Hydrogen and value-added liquid fuel generation from pyrolysis-catalytic steam reforming conditions of microplastics waste dissolved in phenol over bifunctional Ni-Pt supported on Ti-Al nanocatalysts

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.

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

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

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.

Highly Active Biphasic Anatase-Rutile Ni-Pd/TNPs Nanocatalyst for the Reforming and Cracking Reactions of Microplastic Waste Dissolved in Phenol

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Researchers developed a biphasic anatase-rutile nickel-palladium nanocatalyst that demonstrated high activity for pyrolysis-catalytic steam reforming of plastic waste dissolved in phenol, producing hydrogen-rich syngas and offering a potential pathway for chemical recycling.