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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Plastics waste"”.
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A techno-economic study of the recycling of mixed plastics to useful products
… of recycling the components of mixed plastics waste have been studied in a two-part investigation: (a) An economic survey of the prospects for plastics recycling, the plastics waste arisings from retailing, building, automotive, light engineering and chemical industries have been …
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Novel Pathway Design for Biopolymer Building Block Production
The carbon and energy intensity associated with plastics production from petroleum, combined with the accumulation of plastics waste in the environment, necessitates the development of technologies for the production of renewably-derived, degradable alternatives. Microorganisms can be metabolically …
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Advancing plastics reutilization via catalytic hydroconversion
Plastics have become ubiquitous in modern life, leading to global plastic production of 460 Mt in 2019, which is expected to triple by 2060. However, 99% of all plastic waste has been disposed of via dead-end methods (i.e., incineration, landfills, and the environment). Alternative strategies must …