Recycling and Resource Recovery from Polymers III
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Circular and Green Polymer Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 March 2024) | Viewed by 1186
Special Issue Editor
Interests: energy and emission reductions in process metallurgy, pelletisation, decarbonising cement and iron ore reduction; biomass and waste utilisation in process metallurgy, dewatering, carbon reforming, polymers for carbon reduction; polymers for sustainable materials processing; recycling
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Following the success of the Polymers Special Issues “Recycling and Resource Recovery from Polymers” and “Recycling and Resource Recovery from Polymers II”, we are delighted to reopen this Special Issue, now entitled “Recycling and Resource Recovery from Polymers III”.
About 90% of the 300 million tonnes of plastics produced each year is not recycled and disposed of in landfills, posing significant environmental concerns. By 2030, 104 Mt of waste plastics are projected to enter landfills, causing a 50% increase in CO2 emissions via the plastic life cycle and a three-fold CO2 increase caused by plastic incineration due to poor waste management. A zero-waste approach conserves natural resources and reduces pollution from extraction, manufacturing and disposal. The goal of a new circular economy under a plastics initiative is supported by three key actions: eliminate, innovate and circulate. This Special Issue will focus on current and future research concerning the repurposing of plastics at the end of their life for various applications.
Dr. Sheila Devasahayam
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- circular economy/plastics
- economy energy recovery
- monomer recovery
- hydrogen energy systems
- emissions reduction
- carbon capture
- carbon conversion reactions
- gasification
- novel cataslysts
- feedstock recycling
- sustainable materials processing (e.g., iron and steel industry)
- polymer wastes in geopolymer concrete (construction, built materials)
- process modelling
- economic analysis
