Brussels-based association Chemical Recycling Europe says processes used by its members are distinct from energy recovery, and instead should be viewed as “upcycling” and as keeping polymers in a ...

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Chemical recycling of plastic wastes is of great significance for sustainable development, which also represents challenges and opportunities for synthesis of value-added chemicals.

However, a transition to chemical recycling may allow us to tackle the enormous amount of plastic waste we generate in the plastics, packaging, and consumer goods industries. Listen as Katrina Knauer ...

Plastic upcycling efficiently converts plastics to valuable commodity chemicals while using less of the precious metal ruthenium. The method could recycle waste plastic pollution into useful ...

More information: Jeffrey C. Foster et al, Polyalkenamers as Drop-In Additives for Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization: A Promising Upcycling Paradigm, Journal of the American Chemical Society ...

Chemical recycling, on the other hand, breaks plastics down into raw materials, which enables upcycling. It essentially converts waste into something of equal or greater value.

Upcycling vs. Recycling vs. Downcycling . ... authors William McDonough and Michael Braungart envision a world where industrial production creates little waste and no toxic chemical pollution; ...

As a low-cost, waste-free, upcycling option, the team’s work may see application very soon to turn polyester waste into specialty chemicals. This work was supported by a JST-CREST Grant, Grant ...

Physical recycling involves mechanical disassembly and separation, while chemical recycling relies on hydrometallurgy or pyrometallurgy. However, these methods are expensive and often cause pollution.

Every year, some 100 billion garments are produced worldwide, and 92 million tonnes of clothing waste end up in landfills. Given this enormous amount ...

Chemical Catalysis for Plastics Recycling and Upcycling. This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 7, SDG 9, SDG 11, SDG 12, and SDG 15. The massive accumulation of plastics ...