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.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(29)
Published: April 13, 2023
Abstract
Shaping
a
sustainable
future
is
closely
tied
to
the
development
of
advanced
plastic
recycling
technologies.
As
global
rates
remain
low,
lion's
share
post‐consumer
plastics
either
incinerated
or
disposed
in
landfills.
This
unbalanced
waste
management
not
only
poses
severe
environmental
risks,
but
also
entails
an
irrevocable
loss
chemical
resources
that
are
embedded
synthetic
polymers.
To
give
new
life,
series
photocatalytic
methods
has
recently
been
reported
convert
polymers
directly
into
value‐added
organic
molecules.
These
approaches
operate
at
ambient
temperature,
show
high
reactivity/selectivity,
and
provide
alternative
reaction
pathways
as
compared
thermal
depolymerizations.
Minireview
highlights
scientific
breakthroughs
upcycling
through
state‐of‐the‐art
photocatalysis
under
environmentally
benign
conditions.
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.
