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Expanding Plastics Recycling Technologies: Chemical Aspects, Technology Status and Challenges
, 2022 Less than 10% of the plastics generated globally are recycled, while the rest are incinerated, accumulated in landfills, or leach into the environment.
Victor M. , Zavala +33 more
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Safety Evaluation of Polyethylene Terephthalate Chemical Recycling Processes
, 2021 Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the main packaging materials for beverage bottles. Even if this polymer is good to recycle, mechanical recycling processes need a well-sorted input fraction. For less-sorted PET packaging, or even non-food input
Welle, Frank, Frank Welle
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Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Hardmetal Chemical Recycling Routes
, 2022 Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society.Secondary hardmetal is a large part of the supply for new hardmetal products, yet the environmental impacts of hardmetal recycling remain unknown to a large degree.
Riina Aromaa +5 more
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How much can chemical recycling contribute to plastic waste recycling in Europe? An assessment using material flow analysis modeling [PDF]
, 2023 Plastic recycling rate in Europe is low, urging developments in recycling technology and strategies to increase circularity. Mechanical recycling (MR) has been the reference recycling technology for years, but in the near future chemical recycling (CR ...
Van Geem K. M. +21 more
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Plastic Waste Recycling─A Chemical Recycling Perspective
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering1227012288This article provides an overview of plastic recycling development since the 1970s. It discusses the three common recycling options: mechanical recycling, chemical recycling, and energetic recycling. Additionally, it considers the challenges of
Alexander Schade +5 more
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CHEMICAL RECYCLING OF VISCOELASTIC POLYURETHANE FOAMS VIA AVIDOLYSIS [PDF]
, 2022 openThe purpose of this work is to recycle a waste flexible viscoelastic polyurethane foam through acidolysis, an innovative way of chemical recycling. The foam undergoes a high temperature dissolution in the same polyol used for its production, then the
DAL NEGRO, DAVIDE
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, 2022 Art. 105670, 14 S.To understand the environmental impacts of various chemical recycling solutions for handling end-of-life (EoL) post-consumer (PC) PLA waste, a comparative environmental assessment was conducted. A life cycle assessment (LCA) was applied
Aryan, V. +3 more
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Advances in understanding polymer chemical recycling reactions
, 2023 Plastics revolutionized the world since the beginning of their mass production in the 1950’s. Packaging, construction, and many other industries successfully substituted materials for plastics, or found in these novel materials a new business application.
Roncoli Jerdy, Ana Carolina
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The recycling of OMC's carbon reinforcement by solvolysing thermoset matrix. A way of sustainability for composites. [PDF]
, 2014 Originally developed for high-tech applications, carbon fibre/thermoset matrix composites have been increasingly used in leisure and sports industries, for several years.
PRINCAUD, Marion +5 more
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, 2021 Footwear, carpet, soft furnishings, automotive interiors, and multi-layer packaging are examples of products manufactured from several types of polymers whose inextricability poses significant challenges for recycling at end-of-life.
Thomas, Russell +12 more
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