General Introduction of Microplastic: Uses, Types, and Generation DOI
John Tsado Mathew, Abel Inobeme, Babatunde Oluwafemi Adetuyi

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Published: Jan. 1, 2024

The tiny plastic particles known as microplastics, which are smaller than 5 millimetres in size, have raised environmental concerns on a global scale result of their wide spread and potential ecological impacts. They generated through various sources can be either primary microplastic or secondary microplastics depending the nature generation. Primary produced intentionally used industries such cosmetics, personal care products, textiles. Synthetic fibers from clothing, like polyester nylon, another significant source washing machines wastewater treatment plants, it enters into environment directly. However, due to forces, large plastic-based products breakdown generate microplastics. All types pose persistence, mobility, accumulate ecosystems. Microplastic also food chain leads health risks for both wildlife humans. Efforts being made globally mitigate generation release Initiatives improve waste management, increase recycling rates, promote sustainable alternatives implemented. Therefore, small that sources, including intentional production larger items. As awareness grows, there is an increasing focus reducing developing solutions tackle this pressing issue. In present chapter, attempt was overview uses, types, understand uptake, prevalence, fate different environments.

Language: Английский

A focused review on recycling and hydrolysis techniques of polyethylene terephthalate DOI Creative Commons
Hossein Abedsoltan

Polymer Engineering and Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 63(9), P. 2651 - 2674

Published: June 21, 2023

Abstract Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is used in textile and packaging industries. The main source of PET production fossil fuels with limited capacity. Also, products are single use that transform into high volumes wastes, causing ecosystem problems. Recycling proposed to confront this challenge. four major recycling techniques mechanical, chemical, pyrolysis, enzymatic. Mechanical, enzymatic have constrained capabilities manage waste. Chemical the potential path expanding waste possibility upcycling addressing dirty streams. Several chemical methods introduced discussed literature. five glycolysis, alcoholysis, aminolysis, ammonolysis, hydrolysis. This review describes depolymerization via these introduces hydrolysis as one can depolymerize an organic‐free solvent environment. Hydrolysis tolerates mixed wastes streams including copolymers. It helps avoid challenges attributed using organic solvents reaction systems. Moreover, produces terephthalic acid, monomer, which has recently gained attention initiative monomer for production. focuses on three forms hydrolysis—alkaline, neutral, by presenting background studies, issued patents, recent trends application

Language: Английский

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From plastic waste pyrolysis to Fuel: Impact of process parameters and material selection on hydrogen production DOI Creative Commons
Ahmed S. Al‐Fatesh,

Najib Y.A. Al-Garadi,

Ahmed I. Osman

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Fuel, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 344, P. 128107 - 128107

Published: March 24, 2023

Hydrogen is an energy carrier that can be utilized in various applications, including power plants, the synthesis of high-value products, and clean transportation fuels without emissions. Hence, hydrogen a potential candidate replace fossil reduce environmental pollution. The high demand for plastics driving production rate to increase yearly, leading great accumulation plastic waste materials resulting severe burden on environment. Thermo-catalytic conversion other promising route efficiently provide ideal long-term solution necessary overcome this challenge. Developing durable high-efficiency catalysts immerge from wastes industrial scale still challenge researchers. This study comprehensively summarizes discusses recently published literature using different thermo-catalytic processes, pyrolysis, pyrolysis-air gasification, pyrolysis-steam reforming, pyrolysis- (CO2) dry pyrolysis-plasma catalysis. scope review focus influence supports, method yield hydrogen, impact several crucial reaction parameters like pyrolysis temperature, catalytic catalyst plastic, steam ratios inclusive as well. conclusions will extremely valuable researchers interested sustainable generation H2 materials.

Language: Английский

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Additive manufacturing for sustainability and circular economy: needs, challenges, and opportunities for 3D printing of recycled polymeric waste DOI Creative Commons
Ans Al Rashid, Muammer Koç‬

Materials Today Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 24, P. 100529 - 100529

Published: Sept. 5, 2023

Polymer-based product usage rapidly increases globally, leading to severe ecological, social, environmental, health, and economic impacts. There has been an international push for solutions sustainable production, consumption, end-of-life plastics combat these issues. Moreover, additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing (3DP) processes provide rapid fabrication of functional parts in lesser time, lower lead times, research development costs. Due reasons, are now being utilized different industrial sectors, including aerospace, automotive, biomedical, sports, food, electronics, construction. The circular economy concept integrated with AM can deliver a synergic impact new life discarded polymeric distributed recycling manufacturing. With the adoption proper techniques, be used widely reuse polymer wastes turn them into valuable products. It much higher levels at very low cost targeted applications. Therefore, this study, comprehensive literature review is performed outline guidelines model recycled polymers based on reviewed literature. This study delivers insight into; commodity their uses, challenges recycling, approaches, polymers.

Language: Английский

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A critical review on plastic waste life cycle assessment and management: Challenges, research gaps, and future perspectives DOI Creative Commons
Haixin Jiao, Sameh S. Ali, Mohammed Hussein M. Alsharbaty

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Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 271, P. 115942 - 115942

Published: Jan. 12, 2024

The global production and consumption of plastics, as well their deposition in the environment, are experiencing exponential growth. In addition, mismanaged plastic waste (PW) losses into drainage channels a growing source microplastic (MP) pollution concern. However, complete understanding environmental implications throughout life cycle is yet to be fully understood. Determining potential extent which MPs contribute overall ecotoxicity possible through monitoring PW release MP removal during remediation. Life assessments (LCAs) have been extensively utilized many comparative analyses, such comparing petroleum-based plastics with biomass single-use multi-use alternatives. These typically yield unexpected or paradoxical results. Nevertheless, there still paucity reliable data tools for conducting LCAs on plastics. On other hand, impact so far not considered LCA studies. This due absence inventory-related regarding releases characterization factors necessary quantify effects MP. Therefore, this review paper conducts comprehensive literature order assess current state knowledge impacts that occur along strategies management LCA.

Language: Английский

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

Anitya Sharma,

Manisha Sharma

et al.

ACS Catalysis, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(7), P. 4865 - 4926

Published: March 18, 2024

Rapid industrialization and development have led to a tremendous increase in the use of various types plastic commodities daily life. For past several years, pollution has become global issue, posing serious threat mankind. The primary issue with increasing is lack proper management which created huge havoc environment. From initial phase waste management, been discarded, recycled, downcycled, or dumped into landfills large proportion, causing extreme damage ecosystem. Conventionally, treated via thermal processes such as pyrolysis incineration plants require amount capital and, therefore, harms aim circular economy. Chemical upcycling gaining attention high-potential catalytic strategy convert plastics, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene, polystyrene, etc. fuels, functionalized polymers, other value-added chemicals having direct impact on affordability viability. In this review, we focused photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, photoelectrocatalysis effective efficient technologies. These approaches can lower dependence nonrenewable resources are more environmentally friendly contrast conventional approaches. This review elaborately discusses pros cons provides detailed overview potential renewable energy-driven for conversion wastes valuable fuels commodity chemicals, along challenges future directions emerging approach treatment.

Language: Английский

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Closing the loop: A framework for tackling single-use plastic waste in the food and beverage industry through circular economy- a review DOI Creative Commons

Victoria Foluke Arijeniwa,

Adenike A. Akinsemolu,

Deborah C Chukwugozie

et al.

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 359, P. 120816 - 120816

Published: April 25, 2024

The escalating threat of plastic pollution necessitates urgent and immediate action, particularly within the food beverage (F&B) industry, a significant contributor to single-use waste (SUP). As global population surges, so does consumption plastics in F&B sector, perpetuating linear economy model characterized by 'take, make, use, dispose' approach. This significantly exacerbates issues, with projections indicating an alarming increase outputs 2050 if current practices continue. Against this backdrop, circular presents viable alternative, its emphasis on resource retention, recovery, extension product lifecycles. study delves into problems posed plastics, introduces as sustainable model, explores effective strategies for recycling reuse framework. By examining environmental impact SUP sector advocating adoption principles, paper underscores critical pathway towards solutions battle against pollution. In conclusion, transition economy, underpinned collaboration proactive implementation supportive policies, is imperative reducing footprint fostering future.

Language: Английский

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Innovative reinforcement: Assessing strength features of waste microplastics reinforced backfills in sustainable mine waste management DOI

Neyakbo Samiratou Yaya,

Shuai Cao, Erol Yilmaz

et al.

Construction and Building Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 460, P. 139744 - 139744

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Driving sustainable circular economy in electronics: A comprehensive review on environmental life cycle assessment of e-waste recycling DOI
Yifeng He, Mohammadali Kiehbadroudinezhad,

Homa Hosseinzadeh-Bandbafha

et al.

Environmental Pollution, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 342, P. 123081 - 123081

Published: Dec. 7, 2023

Language: Английский

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Transforming Medical Plastic Waste into High-Performance Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Sustainable Energy, Health Monitoring, and Sensing Applications DOI
Navaneeth Madathil, Supraja Potu, Anjaly Babu

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ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11(32), P. 12145 - 12154

Published: Aug. 2, 2023

This paper discusses the environmental problems posed by medical plastic waste produced in healthcare facilities and explores a suitable way to reutilize through triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) device technology. Remarkably, study investigates potential of saline bottles create energy-harvesting, health-monitoring devices tactile, humidity-sensing applications. Saline bottle sheets are used as material fabricate TENG vertical contact separation (VCS) single electrode (SE) modes. The VCS-TENG power density 8.78 W/m2 could various devices, including 420 red LEDs portable electronic devices. Sleep monitoring experiments were performed using an implanted inside pillow. SE mode 1.46 was demonstrated for tactile sensing present work suggested make health monitoring, sensing, humidity energy-harvesting possible applications touch sensors security applications, human–machine interfaces, IoTs. proposed idea fabrication can be further extended other nontoxic generated field.

Language: Английский

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Environmental Impact of Plastic Recycling in Terms of Energy Consumption: A Comparison of Japan’s Mechanical and Chemical Recycling Technologies DOI Creative Commons
Chaoxia Shan, Andante Hadi Pandyaswargo, Hiroshi Onoda

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Energies, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 16(5), P. 2199 - 2199

Published: Feb. 24, 2023

In Japan, mechanical plastic recycling has been widely practiced. recent years, the chemical method gaining interest, especially due to its high-quality products similar virgin materials. Understanding environmental impact of both methods from energy consumption standpoint is crucial so that attempts preserve resources can be based in most energy-sustainable way. This research aims determine and two types technologies (coke oven gasification) by analyzing their usage loads. The results relating electricity water show a 17% share global warming potential (GWP), coke 51%, gasification 32%. Although lower GWP, yields highly valuable byproducts reused processes, such as steam industrial water, reducing overall load. These recovered materials are also potentially useful for other processes an symbiosis ecosystem.

Language: Английский

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