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ReviewSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2025

Electrocatalytic Upcycling of PET Waste to Chemical Products and Fuels Coupled With Cathodic Reactions.

Chaudhry Muhammad Furqan, Xinyao Guo, Muhammad Humza Javed, Rishabh Mishra, Meysam Amini, Mahesh P Suryawanshi

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Review in Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Chaudhry Muhammad FurqanSchool of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia.
Xinyao GuoSchool of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia.
Muhammad Humza JavedDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada.
Rishabh MishraSchool of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia.
Meysam AminiSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia.
Mahesh P SuryawanshiSchool of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4711-7655

Funding

Australian Research Council DE210101565
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plastic waste continues to be a major environmental challenge, worsened by energy-intensive conventional recycling methods that require highly pure feedstocks. In this review, emerging electrochemical upcycling technologies are critically examined, focusing on the electro-oxidation transformation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into valuable chemical products. Key reaction pathways and target products are outlined to clarify the selective electrochemical reforming of PET. The key focus is on the integration of anodic PET oxidation with complementary cathodic reactions, including water, carbon dioxide, and nitrate reduction reactions, to demonstrate how integrated systems can simultaneously transform plastic waste into valuable products and generate sustainable fuels. Furthermore, a techno-economic analysis is provided to highlight the essential factors that will influence the transition towards industrial-scale implementation. This review is intended to advance new research approaches and innovative strategies for improving electrochemical PET recycling techniques, supporting broader goals in circular economy growth and sustainable chemical manufacturing.

Indexed as

ammonia synthesisCO2 reductionelectrochemical oxidationhydrogen evolution reaction (HER)PET upcyclingtechnoeconomic analysis

Identifiers

PMID40928174
PMCPMC12571221

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