Toward Sustainable Plastic Waste Valorization: Green Synergistic Catalytic Strategies for Plastic Upcycling

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This review demonstrates synergistic catalytic strategies to improve recycling of plastic waste, suggesting advancements in upcycling processes.

Emerging catalytic strategies enhance plastic upcycling, promoting sustainable development and reducing energy consumption.
Synergistic systems utilizing thermal, photo, electricity, and biological catalysis show improved efficiency in processing various plastics.
The review addresses challenges such as catalyst durability and process scalability, emphasizing the need for innovative designs.
Utilizing carbonaceous feedstocks in recycling could close the carbon loop while decreasing dependence on virgin fossil resources.

Zhang et al. (2025) studied this question.

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This review demonstrates synergistic catalytic strategies to improve recycling of plastic waste, suggesting advancements in upcycling processes.