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| URI | http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/0C980ED4-C6BE-4C21-B95A-3EDAA4EBDD5A | - |
| Identifier | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126717 | - |
| Identifier | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304389421016824 | - |
| Language | en | - |
| Extent | 10 pages | en |
| Title | Technical and environmental assessment of laboratory scale approach for sustainable management of marine plastic litter | en |
| Creator | Veksha Andrei | en |
| Creator | Ahamed Ashiq | en |
| Creator | Wu Xin Yi | en |
| Creator | Liang Lili | en |
| Creator | Chan Wei Ping | en |
| Creator | Giannis Apostolos | en |
| Creator | Γιαννης Αποστολος | el |
| Creator | Lisak Grzegorz | en |
| Publisher | Elsevier | en |
| Content Summary | Laboratory scale recycling of marine plastic litter consisting of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle sorting, pyrolysis and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) was conducted to identify the technical and environmental implications of the technology when dealing with real waste streams. Collected seashore and underwater plastics (SP and UP, respectively) contained large quantities of PET bottles (33.2 wt% and 61.4 wt%, respectively), suggesting PET separation was necessary prior to pyrolysis. After PET sorting, marine litter was converted into pyrolysis oil and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Water-based washing of litter prior to pyrolysis did not significantly change the composition of pyrolysis products and could be avoided, eliminating freshwater consumption. However, distinct differences in oil and MWCNT properties were ascribed to the variations in feedstock composition. Maintaining consistent product quality would be one of challenges for thermochemical treatment of marine litter. As for the environmental implications, life cycle assessment (LCA) demonstrated positive benefits, including improved climate change and fossil depletion potentials. The highest positive environmental impacts were associated with MWCNT production followed by pyrolysis oil and PET recovery. The benefits of proposed approach combining PET sorting, pyrolysis and CVD allowed to close the waste loop by converting most of the marine litter into valuable products. | en |
| Type of Item | Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication | en |
| Type of Item | Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτές | el |
| License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en |
| Date of Item | 2024-05-29 | - |
| Date of Publication | 2022 | - |
| Subject | Carbon nanotubes | en |
| Subject | Marine plastic litter | en |
| Subject | PET bottle | en |
| Subject | Pyrolysis oil | en |
| Subject | Life cycle assessment | en |
| Bibliographic Citation | A. Veksha, A. Ahamed, X. Y. Wu, L. Liang, W. P. Chan, A. Giannis, and G. Lisak, “Technical and environmental assessment of laboratory scale approach for sustainable management of marine plastic litter,” J. Hazard. Mater., vol. 421, Jan. 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126717. | en |
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