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ReviewPolymers2026

Safety and Innovation in Conventional Plastics: A Review of Polymer Synthesis and Emerging Technologies.

Derval Dos Santos Rosa, Hélio Wiebeck, Alana Gabrieli Souza, Sueli Aparecida de Oliveira, Manoel Lisboa da Silva Neto

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Review in Polymers, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Derval Dos Santos RosaCenter for Engineering, Modeling, and Applied Social Sciences (CECS), Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Santo Andre 09280-560, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-9470-0638
Hélio WiebeckMetallurgical and Materials Engineering Department (PMT), Polytechnic School, University of Sao Paulo (USP), Sao Paulo 05508-010, Brazil.
Alana Gabrieli SouzaCenter for Engineering, Modeling, and Applied Social Sciences (CECS), Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Santo Andre 09280-560, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9656-6716
Sueli Aparecida de OliveiraCenter for Engineering, Modeling, and Applied Social Sciences (CECS), Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Santo Andre 09280-560, Brazil.
Manoel Lisboa da Silva NetoMetallurgical and Materials Engineering Department (PMT), Polytechnic School, University of Sao Paulo (USP), Sao Paulo 05508-010, Brazil.

Funding

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2022/01382-3Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2023/11229-0
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Persistent misconceptions about the alleged presence of bisphenol A (BPA) in major commodity plastics continue to distort public perception and, in some cases, regulatory discourse. This occurs despite scientific evidence showing that these polymers are synthesized without BPA. This review examines five widely used plastics-PET, PE, PP, PS, and PVC-focusing on their synthesis, structure-property relationships, and technological changes affecting the sector. We highlight recent innovations in green catalysis, bio-based feedstocks, polymer redesign, and advanced recycling. These advances are speeding the shift to efficient, sustainable processes and a circular polymer economy. We discuss market trends and regulatory frameworks to explain their global and Brazilian relevance, showing how communication gaps can lead to misinformation. By uniting chemical, technological, and regulatory views, this review supports public understanding, evidence-based policy, and the development of safer, high-performance, sustainable polymers.

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bio-based feedstocks and routesBPA-free polymersecological riskenvironmental impactpolymer synthesis

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PMID42076389
PMCPMC13119562

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