Decomposing the decoupling of plastics consumption and economic growth in G7 and China: Evidence from 2001 to 2020 based on China's import ban.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113225
Abstract: Plastic recycling is critical for dematerializing of plastics. It has a profound implication on decoupling economic growth from environmental pressure and advancing waste plastic governance domestically and internationally while identifying drivers that might improve decoupling.… read more here.
Keywords: economic growth; ban; plastic recycling; china ... See more keywords
Catalytic Hydrogenolysis of Polyolefins into Alkanes
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DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c01637
Abstract: Welive in the “plastics age” where plastics are the most commonly engineered material and found in almost everything we purchase, ranging from food packaging and clothing to electronic and medical devices. Polyolefins are the most… read more here.
Keywords: plastic recycling; chemistry; catalytic hydrogenolysis; catalyst ... See more keywords
Large-scale Computational Polymer Solubility Predictions and Applications to Dissolution-based Plastic Recycling
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DOI: 10.1039/d3gc00404j
Abstract: Dissolution-based plastic recycling is a promising approach to separate and recover high quality pure polymer resins from multicomponent plastic waste by exploiting differences in polymer solubility. The design of a... read more here.
Keywords: polymer solubility; based plastic; plastic recycling; dissolution based ... See more keywords
Chemistry that allows plastic recycling
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DOI: 10.1126/science.adh3072
Abstract: Description Enhancing thermal stability of polyhydroxyalkanoates for their closed-loop chemistry Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), a class of polyesters discovered nearly a century ago (1), have recently gained renewed industrial and academic interest because of their renewability, biocompatibility,… read more here.
Keywords: plastic recycling; allows plastic; chemistry; chemistry allows ... See more keywords