From plastic-waste to H2: A first approach to the electrochemical reforming of dissolved Poly(methyl methacrylate) particles

Plastic waste to liquid fuel: A review of technologies, applications, and challenges

Thermochemical conversion of plastic waste to fuels: a review

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Researchers reviewed thermochemical technologies — such as pyrolysis and gasification — that can convert plastic waste into usable fuels, offering a promising approach to reducing the massive volumes of non-biodegradable plastic that currently accumulate in the environment as microplastics.

Hydrogen production from plastic waste processing: A review

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This review pulls together existing research on turning plastic waste into clean-burning hydrogen fuel instead of letting it pile up in landfills or oceans (where it can break down into microplastics that end up in our water, food, and bodies). Scientists are testing several methods, like heating plastic without oxygen (pyrolysis) combined with steam or special catalysts, and some approaches already work at pilot scale, though they're not yet cheap or efficient enough for widespread use. The bigger picture: if perfected, this technology could offer a win-win, reducing plastic pollution while producing low-carbon energy.

Maximizing light olefins and aromatics as high value base chemicals via single step catalytic conversion of plastic waste

Electrochemical degradation of micro/nanoplastics in water: recent results

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Researchers reviewed electrochemical oxidation—particularly using boron-doped diamond anodes—as an advanced process capable of degrading micro- and nanoplastics in water with over 90% efficiency under optimized conditions. This technology is important because conventional wastewater treatment plants not only fail to fully remove microplastics but can fragment them into smaller, more bioavailable nanoplastics.