| Title |
The Time is ripe Plastics in the Cycle |
| ID_Doc |
24534 |
| Authors |
von Vacano, B; Mangold, H; Seitz, C |
| Title |
The Time is ripe Plastics in the Cycle |
| Year |
2021 |
| Published |
Chemie In Unserer Zeit, 55, 6 |
| DOI |
10.1002/ciuz.202100040 |
| Abstract |
In the last decades, plastics have succeeded on the market to a degree that produced volumes have grown tremendously. Since appropriate end of life management has not kept up globally, the waste problem has escalated. In a circular economy, on the other hand, plastics are not deposited in the environment as waste or burnt yielding CO2, but avoided in single-use applications and reused as a material or raw material. Since there are many dependencies, the sustainability of every step of a circular economy must be systematically considered in relation to the entire cycle, including energy demand and emissions. The further development of dedicated - potentially complementary - recycling processes, along with further innovations in sorting and design of materials and products, will be key to closing the cycles for plastics in a sustainable manner. |
| Author Keywords |
Kreislaufwirtschaft; Kunststoffe; Plastik; Recycling; Nachhaltigkeit |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:000686517600001 |
| WoS Category |
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| Research Area |
Chemistry |
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