ArticleACS central science2025
Recycling of Post-Consumer Waste Polystyrene Using Commercial Plastic Additives.
Article in ACS central science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.
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17 citing papers in PubMed.
- Continuous-Flow Conversion of Waste Polystyrene Into Styrene Monomers Utilizing the Microwave-Concentration Effect on Spherical Activated Carbon.ChemSusChem · 2026Article
- Selective Sequential Depolymerization of Mixed Plastics Mediated by Photothermal Conversion.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026Article
- Catalyst-free, autoinductive photochemical upcycling of aromatic polymers and mixed plastics via autosensitization.Science advances · 2026Article
- A universal photothermal recycling strategy for post-consumer plastics using bio-derived porous carbon.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Dynamic Self-Focusing Photothermal Localization Induced Mild Solvent-Free Upcycling of Polystyrene.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026Article
- Photochemical post-functionalization of polystyrene enables accelerated chemical recycling.Chemical science · 2026Article
- Universal Approach for the Depolymerization of Polyamides via Photothermal Conversion.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2026Article
- Photochemical Aerobic Upcycling of Polystyrene Plastics via Indium Salt-Mediated Synergistic Catalysis.ChemSusChem · 2026Article
- Photothermal Conversion Promotes Challenging SAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026Article
- Synergistic Effects of Electricity and Light for Efficient Iron-Catalyzed Recycling of Polystyrene Waste.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026Article
- Photo-initiated solvent-mediated depolymerization of consumer poly(methyl methacrylate) without chlorinated reagents.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Decarboxylation-Triggered Polymer Deconstruction.ACS polymers Au · 2025Review
- Upcycling waste polystyrene to adipic acid through a hybrid chemical and biological process.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Electrochemical Commodity Polymer Up- and Re-Cycling: Toward Sustainable and Circular Plastic Treatment.Macromolecular rapid communications · 2025Review
- Ultrafast Thermal RAFT Depolymerization at Higher Solid Contents.ACS macro letters · 2025Article
- Harnessing Non-Thermal External Stimuli for Polymer Recycling.Macromolecules · 2025Review
- Tackling Waste Polystyrene with Sunlight.ACS central science · 2025Article
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4 authors.
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Abstract
Photothermal conversion can promote plastic depolymerization (chemical recycling to a monomer) through light-to-heat conversion. The highly localized temperature gradient near the photothermal agent surface allows selective heating with spatial control not observed with bulk pyrolysis. However, identifying and incorporating practical photothermal agents into plastics for end-of-life depolymerization have not been realized. Interestingly, plastics containing carbon black as a pigment present an ideal opportunity for photothermal conversion recycling. Herein, we use visible light to depolymerize polystyrene plastics into styrene monomers by using the dye in commercial black plastics. A model system is evaluated by synthesizing polystyrene-carbon black composites and depolymerizing under white LED light irradiation, producing styrene monomer in up to 60% yield. Excitingly, unmodified postconsumer black polystyrene samples are successfully depolymerized to a styrene monomer without adding catalysts or solvents. Using focused solar irradiation, yields up to 80% are observed in just 5 min. Furthermore, combining multiple types of polystyrene plastics with a small percentage of black polystyrene plastic enables full depolymerization of the mixture. This simple method leverages existing plastic additives to actualize a closed-loop economy of all-colored plastics.
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