| Title | Upcycling medical plastic waste into activated carbons toward environmental safety and sustainability |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 6356 |
| Authors | Wang, JY; Li, SJ; Deng, S; Cheng, ZJ; Hu, X; Mahari, WAW; Lam, SS; Yuan, XZ |
| Title | Upcycling medical plastic waste into activated carbons toward environmental safety and sustainability |
| Year | 2023 |
| Published | |
| Abstract | The ubiquitous plastic pollution poses a critical crisis to our human beings and entire ecosystem, and such medical plastic waste-caused environmental pollution is further being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we reviewed an emerging technical route on upcycling of plastic waste into activated carbons for CO2 capture, which is beneficial to achieving "waste-to-resource" strategy and mitigating both plastic pollution and climate change, simultaneously. Machine learning effectively accelerates the synthesis of activated carbon with high-performance CO2 adsorption for sustainable plastic management. Cyclic performance indicators need to be evaluated to determine the application potential of the medical plastic waste-derived activated carbons. Such novel upcycling treatment is verified as a sustainable and practical route from perspectives of environmental sustainability and economic feasibility, providing a practical option for the goal achievement of United Nations Treaty on Plastic Pollution. |
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