Polyolefin Innovations Toward Circularity and Sustainable Alternatives

Andrea Westlie; Eugene Chen; Chris Holland; Shannon Stahl; Meredith Doyle; Scott Trenor; Katrina Knauer

doi:10.1002/marc.202200492

Polyolefin Innovations Toward Circularity and Sustainable Alternatives

Andrea Westlie, Eugene Chen, Chris Holland, Shannon Stahl, Meredith Doyle, Scott Trenor, Katrina Knauer

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The unprecedented growth and socioeconomic impacts of polyolefins clearly outline a major success story in the world of polymer science. Polyolefins revolutionizes industries such as health care, construction, and food packaging. Despite the benefits of polyolefins, there is a rising concern for the environment due to high production volume (i.e., fossil fuel consumption), often short usage time, and problems related to waste management and accumulation in the natural environment. Creating a circular economy for polyolefins through effective recycling technologies has the potential to decrease the environmental impact of these materials. This perspective discusses polyolefins and their impact, existing and emerging recycling/upcycling solutions, and recycle-by-design alternatives that are challenging the status quo.

Original language	American English
Article number	2200492
Number of pages	15
Journal	Macromolecular Rapid Communications
Volume	43
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.202200492 https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.202200492
State	Published - 2022

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circular economy
polyolefins
recycling
upcycling

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