Abstract
Over the past 50 years, the petrochemical industry has been producing numerous polymers to improve the well-being of humanity. Irresponsible disposal of used plastics has, however, led to fouling the environment, harm to wildlife, and the wasting of valuable resources. This paper critically reviews the challenge and opportunities in converting plastic waste into a feedstock for the industry. It discusses mechanical recycling, chemical recycling to monomers and to feedstock, energy recovery, waste disposal, life-cycle-analyses (LCA) and the need for complementing recycling with the renewable carbon as feedstock.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Biodegradable Polymers in the Circular Plastics Economy |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Chapter | 12 |
| Pages | 391-407 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783527827589 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783527347612 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2022 |
Keywords
- chemical recycling
- energy recovery
- LCA
- mechanical recycling
- plastic waste
- renewable feedstock
- NLA
