articleGreen ChemistryJan 1, 2022HYBRID OA

Expanding plastics recycling technologies: chemical aspects, technology status and challenges

HLHouqian LiHAHoracio A. Aguirre‐VillegasRDRobert D. AllenXBXianglan BaiCHCraig H. Benson

University of Wisconsin–Madison · National Laboratory of the Rockies · +2 more institutions

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Abstract

This paper reviewed the entire life cycle of plastics and options for the management of plastic waste to address barriers to industrial chemical recycling and further provide perceptions on possible opportunities with such materials.

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  • Waste management
  • Chemical industry
  • Plastic waste
  • Business
  • Environmental science
  • Risk analysis (engineering)
  • Engineering
  • Environmental engineering
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