High-plasticity clays present significant challenges in transportation infrastructure because of their low strength, high compressibility, and pronounced moisture sensitivity. This study investigates the effects of recycled polyvinyl chloride (PVC) p...
The production process of construction profiles from natural fibre-reinforced polymer composites, as well as their assembly, generates considerable amounts of waste. The study analysed the possibility of utilising the said waste to produce profiles w...
PVC has a special status, as chlorine is a component of the polymer molecule. The properties of chlorine are the reason why the polymer molecule needs additivation. PVC is the mass plastic to which the most diverse and quantitatively largest number o...
Bearing in mind the aspiration of the world economy to create as complete a closed loop of raw materials and energy as possible, it is important to know the individual links in such a system and to systematise the knowledge. Polymer materials, especi...
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) recycling poses significant engineering challenges and opportunities, particularly regarding material integrity, energy efficiency, and integration into circular manufacturing systems. This systematic review evaluates recent...
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins are widely used in modern society due to their acid and alkali resistance, low cost, and strong insulation properties. However, the high chlorine (Cl) content in PVC poses significant challenges for its recycling. This...
The suspension polyvinyl chloride (PVC) industry is characterized by intensive water and energy consumption, making process integration an attractive strategy for improving resource efficiency. Previous studies have demonstrated the technical, enviro...
The circularity of waste-derived rigid unplasticised poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC-u) is constrained by heterogeneous waste-stream sources, degraded material quality, legacy additives, and inconsistent decision criteria spanning technical, environmental...
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) remains one of the most widely used synthetic polymers worldwide, primarily due to its versatility, cost-effectiveness, and broad applicability across construction, healthcare, automotive, and consumer goods industries. Howev...
Over the past decades, global plastic demand has steadily increased due to the favorable physicochemical properties of these materials, including low weight, durability, versatility, and low production cost. Among synthetic polymers, polyvinyl chlori...
The study focuses on harnessing recycled materials to create sustainable and efficient composites, addressing both environmental issues related to waste management and industrial requirements for materials with improved vibration damping properties....
Addressing the growing need for sustainable innovation in PVC materials, this study presents an illustrative framework that develops and demonstrates an ontological system that integrates lifecycle simulation using Granta EduPack, systematic literatu...
The use of short cylinders of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) reinforced with basalt fiber-reinforced polymer (BFRP) circumferential strips and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) tubes has been proven effective in previous studies. However, BFRP circumferent...
Building on our “Critical Inventory”, we analyse the need for the regulation of PVC plastics in the EU and its member states. To this end, we checked the three phases of the life cycle of PVC plastics: production, use and end-of-life. In...
This study develops an ontology-based decision support framework to enhance sustainable polymer recycling within the circular economy. The framework, constructed in Protégé (OWL 2), systematically captures polymer categories with emphas...
Pyrolysis is a promising technology for transforming waste plastics (WPs) into high-value products. In the near future it will play a key role in the circular economy, as a sustainable and environmentally friendly method of managing this waste. Altho...
The increase in waste polymer recycling has helped in promoting sustainability, and together with the use of renewable raw materials, it has become a widespread concept with positive effects on both the economy and ecology. Accordingly, the aim of th...
Traditional plants for plastic separation in homogeneous products employ material physical properties (for instance density). Due to the small intervals of variability of different polymer properties, the output quality may not be adequate. Sensing t...
What is understood by the circular economy concept is the re-use and recycling of used materials and waste. In many used products, hazardous compounds are found or might be present either because of the products’ present intended use or former...
The Voluntary Agreement for Collecting and Recycling Plastic Waste (VA), including polyvinyl chloride (PVC) profiles and flooring materials, will be converted to an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system from 2023. The objective of this study...
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is one of the most widely used polymers due to its physical properties and versatility. Water consumption of the suspension method is a critical issue that hinders competitiveness. In that case, this study implements water in...
Ferrocement slabs, being lightweight and sustainable, can help in achieving resource-efficient construction by reducing material consumption while maintaining satisfactory structural performance. The flexural behavior of environmentally friendly ferr...
The increasing generation of plastic waste has intensified the search for sustainable recycling technologies capable of recovering valuable resources while minimizing environmental impacts. Among emerging solutions, thermochemical recycling processes...
Nowadays, the environmental challenges associated with plastics are becoming increasingly prominent, making the exploitation of alternatives to landfill disposal a pressing concern. Particularly, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), characterized by its high ch...
With the increasing emphasis on sustainable construction, it has become important to better understand the impacts of common materials. This is especially paramount with the introduction of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...
This study aims to solve the problems of the high cost, heavy pollution and poor performance of traditional engineered cementitious composites (ECC) by adding modified Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) aggregate, Polypropylene (PP)–Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hyb...
The selective conversion of post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into value-added plasticizers offers a promising pathway for advancing polymer circularity within the scope of the circular economy approach. Herein, waste PET bottles were di...
This study introduces a green method for converting waste polyvinyl chloride (PVC) into hierarchical porous carbon materials. By using CaCO3 pre-activation to capture HCl and form meso/macroporous frameworks, followed by KOH activation to tune microp...
Material recycling and thermal treatment are the two most common recycling methods employed for plastic waste management. Thermal treatment for energy recovery is more widely applied compared with material recycling because the latter requires a high...
Electrochemical methods for the direct reduction of alkyl esters have been understudied but provide a potential advantage for addressing specific waste streams given that such strategies often require only a minimal chemical profile. One such waste s...
An important problem that arises at present refers to the increase in performances in the exploitation of the conveyor belts. Additionally, it is pursued to use some materials, which can be obtained by recycling rubber and PVC waste, in their structu...
To deal with the issue of climate change by moving towards sustainable development, electric mobility is one of the most beneficial approaches, offering users relatively low-carbon transport means. Based on a life cycle assessment, this paper investi...
Increasing plastic waste generation has become a pressing environmental problem. One of the most produced waste plastics originates from post-consumer packaging, of which PET constitutes a significant portion. Despite increasing recycling rates, its...
A method has been developed to delaminate the organic components (paint, foam) from the steel skins of composite polyisocyanurate (PIR) steel insulation panels at ambient temperature and in 20 min using selected solvents combined with ultrasonication...
In this paper, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) is used as a new additive for porous vegetarian concrete (PVC) to improve its void structure and strength. The effect of the HPMC on the fluidity of the mortar was first investigated by a viscosity...
Ferrate as an environmentally friendly oxidant has been widely used in the environmental remediation and versatile functionalization of carbon-based materials. In this study, we investigated its ability to induce surface wettability of polymers and i...
Waste wire harnesses composed of thin copper wires coated with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are difficult to recycle due to hydrogen chloride (HCl) emission during conventional thermal treatment. In this study, copper recovery from waste wire harnesses w...
The recycling of non-metallic printed circuit boards (NMPCB) as a filler in poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) composite would help to encourage the use of waste NMPCB, thus, reducing some environmental concerns with regard to e-waste. The objective of this...
Currently, frequent oil spill accidents caused by transportation, storage, and usage may lead to extensive damage to marine ecosystems. Effective methods for oil spillage recovery from offshore environments are still urgently in demand. A superhydrop...
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) contribute significantly to global plastic waste, with only 9% recycled in recent years. In this work, these plastic wastes were upcycled as functional fillers to improve the rigid polyure...
The common applications of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) in many industries mean that the topic of recycling and disposal of post-consumer waste is still very important. One of the methods of reducing the negative impact of PVC waste on the natural envi...
The connection of universities with new knowledge in various sciences leads to entrepreneurship and the progress of the economic development of universities. Countries with higher education institutions, in the shadow of practical research and develo...
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is commonly employed as mulch in agriculture to boost crop yields. However, its toxicity is often overlooked. Due to its chemical stability, resistance to degradation, and the inadequacy of the recycling system, PVC tends to...
In several areas worldwide, the high cost and shortage of natural resources have encouraged researchers and engineers to explore the serviceability and feasibility of using recycled aggregates in concrete mixtures, substituting a normal aggregate per...
Chemical recycling of polymers can lead to many different products and play a significant role in the circular economy through the use of plastic waste as a feedstock in the production of valuable materials. The polyolefins: polyethylene (PE) and pol...
The chemical industry is one of the main fossil fuel consumers, so its reliance on sustainable and renewable resources such as wind and solar energy should be increased to protect the environment. Accordingly, solar-driven thermocatalytic synthesis o...
This study examined plastic waste management in Sri Lanka, concentrating on the contributing factors to plastic waste generation and collection. Data were gathered through a questionnaire survey from registered plastic recycling and management centre...
Residual polymeric contaminants from labels, closures, and adhesives can affect the quality and reprocessability of mechanically recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Direct comparison of individual contaminants, however, is often complicated by...
Plastic waste accumulation has been growing due to the increase in plastic generation and the lack of infrastructure for recycling. One of the approaches is to treat the mixed plastic waste (MPW) through thermal processes to produce feedstocks for ot...
The fundamental objective of the review article was to explore the ecological sustainability of greenhouse covering material based on the following themes; considerations for greenhouse materials, properties of polymers and glass, additives, fillers,...
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