ReviewNature communications2024
Light-driven polymer recycling to monomers and small molecules.
Review in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.
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Who cites it
34 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Catalytic Effect on Simplified Chemical Recycling of Poly(butylene terephthalate).ChemSusChem · 2026Article
- Depolymerization of Commercial Polymethacrylates Triggered by Hydroperoxides.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2026Article
- Photoreforming and Photoelectroreforming of Waste-Derived Feedstocks for Solar-Driven Production of Fuels and Chemicals.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026Review
- Dynamic Self-Focusing Photothermal Localization Induced Mild Solvent-Free Upcycling of Polystyrene.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026Article
- 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
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- Waste-to-sensor upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate over Ag/Zr-MOF photocatalyst for microplastic degradation and AI-assisted heavy metal detection.Journal of biological engineering · 2026Article
- Mechanochemically functionalized waste plastics for NONature communications · 2026Article
- Entropy-Driven Design of Depolymerizable Polyolefins from Strained Bridged Bicyclic Monomers.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2026Article
- Catalytic Upcycling of Polyolefins and Polystyrene: Integrating Active Site Design With Mass Transfer Considerations.ChemSusChem · 2026Review
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- Photochemical Aerobic Upcycling of Polystyrene Plastics via Indium Salt-Mediated Synergistic Catalysis.ChemSusChem · 2026Article
- Interfacial configurational entropy tuning strategy enabling liquid alloys for efficient depolymerization of polyolefin waste.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Enzyme-Loaded Microcapsules as Intracellular Organelles for the Degradation of Nanoplastics by Cells.ACS nano · 2026Article
- Recycling of polyolefins using recycled PVC under sunlight.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Solar-driven upcycling of plastic waste using plasmonic black gold.Chemical science · 2026Article
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Abstract
Only a small proportion of global plastic waste is recycled, of which most is mechanically recycled into lower quality materials. The alternative, chemical recycling, enables renewed production of pristine materials, but generally comes at a high energy cost, particularly for processes like pyrolysis. This review focuses on light-driven approaches for chemically recycling and upcycling plastic waste, with emphasis on reduced energy consumption and selective transformations not achievable with heat-driven methods. We focus on challenging to recycle backbone structures composed of mainly C‒C bonds, which lack functional groups i.e., esters or amides, that facilitate chemical recycling e.g., by solvolysis. We discuss the use of light, either in conjunction with heat to drive depolymerization to monomers or via photocatalysis to transform polymers into valuable small molecules. The structural prerequisites for these approaches are outlined, highlighting their advantages as well as limitations. We conclude with an outlook, addressing key challenges, opportunities, and provide guidelines for future photocatalyst (PC) development.
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