Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
https://hdl.handle.net/2440/137110
Citations | ||
Scopus | Web of Science® | Altmetric |
---|---|---|
?
|
?
|
Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Plastic Waste Upcycling: A Sustainable Solution for Waste Management, Product Development, and Circular Economy |
Author: | Balu, R. Dutta, N.K. Roy Choudhury, N. |
Citation: | Polymers, 2022; 14(22):4788-4788 |
Publisher: | MDPI AG |
Issue Date: | 2022 |
ISSN: | 2073-4360 2073-4360 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Rajkamal Balu, Naba Kumar Dutta, and Namita Roy Choudhury |
Abstract: | Plastic waste pollution, including non-biodegradable landfills, leaching of toxic chemicals into soil and waterways, and emission of toxic gases into the atmosphere, is significantly affecting our environment. Conventional plastic waste recycling approaches generally produce lower value materials compared to the original plastic or recover inefficient heat energy. Lately, upcycling or the valorization approach has emerged as a sustainable solution to transform plastic waste into value-added products. In this review, we present an overview of recent advancements in plastic waste upcycling, such as vitrimerization, nanocomposite fabrication, additive manufacturing, catalytic transformation, and industrial biotechnology, envisaged with technical challenges, future developments, and new circular economy opportunities |
Keywords: | 3D printing aromatic products biopolymers circular economy nanocomposites plastic waste sustainability upcycling vitrimers |
Rights: | © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/). |
DOI: | 10.3390/polym14224788 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/IH200100010 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym14224788 |
Appears in Collections: | Chemical Engineering publications |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
hdl_137110.pdf | Published version | 3.41 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.