ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2024
An Overview of the Sustainable Depolymerization/Degradation of Polypropylene Microplastics by Advanced Oxidation Technologies.
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- Investigating the microwave degradation of polypropylene microplastics and their impact on human intestinal cell models.Toxicology reports · 2026Article
- Distinct properties of plastic-derived submicrometer particles from smoldering burning.Science advances · 2026Article
- The Emerging Role of Peroxyacetic Acid in Water and Wastewater Treatment: Degradation of Pharmaceuticals, Microplastics, and Other Micropollutants.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Catalytic Autoxidation for Depolymerization of Multilayer Plastic Films.ChemSusChem · 2026Article
- Hydrothermal and Co-Precipitation Combined with Photo-Reduced Preparation of Ag/AgBr/MgBiNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Methodology Approach for Microplastics Isolation from Samples Containing Sucrose.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Plastics have become indispensable in modern society; however, the proliferation of their waste has become a problem that can no longer be ignored as most plastics are not biodegradable. Depolymerization/degradation through sustainable processes in the context of the circular economy are urgent issues. The presence of multiple types of plastic materials makes it necessary to study the specific characteristics of each material. This mini-review aims to provide an overview of technological approaches and their performance for the depolymerization and/or degradation of one of the most widespread plastic materials, polypropylene (PP). The state of the art is presented, describing the most relevant technologies focusing on advanced oxidation technologies (AOT) and the results obtained so far for some of the approaches, such as ozonation, sonochemistry, or photocatalysis, with the final aim of making more sustainable the PP depolymerization/degradation process.
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