Spent battery-derived electrocatalysts for circular upcycling of polystyrene waste: Simultaneous generation of aromatic nitriles and green hydrogen

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

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.

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

Treasuring trash: Pt/SrTiO3 catalysts process plastic waste into high-value materials

Electrooxidation of polystyrene nanoplastics by BDD electrodes

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Researchers tested boron-doped diamond electrodes across three doping levels to electrochemically destroy 100 nm polystyrene nanoplastics, finding that persulfate radical generation—rather than hydroxyl radicals or hydrogen peroxide—was the primary degradation driver, and that the optimal doping level depended on the applied current density.