Upcycling of Plastic Waste Using Photo-, Electro-, and Photoelectrocatalytic Approaches: A Way toward Circular Economy

Rapid industrialization and development have led to a tremendous increase in the use of various types of plastic commodities in daily life. For the past several years, plastic pollution has become a global issue, posing a serious threat to mankind. The primary issue with increasing plastic pollution is the lack of proper management which has created huge havoc in the environment. From the initial phase of plastic waste management, plastic waste has been discarded, recycled, downcycled, or dumped into landfills in a large proportion, causing extreme damage to the ecosystem. Conventionally, plastic waste is treated via thermal processes such as pyrolysis or incineration plants which require a large amount of…

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  Ministry of Education, India