Recent advances in chemical recycling and upcycling of plastic waste into valuable materials, chemicals, and energy: a comprehensive review
A comprehensive review of advanced chemical upcycling pathways transforming plastic waste into circular, high-value chemicals, fuels, and energy carriers.
Authors
- Rongge Zou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6989-9059)
- Kalsoom Jan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9010-0608)
- Wan-Ting Grace Chen
- Roger Ruan
- Soydan Ozcan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3825-4589)
- Kai Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1445-3206)
- Taofeng Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7530-002X)
- Hanwu Lei
- Erin G Webb
- X. C. Zhao
- Dhruba Jyoti Deka
- Leilei Dai
- Evan Yu
- Kashif Nawaz
- Huixin Jiang
Institutions
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (US)
- National Laboratory of the Rockies (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (US)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (US)
- Washington State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- RSC Sustainability
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5su00506j
- Primary Topic
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Battelle
- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- Bioenergy Technologies Office
- Office of Energy Efficiency