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Electrothermal upcycling of plastic waste

Chunlin Luo, Shuai Liu, Tao Wu, Jianli Hu, Yuxin Wang

2025Green Chemistry12 citationsDOI

Abstract

This review highlights emerging electrothermal strategies, including Joule, microwave, plasma, induction, and laser heating, for selectively upcycling plastic waste into hydrogen, olefins, aromatics, and carbon materials under renewable energy input.

Topics & Concepts

Plastic wasteMaterials scienceWaste managementWaste paperChemical engineeringProcess engineeringChemistryPulp and paper industryEngineeringRecycling and Waste Management Techniques