ReviewPolymers2022
Upcycling Polystyrene.
Review in Polymers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed.
- Natural Sunlight-Driven Synthesis of Conjugated Microporous Polymers via Electron Donor-Acceptor Complexes for Highly Efficient Catalytic Upcycling of Real-World Plastic Waste.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026Article
- Spatial Detection of Microsphere Polystyrene Plastics and Molecular Remodeling within a Full-Body Mouse with MALDI Trapped Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry Imaging.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026Article
- LCI Engineering for Improved Polystyrene Binding: The Impact of Aromatic Amino Acid Substitutions.ACS omega · 2025Article
- Polystyrene Upcycling via Photocatalytic and Non-Photocatalytic Degradation.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Regulatory Frameworks and State-of-the-Art Decontamination Technologies for Recycled Polystyrene for Food Contact Applications.Polymers · 2025Review
- A Study on the Pyrolysis and Product Regulation Mechanism of Waste Polystyrene at Threshold Temperatures.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Reassessing the Photochemical Upcycling of Polystyrene Using Acridinium Salts.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2025Article
- Aerobic oxidation of alkylarenes and polystyrene waste to benzoic acidsChemical science · 2025Article
- Research on the Stability and Response of Food Packaging Polystyrene Resin Materials to γ-ray Irradiation.ACS omega · 2024Article
- Industrial and Laboratory Technologies for the Chemical Recycling of Plastic Waste.ACS catalysis · 2024Review
- Morphology and Thermodynamic Study of a Novel Composite Membrane from Waste Polystyrene/Slag: Experimental Investigation.ACS omega · 2024Article
- Performance of Particleboard Made of Agroforestry Residues Bonded with Thermosetting Adhesive Derived from Waste Styrofoam.Polymers · 2024Article
- Micro and Nanoplastic Contamination and Its Effects on Freshwater Mussels Caged in an Urban Area.Journal of xenobiotics · 2023Article
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5 authors.
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Abstract
Several environmental and techno-economic assessments highlighted the advantage of placing polystyrene-based materials in a circular loop, from production to waste generation to product refabrication, either following the mechanical or thermochemical routes. This review provides an assortment of promising approaches to solving the dilemma of polystyrene waste. With a focus on upcycling technologies available in the last five years, the review first gives an overview of polystyrene, its chemistry, types, forms, and varied applications. This work presents all the stages that involve polystyrene's cycle of life and the properties that make this product, in mixtures with other polymers, command a demand on the market. The features and mechanical performance of the studied materials with their associated images give an idea of the influence of recycling on the structure. Notably, technological assessments of elucidated approaches are also provided. No single approach can be mentioned as effective per se; hybrid technologies appear to possess the highest potential. Finally, this review correlates the amenability of these polystyrene upcycling methodologies to frontier technologies relating to 3D printing, human space habitation, flow chemistry, vertical farming, and green hydrogen, which may be less intuitive to many.
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