ReviewPolymers2022
Current Prospects for Plastic Waste Treatment.
Review in Polymers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed.
- Carbon Materials Derived from Waste Streams: From Processing Pathways to Structure-Property-Function Relationships.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Extracting Caprolactam from PA6 Waste: Progress in Chemical Recycling and Sustainable Practices.Polymers · 2026Review
- Bacillus subtilis as cell factory for enhanced production of the biopolymer precursor pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid.Microbial cell factories · 2025Article
- Characterising the Multiple-Plastic Degrading Strain of Bacillus subtilis GM_03 From the Galleria mellonella Microbiome.Environmental microbiology reports · 2025Article
- A comprehensive review of recycling and reusing methods for plastic waste focusing Indian scenario.Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA · 2025Review
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- Rapid Screening of Plastic-Degrading Enzymes Using an Optimized Cell-Free Protein Synthesis Platform.Journal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Multifilament spinning of mechanically recycled polypropylene from post-consumer sources for a circular economy in textile applications.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Degradation of Polymer Materials in the Environment and Its Impact on the Health of Experimental Animals: A Review.Polymers · 2024Review
- Selective recovery of pyrolyzates of biodegradable (PLA, PHBH) and common plastics (HDPE, PP, PS) during co-pyrolysis under slow heating.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Recycled PET/PA6 Fibers from Waste Textile with Improved Hydrophilicity by In-Situ Reaction-Induced Capacity Enhancement.Polymers · 2024Article
- The Influence of TiOPolymers · 2024Article
- Sustainable Solution for Plastic Pollution: Upcycling Waste Polypropylene Masks for Effective Oil-Spill Management.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- The Key to Solving Plastic Packaging Wastes: Design for Recycling and Recycling Technology.Polymers · 2023Review
- Assembly strategies for polyethylene-degrading microbial consortia based on the combination of omics tools and the "Plastisphere".Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Review
- The Effect of the Addition of Copper Particles in High-Density Recycled Polyethylene Matrices by Extrusion.Polymers · 2022Article
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
9 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
The excessive amount of global plastic produced over the past century, together with poor waste management, has raised concerns about environmental sustainability. Plastic recycling has become a practical approach for diminishing plastic waste and maintaining sustainability among plastic waste management methods. Chemical and mechanical recycling are the typical approaches to recycling plastic waste, with a simple process, low cost, environmentally friendly process, and potential profitability. Several plastic materials, such as polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, high-density polyethylene, low-density polyethylene, and polyurethanes, can be recycled with chemical and mechanical recycling approaches. Nevertheless, due to plastic waste's varying physical and chemical properties, plastic waste separation becomes a challenge. Hence, a reliable and effective plastic waste separation technology is critical for increasing plastic waste's value and recycling rate. Integrating recycling and plastic waste separation technologies would be an efficient method for reducing the accumulation of environmental contaminants produced by plastic waste, especially in industrial uses. This review addresses recent advances in plastic waste recycling technology, mainly with chemical recycling. The article also discusses the current recycling technology for various plastic materials.
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