Complete Degradation of Polyolefin Plastic Wastes to High-Value Products.
ChemSusChem
; 17(18): e202301449, 2024 Sep 23.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-38647354
ABSTRACT
Plastic wastes continuously accumulate, causing critical environmental issues. It is urgent to develop efficient strategies to convert them to valuable products. Very recently, two novel approaches for plastic recycling were reported by Huber etâ
al. (Science, 2023, 381, 660-666) and Liu etâ
al. (Science, 2023, 381, 666-671), where polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) plastics were converted into potentially valuable products, such as alcohols, aldehydes, surfactants, and detergents. The two processes achieved complete degradation, high selectivity of target products, as well as high values of products, showing economic feasibility for industrial scale-up. These breakthroughs for plastic recycling are highlighted in this article.
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