The influence of different additives: high density polyethylene (HDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE) and TiO2 nanoparticles on the polyethylene terephthalate (PET)–rubber nanocomposite interface was investigated. The composites obtained by compression moulding from tire rubber and PET bottles’ waste were partially heterogeneous and partially compatible, as confirmed by the FTIRmeasurements. ...

Growing plastic waste emission as a planetary threat urges the development of rapid and efficient recycling process, especially during classification process. Herein, we aimed to solve problem by employing laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) in combination with principal component analysis (PCA) means for automated classification. Samples used study were wastes derived from beverage, fo...

Currently, one of the most important problems in world is waste bottles made polyethylene terephthalate, number which currently growing every hour, polluting environment. One ways to protect environment from terephthalate invention biodegradable polymer materials PET waste. several methods for processing have been proposed, but work on production has not fully solved. various technologies recyc...

Semi-flexible pavement surfacing, or grouted macadam, is an alternative to conventional flexible and rigid pavement. It constructed by injecting cementitious grout into the voids of open-graded asphalt surfacing. The cement used in grouts has adverse environmental effects because carbon dioxide emission production. objective this study was investigate potential using irradiated waste polyethyle...

The present research investigates the application of green method to produce nanocomposites. CuO/PET fiber nanocomposite can be prepared in two ways. first way involves electrospinning technique by which waste plastic cups polyethylene terephthalate (PET) are converted into nanofibers. In second way, copper nanoparticle (CuONPs) is synthesized with natural capped plant extract sumac (Rhus Coria...

Waste management is an area of significant global concern. The reuse waste materials (such as: plastics, glass, wood, etc.) in concrete manufacturing has been studied for potential cost savings, improvements quality, and reduction environmental impact leading to sustainability. This study examines the performance containing recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) granular form replace fine ag...

Different properties of Self-compacting concrete (SCC) containing plastic waste aggregate (PWA) have been experimentally studied by researchers. However, most these works focused on examining the one type PA. In present paper, influence four different types; namely Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), Heat-treated (PEL), Mixed (Mix), and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as a fine (FA) replacement; fresh S...

Abstract Environmental contamination by plastic waste is a growing threat to the environment and human health. Unfortunately, most post‐consumer plastics are still disposed of in landfills, even that could be easily recycled via simple chemical processes. This disconnect between technology implementation partly due economic barrier posed multi‐step processes convert into commodity goods. There ...

Chemical recycling to monomers is one of the key strategies in tackling issues deriving from persistent plastic pollution environment, and poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) among most used polymers modern society. In this context, we herein describe glycolysis PET bis-hydroxyethyl terephthalate (BHET), promoted by basic cholinium salts differing for anions, also comprising amino acid anions. W...

The discovery and engineering of new plastic degrading enzymes is an important challenge in chemical biotechnology to enable transition a more sustainable circular plastics economy. This field has so far yielded range microbial pathways for the recycling valorization waste. New research from Uttamapinant et al. reports novel polyethylene terephthalate (PET) hydrolase human saliva metagenome tha...