazhandu, Z. S., Muzenda, E., Mamvura, T. A., Belaid, M., & Trust Nhubu (2020) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su12208360 · Cited by 208

Evaluation of the co-pyrolysis of lignin with plastic polymers by TG-FTIR and Py-GC/MS

Jin, W., Shen, D., Liu, Q., & Xiao, R. (2016) · Polymer Degradation and Stability · doi:10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2016.08.001 · Cited by 202

Waste polyethylene terephthalate as an aggregate in concrete

Saikia, N., & de Brito, J. (2013) · Materials Research · doi:10.1590/s1516-14392013005000017 · Cited by 198

Synergistic effects during co-pyrolysis of biomass and plastic: Gas, tar, soot, char products and thermogravimetric study

Jin, Q., Wang, X., Li, S., Mikulčić, H., Bešenić, T., Deng, S., Vujanović, M., Tan, H., & Kumfer, B. M. (2017) · Journal of the Energy Institute · doi:10.1016/j.joei.2017.11.001 · Cited by 198

Plastics: friends or foes? The circularity and plastic waste footprint

Klemeš, J. J., Fan, Y. V., & Jiang, P. (2020) · Energy Sources Part A Recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects · doi:10.1080/15567036.2020.1801906 · Cited by 198

Trash to Treasure: Microwave-Assisted Conversion of Polyethylene to Functional Chemicals

Bäckström, E., Odelius, K., & Hakkarainen, M. (2017) · Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research · doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.7b04091 · Cited by 196

Recent developments on functional nanomaterial-based electrodes for microbial fuel cells

Kaur, R., Marwaha, A., Chhabra, V. A., Kim, K., & Tripathi, S. K. (2019) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2019.109551 · Cited by 196

Control of steam input to the pyrolysis-gasification of waste plastics for improved production of hydrogen or carbon nanotubes

Acomb, J. C., Wu, C., & Williams, P. T. (2013) · Applied Catalysis B: Environmental · doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2013.09.018 · Cited by 195

Recycling of medical plastics

Joseph, B., James, J., Kalarikkal, N., & Thomas, S. (2021) · Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research · doi:10.1016/j.aiepr.2021.06.003 · Cited by 195

Study of Waste Plastic Mix Concrete with Plasticizer

Rai, B., Rushad, S. T., Kr, B., & Duggal, S. K. (2012) · ISRN Civil Engineering · doi:10.5402/2012/469272 · Cited by 194

Partial Replacement of E-plastic Waste as Coarse-Aggregate in Concrete

Manjunath, B. T. A. (2016) · Procedia Environmental Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.proenv.2016.07.079 · Cited by 191

Insights into pyrolysis and co-pyrolysis of biomass and polystyrene: Thermochemical behaviors, kinetics and evolved gas analysis

Özsin, G., & Pütün, A. E. (2017) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2017.07.059 · Cited by 190

Synergistic effects on char and oil produced by the co-pyrolysis of pine wood, polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride

Lu, P., Huang, Q., (Thanos) Bourtsalas, A. C., Chi, Y., & Yan, J. (2018) · Fuel · doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2018.05.072 · Cited by 190

Techno‐economic assessment and comparison of different plastic recycling pathways: A German case study

Volk, R., Stallkamp, C., Steins, J. J., Yogish, S. P., Müller, R. C., Stapf, D., & Schultmann, F. (2021) · Journal of Industrial Ecology · doi:10.1111/jiec.13145 · Cited by 189

Co-pyrolysis characteristics and kinetic analysis of organic food waste and plastic

Tang, Y., Huang, Q., Sun, K., Chi, Y., & Yan, J. (2017) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2017.09.210 · Cited by 188

Polymers and the Environment

SCOTT, G. (1999) · Royal Society of Chemistry eBooks · doi:10.1039/9781847551726 · Cited by 184

Co-pyrolysis of wood and plastics: Influence of plastic type and content on product yield, gas composition and quality

Ephraim, A., Minh, D. P., Lebonnois, D., Peregrina, C., Sharrock, P., & Nzihou, A. (2018) · Fuel · doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2018.04.140 · Cited by 179

Life cycle assessment of paper and plastic packaging waste in landfill, incineration, and gasification-pyrolysis

Demetrious, A., & Crossin, E. (2019) · Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management · doi:10.1007/s10163-019-00842-4 · Cited by 179

Photoreforming of plastic waste poly (ethylene terephthalate) via in-situ derived CN-CNTs-NiMo hybrids

Gong, X., Tong, F., Ma, F., Zhang, Y., Zhou, P., Wang, Z., Liu, Y., Wang, P., Cheng, H., Dai, Y., et al. (2022) · Applied Catalysis B: Environmental · doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121143 · Cited by 178

Recent applications of waste solid materials in pavement engineering

Zhao, Z., Xiao, F., & Amirkhanian, S. N. (2020) · Waste Management · doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2020.04.024 · Cited by 173

Hydrogen-rich gas production by continuous pyrolysis and in-line catalytic reforming of pine wood waste and HDPE mixtures

Arregi, A., Amutio, M., López, G., Artetxe, M., Álvarez, J., Bilbao, J., & Olazar, M. (2017) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2017.01.008 · Cited by 172

Utilization of Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) in Engineering Materials: A Review

Sulyman, M. O., Haponiuk, J. T., & Formela, K. (2015) · International Journal of Environmental Science and Development · doi:10.7763/ijesd.2016.v7.749 · Cited by 161

Synergistic effect on thermal behavior and char morphology analysis during co-pyrolysis of paulownia wood blended with different plastics waste

Chen, L., Wang, S., Meng, H., Wu, Z., & Zhao, J. (2016) · Applied Thermal Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.09.155 · Cited by 159

Catalytic pyrolysis of black-liquor lignin by co-feeding with different plastics in a fluidized bed reactor

Zhang, H., Xiao, R., Nie, J., Jin, B., Shao, S., & Xiao, G. (2015) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2015.05.040 · Cited by 158

Catalytic co-pyrolysis of torrefied yellow poplar and high-density polyethylene using microporous HZSM-5 and mesoporous Al-MCM-41 catalysts

Kim, Y., Jae, J., Kim, B., Hong, Y., Jung, S., & Park, Y. (2017) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2017.04.033 · Cited by 152

A review of the potential utilisation of plastic waste as adsorbent for removal of hazardous priority contaminants from aqueous environments

Zhang, H., Pap, S., Taggart, M. A., Boyd, K. G., James, N. A., & Gibb, S. W. (2019) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113698 · Cited by 152

Instantaneous hydrolysis of PET bottles: an efficient pathway for the chemical recycling of condensation polymers

Arias, J. J. R., & Thielemans, W. (2021) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/d1gc02896k · Cited by 150

Experimental investigation on liquefaction of plastic waste to oil in supercritical water

Bai, B., Jin, H., Fan, C., Cao, C., Wei, W., & Cao, W. (2019) · Waste Management · doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2019.04.017 · Cited by 147

Employment the plastic waste to produce the light weight concrete

Hameed, A. M., & Ahmed, B. A. F. (2019) · Energy Procedia · doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2018.11.160 · Cited by 146

Advanced microbial fuel cell for waste water treatment—a review

Jatoi, A. S., Akhter, F., Mazari, S. A., Nizamuddin, S., Azız, S., Soomro, S. A., Mubarak, N. M., Baloch, H. A., Memon, A. Q., & Ahmed, S. (2020) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-020-11691-2 · Cited by 146

Synergistic effects of co-pyrolysis of macroalgae and polyvinyl chloride on bio-oil/bio-char properties and transferring regularity of chlorine

Cao, B., Sun, Y., Guo, J., Wang, S., Yuan, J., Esakkimuthu, S., Uzoejinwa, B. B., Yuan, C., Abomohra, A., Qian, L., et al. (2019) · Fuel · doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2019.02.037 · Cited by 145

A study on mechanical properties of polymer concrete containing electronic plastic waste

Bulut, H. A., & Şahin, R. (2017) · Composite Structures · doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.06.058 · Cited by 137

A Review of Supercapacitors Based on Graphene and Redox-Active Organic Materials

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Synthesis and enhanced electrochemical performance of PANI/Fe3O4 nanocomposite as supercapacitor electrode

Prasankumar, T., Wiston, B. R., Gautam, C., Ilangovan, R., & Jose, S. P. (2018) · Journal of Alloys and Compounds · doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.05.108 · Cited by 131

Study of microplastics pollution in sediments and organisms in mangrove forests: A review

Maghsodian, Z., Sanati, A. M., Tahmasebi, S., Shahriari, M. H., & Ramavandi, B. (2022) · Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.envres.2022.112725 · Cited by 131

Pyrolysis and combustion of municipal solid wastes: Evaluation of synergistic effects using TGA-MS

Gunasee, S. D., Carrier, M., Görgens, J. F., & Mohee, R. (2016) · Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis · doi:10.1016/j.jaap.2016.07.001 · Cited by 129

Nanocatalyzed Upcycling of the Plastic Wastes for a Circular Economy

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