New Technologies are Needed to Improve the Recycling and Upcycling of Waste Plastics
Arthur J. Ragauskas, George W. Huber, Wang Jia, Adam M. Guss, Hugh O’Neill, Carol Sze Ki Lin, Yanqin Wang, Frederik R. Wurm, Xianzhi Meng
Abstract
In their Editorial to the Special Issue on The Chemistry of Waste Plastics Upcycling, the Guest Editors Adam Guss, George Huber, Carol Lin, Xianzhi Meng, Hugh O'Neill, Arthur Ragauskas, Jia Wang, Yanqin Wang, and Frederik Wurm highlight some of the increasingly urgent efforts being made by chemists to address challenges related to the fate of plastics at the end of, their useful lives and the valorization of plastic waste.
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George (robot)Plastic wastePolymer scienceWaste managementEnvironmental ethicsEngineeringChemistryPhilosophyArt historyArtMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management Techniquesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties