Advances in Waste Plastic Recycling and Upcycling discusses recent developments in the mechanical and chemical recycling of waste plastics for the production of fuels, chemicals, and materials. The plastic chemistry and status of plastic recycling is introduced, and the book addresses optimization and upgrading procedures that aim to improve the quality and the environmental impact of plastic conversion as well as the techno-economic, lifecycle assessment, and social impacts of chemical recycling. In addition, the book covers how to effectively manage and recycle global waste plastics and various plastic pathways.
1. Plastic chemistry
2. Introduction of plastic waste generation and recycling
3. Environmental issues related to waste plastics
4. Landfill and incineration of waste plastics
5. Photocatalytic conversion of waste plastics
6. Mechanical recycling of waste plastics
7. Solvent-based recycling of waste plastics
8. Solvolysis of waste plastics
9. Catalytic hydrogenolysis of waste plastics
10. Hydrothermal conversion of waste plastics
11. Pyrolysis of waste plastics
12. Gasification of waste plastics
13. Biological conversion of waste plastics
14. Application of waste plastics in construction materials
15. Techno-economic and life cycle assessment of waste plastic recycling
16. Global waste plastic management and policy analysis
Dr. Ruan is a fellow of NAI, ASABE, IFT, IAAM, and Vebleo, also a top cited author in engineering and technologies with an h-index of 96, i10-index of 473 and over 35,000 citations. Dr. Ruan has published over 600 papers in refereed journals, co-authored 2 books, 28 book chapters, and over 300 meeting papers and reports, and holds 20 US patents. His research focuses on various aspects of renewable energy and the environment, value-added processing, sustainable development, and food engineering.
Dr. Dais research focuses on valorization of various solid wastes, such as municipal solid waste, lignocellulosic biomass, waste cooking oil, and plastic waste, with the aim of producing renewable fuels, chemicals, and materials. Dr. Dai has co-authored over 80 papers in refereed journals, with a Google H index of 40 and over 4,000 citations. He has been enlisted in World's Top 2% Scientists List”. He has served as an associate editor of Frontiers in Chemical Engineering, a topical advisory panel member of Molecules, an editorial board member of Thermal Science and Engineering, and a subject editor of Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Molecules, and Journal of Renewable Materials.
