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ReviewPolymers2025

Advancements in Catalytic Depolymerization Technologies.

Goldie Oza, Fabrizio Olivito, Apurva Rohokale, Monica Nardi, Antonio Procopio, Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad Wan-Mohtar, Pravin Jagdale

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Review in Polymers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Modification of G-CMaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Goldie OzaCentro de Investigation y Desarollo Tecnologico en Electroquimica Parque Tecnológico Querétaro, Queretaro CP 76703, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-1051-0795
Fabrizio OlivitoDepartment of Environmental Engineering, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8989-1126
Apurva RohokaleCentro de Investigation y Desarollo Tecnologico en Electroquimica Parque Tecnológico Querétaro, Queretaro CP 76703, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-9406-7115
Monica NardiDepartment of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Viale Europa-Campus Universitario S. Venuta-Loc. Germaneto, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6617-9320
Antonio ProcopioDepartment of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Viale Europa-Campus Universitario S. Venuta-Loc. Germaneto, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0225-033X
Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad Wan-MohtarFunctional Omics and Bioprocess Development Laboratory, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-5384-4325
Pravin JagdaleIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia-IIT, Centre for Sustainable Future Technologies (CSFT), Via Livorno 60, 10144 Turin, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increasing market demand and rising costs of raw materials have intensified interest in renewable and sustainable sources. As a result, the production of building-block chemicals from natural products or synthetic feedstocks has driven scientific research toward catalytic strategies for the depolymerization of these materials. Polymer chemistry offers significant opportunities for recycling, as polymer synthesis typically begins with monomeric units. Emerging non-destructive techniques now allow for the recovery of these original reagents. This review summarizes recent advances in catalytic methods for the depolymerization of polymers derived from both natural sources, such as cellulose and lignin, and synthetic sources, including conventional plastics. The review is structured in three main sections: catalytic depolymerization of cellulose, lignin, and plastics. Special emphasis is placed on recent studies that explore innovative methodologies. The raw materials obtained through these processes can be reintegrated into production cycles, contributing to the development of a fully circular economy.

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catalysiscircular economypolymerssustainable chemistry

Identifiers

PMID40574142
PMCPMC12197214

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