Complete Degradation of Polyolefin Plastic Wastes to High-Value Products
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-22-2024
Department
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Abstract
Plastic wastes continuously accumulate, causing critical environmental issues. It is urgent to develop efficient strategies to convert them to valuable products. Very recently, two novel approaches for plastic recycling were reported by Huber et al. (Science, 2023, 381, 660-666) and Liu et al. (Science, 2023, 381, 666-671) , where polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) plastics were converted into potentially valuable products, such as alcohols, aldehydes, surfactants, and detergents. The two processes achieved complete degradation, high selectivity of target products, as well as high values of products, showing economic feasibility for industrial scale-up. These breakthroughs for plastic recycling are highlighted in this article.
Publication Title
ChemSusChem
Recommended Citation
Chen, S.,
&
Hu, Y.
(2024).
Complete Degradation of Polyolefin Plastic Wastes to High-Value Products.
ChemSusChem, e202301449.
http://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202301449
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