[PL-2]
Exploring Effective Pathways to Tackle Plastic Waste Pollution
발표자Yu-Zhong Wang (Sichuan University)
연구책임자Yu-Zhong Wang (Sichuan University)
Abstract
To address environmental challenges posed by end-of-life plastics, novel upcycling strategies must be developed to convert bulk waste into value-added chemicals, monomers/oligomers, and high-performance materials. For instance: (1) Designing new catalysts or solvent systems to selectively degrade waste polymers can reduce the complexity of degraded products to some extent; (2) Developing new strategy for focusing on “reconstructing new products” at the basis of full use of the wastes is highly desired; (3) Synthesizing inherently recyclable polymers is essential to achieve closed-loop monomer-polymer cycling. Furthermore, the repeatably chemically-recyclable biodegradable polymers will be the optimal choice for producing single-use plastics. These avenues will be elucidated through the author’s recent research work.