{"id":19775,"date":"2018-12-12T14:05:24","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T10:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tarhabpolymer.com\/?p=19775"},"modified":"2024-08-19T16:21:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T11:51:25","slug":"methods-of-recycling-properties-and-applications-of-recycled-thermoplastic-polymers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tarhabpolymer.com\/en\/methods-of-recycling-properties-and-applications-of-recycled-thermoplastic-polymers\/","title":{"rendered":"Methods of Recycling, Properties and Applications of Recycled Thermoplastic Polymers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"title hypothesis_container\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Methods of Recycling, Properties and Applications of Recycled Thermoplastic Polymers<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"no-margin-top no-border-top\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Abstract\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Abstract<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_38 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">\u0641\u0647\u0631\u0633\u062a \u0639\u0646\u0627\u0648\u06cc\u0646<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" 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href=\"https:\/\/tarhabpolymer.com\/en\/methods-of-recycling-properties-and-applications-of-recycled-thermoplastic-polymers\/#%DB%B1%D9%AB_Introduction\" title=\"\u06f1\u066b Introduction\">\u06f1\u066b Introduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tarhabpolymer.com\/en\/methods-of-recycling-properties-and-applications-of-recycled-thermoplastic-polymers\/#%DB%B2%D9%AB_Recycled_Thermoplastic_Polymers\" title=\"\u06f2\u066b Recycled Thermoplastic Polymers\">\u06f2\u066b Recycled Thermoplastic Polymers<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tarhabpolymer.com\/en\/methods-of-recycling-properties-and-applications-of-recycled-thermoplastic-polymers\/#%DB%B2%D9%AB%DB%B1%D9%AB_Primary_Recycling\" title=\"\u06f2\u066b\u06f1\u066b Primary Recycling\">\u06f2\u066b\u06f1\u066b Primary Recycling<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tarhabpolymer.com\/en\/methods-of-recycling-properties-and-applications-of-recycled-thermoplastic-polymers\/#%DB%B2%D9%AB%DB%B2%D9%AB_Secondary_Recycling_or_Mechanical_Recycling\" title=\"\u06f2\u066b\u06f2\u066b Secondary Recycling or Mechanical Recycling\">\u06f2\u066b\u06f2\u066b Secondary Recycling or Mechanical Recycling<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tarhabpolymer.com\/en\/methods-of-recycling-properties-and-applications-of-recycled-thermoplastic-polymers\/#%DB%B2%D9%AB%DB%B3%D9%AB_Feedstock_or_Chemical_Recycling\" title=\"\u06f2\u066b\u06f3\u066b Feedstock or Chemical Recycling\">\u06f2\u066b\u06f3\u066b Feedstock or Chemical Recycling<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/tarhabpolymer.com\/en\/methods-of-recycling-properties-and-applications-of-recycled-thermoplastic-polymers\/#%DB%B2%D9%AB%DB%B4%D9%AB_Energy_Recovery_or_Quaternary_Recycling\" title=\"\u06f2\u066b\u06f4\u066b Energy Recovery or Quaternary Recycling\">\u06f2\u066b\u06f4\u066b Energy Recovery or Quaternary Recycling<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/tarhabpolymer.com\/en\/methods-of-recycling-properties-and-applications-of-recycled-thermoplastic-polymers\/#%DB%B3%D9%AB_Applications_of_Recycled_Thermoplastic_Polymers\" title=\"\u06f3\u066b Applications of Recycled Thermoplastic Polymers\">\u06f3\u066b Applications of Recycled Thermoplastic Polymers<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/tarhabpolymer.com\/en\/methods-of-recycling-properties-and-applications-of-recycled-thermoplastic-polymers\/#%DB%B3%D9%AB%DB%B1%D9%AB_Recycled_Polymers_for_Food_Industry\" title=\"\u06f3\u066b\u06f1\u066b Recycled Polymers for Food Industry\">\u06f3\u066b\u06f1\u066b Recycled Polymers for Food Industry<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/tarhabpolymer.com\/en\/methods-of-recycling-properties-and-applications-of-recycled-thermoplastic-polymers\/#%DB%B3%D9%AB%DB%B2%D9%AB_Recycled_Polymers_for_Indoor_Applications\" title=\"\u06f3\u066b\u06f2\u066b Recycled Polymers for Indoor Applications\">\u06f3\u066b\u06f2\u066b Recycled Polymers for Indoor Applications<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/tarhabpolymer.com\/en\/methods-of-recycling-properties-and-applications-of-recycled-thermoplastic-polymers\/#%DB%B4%D9%AB_Perspectives_for_a_Green_Bio-Industry\" title=\"\u06f4\u066b Perspectives for a Green Bio-Industry\">\u06f4\u066b Perspectives for a Green Bio-Industry<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/tarhabpolymer.com\/en\/methods-of-recycling-properties-and-applications-of-recycled-thermoplastic-polymers\/#%DB%B5%D9%AB_Conclusions\" title=\"\u06f5\u066b Conclusions\">\u06f5\u066b Conclusions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/tarhabpolymer.com\/en\/methods-of-recycling-properties-and-applications-of-recycled-thermoplastic-polymers\/#Conflicts_of_Interest\" title=\"Conflicts of Interest\">Conflicts of Interest<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/tarhabpolymer.com\/en\/methods-of-recycling-properties-and-applications-of-recycled-thermoplastic-polymers\/#References\" title=\"References\">References<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0The synthesis approach significantly impacts the properties of such materials and these properties in turn have a significant impact on their applications. Due to the ideal properties of the thermoplastic polymers such as corrosion resistance, low density or user-friendly design, the production of plastics has increased markedly over the last 60 years, becoming more used than aluminum or other metals. Also, recycling is one of the most important actions currently available to reduce these impacts and represents one of the most dynamic areas in the plastics industry today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/recycling\/recycling-02-00024\/article_deploy\/html\/images\/recycling-02-00024-g001.png\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"html-body\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<section id=\"sec1-recycling-02-00024\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-nested=\"1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%DB%B1%D9%AB_Introduction\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u06f1\u066b Introduction<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Polymeric materials can be classified as thermosets and thermoplastics. Thermoset polymers refer to the irreversible polymerization and this type of polymer is cured by chemical reaction or heat and becomes infusible and insoluble material. Thermoplastics are made up of linear molecular chains and this polymer softens on heating and hardens when cooled [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B1-recycling-02-00024\">1<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B2-recycling-02-00024\">2<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B3-recycling-02-00024\">3<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B4-recycling-02-00024\">4<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B5-recycling-02-00024\">5<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B6-recycling-02-00024\">6<\/a>].<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20641 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/tarhabpolymer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/LDR9-SS.jpg\" alt=\"\u067e\u0644\u06cc\u0645\u0631\u0647\u0627\u06cc \u062a\u0631\u0645\u0648\u067e\u0644\u0627\u0633\u062a\u06cc \u0628\u0627\u0632\u06cc\u0627\u0641\u062a \u0634\u062f\u0647\" width=\"600\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarhabpolymer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/LDR9-SS.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tarhabpolymer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/LDR9-SS-480x306.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Thermoplastic polymers are represented by a large range of plastic materials. There are three types of thermoplastic polymers:<\/span><\/p>\n<dl class=\"html-disc\">\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Crystalline thermoplastics, usually translucent with molecular chains which present a regular arrangement. Compared to other types, these polymers have more mechanical impact resistance. Examples of this type of polymers are polypropylene (PP), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), and high-density polyethylene (HDPE).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Amorphous thermoplastics, usually transparent with the molecules arranged randomly. Examples of this type of polymers are poly vinyl chloride (PVC), polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), polycarbonate (PC), polystyrene (PS), and acrylonitrilebutadiene styrene (ABS).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Semi-crystalline polymers present combined properties of crystalline polymers and amorphous polymers. The representative polymers of this group are polyester polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and polyamide Imide (PAI) [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B1-recycling-02-00024\">1<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B7-recycling-02-00024\">7<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B8-recycling-02-00024\">8<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B9-recycling-02-00024\">9<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B10-recycling-02-00024\">10<\/a>].<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">These polymers present unique properties (physical, thermal and electrical) that make them suitable for many applications. The injection modeling process is the main technique of polymer processing which allows the fabrication of different kinds of parts, such as the computer mouse [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B11-recycling-02-00024\">11<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B12-recycling-02-00024\">12<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B13-recycling-02-00024\">13<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B14-recycling-02-00024\">14<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B15-recycling-02-00024\">15<\/a>].<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">These plastic materials can be modeled into a variety of products for a wide range of applications due to the fact that thermoplastic polymers are inexpensive, lightweight and durable. In the last decades, the production of plastics has increased significantly causing a big problem in the whole world regarding the discarded end-of-life plastics which are accumulated as debris in landfills and in natural habitats worldwide and by the management methods related to constantly growing resources of plastics. In the last years, the problem of recycled plastics was attempted to be solved by several methods (such as mechanical recycling or chemical recycling) leading to products ready to be used in determined conditions, in the most economic, ecological and rational way [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B16-recycling-02-00024\">16<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B17-recycling-02-00024\">17<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B18-recycling-02-00024\">18<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B19-recycling-02-00024\">19<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B20-recycling-02-00024\">20<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B21-recycling-02-00024\">21<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B22-recycling-02-00024\">22<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B23-recycling-02-00024\">23<\/a>]. The purpose of this review is to present the advantages and disadvantages of thermoplastic polymers used in industrial applications, the processes used in the recycling and perspectives for a green bio-industry.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"sec2-recycling-02-00024\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-nested=\"1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%DB%B2%D9%AB_Recycled_Thermoplastic_Polymers\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u06f2\u066b Recycled Thermoplastic Polymers<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Due to the ideal properties of the thermoplastic polymers such as corrosion resistance, low density, high strength, and user-friendly design, plastic usage has become much higher than the usage of aluminum or other metals. For example, density is a very important parameter because it reveals information about the intrinsic strength of the construction that is supposed to be created, as in the case of flax reinforcement when PP and LDPE are the best choices (because of their low density) since its purpose is to produce a composite that is as light as possible. The glass transition temperature (Tg) is another characteristic that is very important when studying polymer mechanical properties, because the flexibility of amorphous polymers is reduced drastically when they are cooled below Tg. At these temperatures, there are no dimensional changes or segmental motion in the polymer. Also, the mechanical properties are very important in the case of thermoplastic polymers, mostly the tensile strength (important for their performance under stress) and tensile modulus (the resistance of polymers to elastic deformation) [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B12-recycling-02-00024\">12<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B24-recycling-02-00024\">24<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B25-recycling-02-00024\">25<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B26-recycling-02-00024\">26<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B27-recycling-02-00024\">27<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B28-recycling-02-00024\">28<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B29-recycling-02-00024\">29<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B30-recycling-02-00024\">30<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B31-recycling-02-00024\">31<\/a>]. The main thermoplastic polymers and their properties are presented in\u00a0<a class=\"html-table html-tablepopup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#table_body_display_recycling-02-00024-t001\">Table 1<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"recycling-02-00024-t001\" class=\"html-table-wrap\">\n<div class=\"html-table_wrap_discription\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Table 1.<\/b>\u00a0The properties of various polymers [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B32-recycling-02-00024\">32<\/a>].<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"html-table_wrap_td\">\n<div class=\"html-tablepopup html-tablepopup-link\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"html-p\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Also, the plastic manufacturing cost is lower due to its simple mass production (<a class=\"html-fig html-figpopup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#fig_body_display_recycling-02-00024-f001\">Figure 1<\/a>). The main reasons which make the thermoplastic polymers used in various applications are:<\/span><\/p>\n<dl class=\"html-disc\">\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The thermoplastic polymers can be processed by several methods leading to various kinds of plastic products;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">They are used for a specific application several compounding, operating condition, additives, fillers, and reinforcements;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Several manufacturing systems are used at this moment to produce plastic items with the lowest cost range [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B33-recycling-02-00024\">33<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B34-recycling-02-00024\">34<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B35-recycling-02-00024\">35<\/a>].<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"recycling-02-00024-f001\" class=\"html-fig-wrap\">\n<div class=\"html-fig_img\">\n<div class=\"html-figpopup html-figpopup-link\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/recycling\/recycling-02-00024\/article_deploy\/html\/images\/recycling-02-00024-g001-550.jpg\" alt=\"Recycling 02 00024 g001 550\" data-large=\"\/recycling\/recycling-02-00024\/article_deploy\/html\/images\/recycling-02-00024-g001.png\" data-original=\"\/recycling\/recycling-02-00024\/article_deploy\/html\/images\/recycling-02-00024-g001.png\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"html-fig_description\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Figure 1.<\/b>\u00a0The steps involved in thermoplastic polymers recycling.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The recycling and incineration are the usual aspects of recovery methods in the case of thermoplastic polymers. The incineration presents some problems like the production of toxic gases and the residue ash which contains lead and cadmium. The recycling presents advantages such as reduction of environmental problems and saving both material and energy [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B33-recycling-02-00024\">33<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B35-recycling-02-00024\">35<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B36-recycling-02-00024\">36<\/a>].<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The plastic can be degraded in the environment by four mechanisms: photodegradation, thermo-oxidative degradation, hydrolytic degradation, and biodegradation by microorganisms. The natural degradation of plastic begins with photodegradation due to the UV light from the sun which provides the activation energy required to initiate the incorporation of oxygen atoms into the polymer, leading to thermo-oxidative degradation. In this step, the plastic becomes brittle and its fracturing into smaller pieces until the polymer chains reach sufficiently low molecular weight to be metabolized by microorganisms. The microorganisms convert the carbon of the polymer chains to carbon dioxide or incorporate it into biomolecules, but this process will take at least 50 years [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B36-recycling-02-00024\">36<\/a>]. So, a solution to these problems will be the recycling, because most commodity plastics are relatively stable, making monomer recovery poor.<\/span><\/div>\n<section id=\"sec2dot1-recycling-02-00024\">\n<h4 class=\"html-italic\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-nested=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%DB%B2%D9%AB%DB%B1%D9%AB_Primary_Recycling\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u06f2\u066b\u06f1\u066b Primary Recycling<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The most popular process is represented by the primary recycling due to their simplicity and low cost. This process refers to the reuse of products in their original structure. The disadvantage of this process is represented by the existence of a limit on the number of cycles for each material [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B18-recycling-02-00024\">18<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B36-recycling-02-00024\">36<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B37-recycling-02-00024\">37<\/a>].<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"sec2dot2-recycling-02-00024\">\n<h4 class=\"html-italic\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-nested=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%DB%B2%D9%AB%DB%B2%D9%AB_Secondary_Recycling_or_Mechanical_Recycling\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u06f2\u066b\u06f2\u066b Secondary Recycling or Mechanical Recycling<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In this process, only the thermoplastic polymers can be used, because they can be re-melted and reprocessed into end products. The mechanical recycling does not involve the alteration of the polymer during the process.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">This process is represented by a physical method, in which the plastic wastes will be formed by cutting, shredding or washing into granulates, flakes or pellets of appropriate quality for manufacturing, and then melted to make the new product by extrusion. Also, the reprocessed material can be blended with virgin material to obtain superior results. After the plastic is sorted, cleaned, dried and then directly processed into end products, the quantity of the waste plastic will be dramatically reduced (<a class=\"html-fig html-figpopup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#fig_body_display_recycling-02-00024-f002\">Figure 2<\/a>). The disadvantages of this method refer to the heterogeneity of the solid waste and the deterioration of product\u2019s properties in each cycle which occurs due to the low molecular weight of the recycled resin. It happens because of chain-scission reactions caused by the presence of water and traces acidic impurities and to avoid lowering molecular weight intensive drying is recommended, the use of chain extender compounds or reprocessing with vacuum degassing. Also, this method is relatively inexpensive but needs substantial initial investment [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B18-recycling-02-00024\">18<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B36-recycling-02-00024\">36<\/a>].<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"recycling-02-00024-f002\" class=\"html-fig-wrap\">\n<div class=\"html-fig_img\">\n<div class=\"html-figpopup html-figpopup-link\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/recycling\/recycling-02-00024\/article_deploy\/html\/images\/recycling-02-00024-g002-550.jpg\" alt=\"Recycling 02 00024 g002 550\" data-large=\"\/recycling\/recycling-02-00024\/article_deploy\/html\/images\/recycling-02-00024-g002.png\" data-original=\"\/recycling\/recycling-02-00024\/article_deploy\/html\/images\/recycling-02-00024-g002.png\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"html-fig_description\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Figure 2.<\/b>\u00a0The steps involved in mechanical recycling.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"sec2dot3-recycling-02-00024\">\n<h4 class=\"html-italic\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-nested=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%DB%B2%D9%AB%DB%B3%D9%AB_Feedstock_or_Chemical_Recycling\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u06f2\u066b\u06f3\u066b Feedstock or Chemical Recycling<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">This process can be used with mechanical recycling as a complementation. Chemical recycling is defined as the process in which polymers are chemically converted to monomers or partially depolymerized to oligomers through a chemical reaction (a change occurs to the chemical structure of the polymer). The resulted monomers can be used for new polymerizations to reproduce the original or a related polymeric product. This method is able to transform the plastic material into smaller molecules, suitable for use as feedstock material starting with monomers, oligomers, or mixtures of other hydrocarbon compounds [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B36-recycling-02-00024\">36<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B38-recycling-02-00024\">38<\/a>].<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"html-p\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The chemical reactions used for decomposition of polymers into monomers are:<\/span><\/p>\n<dl class=\"html-disc\">\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Hydrogenation<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Glycolysis<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Gasification<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Hydrolysis<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Pyrolysis<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Methanolysis<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Chemical depolymerization<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Thermal cracking<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Catalytic cracking and reforming<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Photodegradation<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ultrasound degradation<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Degradation in microwave reactor.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The chemical recycling is not fully developed and for this reason, only a few companies are working on it because this method needs a lot of investment and expert personnel. At this moment, numerous methods are under investigation; for example, the gasification and pyrolysis method is under extensive research to establish the suitable conditions, and the processes that have reached commercial maturity at this moment are glycolysis and methanolysis [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B36-recycling-02-00024\">36<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B39-recycling-02-00024\">39<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B40-recycling-02-00024\">40<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B41-recycling-02-00024\">41<\/a>].<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">For example, PET (polyethylene terephthalate) can be cleaved by some reagents, like water (hydrolysis), acids (acidolysis), glycols (glycolysis) or alcohols (alcoholysis). According to the reagent used, different products are obtained.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Hydrolysis is a recycling method that involves a reaction of PET with water in an acid, alkaline or neutral environment, leading to total depolymerization into its monomers. The disadvantages of the hydrolysis method are represented by the high temperatures (between 200 and 250 \u00b0C), by pressures (between 1.4 and 2 MPa) and by the long time needed to complete depolymerization. This method is not widely used, because of the high cost. Hydrolysis of PET flakes can be carried out by:<\/span><\/p>\n<dl class=\"html-disc\">\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Alkaline hydrolysis, which uses an aqueous alkaline solution of NaOH or KOH, of a concentration of 4\u2013\u06f2\u06f0 wt %. In a study, PET from post-consumer soft-drink bottles was cut into small pieces and then subjected to alkaline hydrolysis. After that, an autoclave was used; the temperature ranged from 120\u2013\u06f2\u06f0\u06f0 \u00b0C with aqueous NaOH solutions and at 110\u2013\u06f1\u06f2\u06f0 \u00b0C with a nonaqueous solution of KOH in methyl cellosolve. Sulfuric acid was used to separate terephthalic acid (TPA) of high purity. It was reported that it was obtained about 2% admixture of isophthalic acid together with the pure 98% TPA and the activation energy calculated was 99 kJ\/mol [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B42-recycling-02-00024\">42<\/a>]. Also, it was demonstrated by alkaline hydrolysis the possibility of simultaneously recycling PET and PVC from PVC-coated woven fabrics [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B43-recycling-02-00024\">43<\/a>].<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Acid hydrolysis used concentrated sulfuric acid and also other mineral acids like nitric or phosphoric acid. In several studies, it was reported that the depolymerization of PET powder from waste bottles using nitric acid was carried out at temperatures between 70 and 100 \u00b0C [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B44-recycling-02-00024\">44<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B45-recycling-02-00024\">45<\/a>]. Also, it was reported the hydrolysis of PET using sulfuric acid (96 wt %) at room temperature (30 \u00b0C) [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B46-recycling-02-00024\">46<\/a>].<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Neutral hydrolysis, using hot water or steam, high-pressure autoclaves at temperatures between 200 and 300 \u00b0C and pressures of 1\u2013\u06f4 MPa. It was reported that this method is more effective at temperatures higher than 245 \u00b0C, with complete depolymerization taking place at 275 \u00b0C and its TPA yield being usually above 95% [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B42-recycling-02-00024\">42<\/a>].<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Of all these methods of hydrolysis, the neutral hydrolysis gets an increased interest because it is considered more environmentally friendly, but this method presents a main disadvantage namely that all mechanical impurities present in PET are left in the TPA, thus the product can be considered of lower purity than the product of acid or alkaline hydrolysis [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B41-recycling-02-00024\">41<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B42-recycling-02-00024\">42<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B47-recycling-02-00024\">47<\/a>].<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Chemical recycling of PET by glycolysis involves ethylene glycol insertion into PET chains to give bis(hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET), which is a substrate for PET synthesis and other oligomers [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B41-recycling-02-00024\">41<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B48-recycling-02-00024\">48<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B49-recycling-02-00024\">49<\/a>]. In a study, it was used for PET glycolysis several ionic liquids and basic ionic liquids as catalysts and it was observed that the basic ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hydroxyl ([Bmim]OH), exhibits higher catalytic activity for PET glycolysis, compared with 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bicarbonate ([Bmim]HCO<sub>3<\/sub>), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([Bmim]Cl) and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide ([Bmim]Br) [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B50-recycling-02-00024\">50<\/a>]. In another study, it was found that the purification process of the products in the glycolysis catalyzed by ionic liquids was simpler than that catalyzed by traditional compounds (metal acetate) [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B51-recycling-02-00024\">51<\/a>]. Also, Pardal, F. and G. Tersac reported that the reactivity order of different glycols varies according to the conditions of temperature and catalysis. The global reactivity depends on the chemical reactivity of the glycol and on its physicochemical properties such as the polarity of the reaction mixture and ability to solvate the solid polyesters [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B52-recycling-02-00024\">52<\/a>].<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Chemical recycling of PET by methanolysis involves PET degradation by methanol at temperatures between 180 and 280 \u00b0C and pressures from 2 to 4 MPa with the main products being dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) and ethylene glycol (EG). Yang, Y. and co-workers reported that the optimal depolymerization conditions refers to the temperature between 260 and 270 \u00b0C, the pressure of 9.0\u2013\u06f1\u06f1\u066b\u06f0 MPa and the weight ratio (methanol to PET) from 6 to 8 [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B53-recycling-02-00024\">53<\/a>]. After the main products are obtained, the DMT is purified by distillation to remove all of the physical contaminants and then it can be reused to produce PET [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B41-recycling-02-00024\">41<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B54-recycling-02-00024\">54<\/a>]. Also, Kurokawa H and co-workers have reported that the rate of methanolysis strongly depends on the solubility of PET [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B55-recycling-02-00024\">55<\/a>].<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Polymers like PET produce mainly the monomers from which they have been produced. In comparison, polyolefins cannot be degraded with simple chemicals to their monomers due to the random scission of the C-C bonds. Polyolefin are a major group of thermoplastics used throughout the world in applications such as toys, containers, bags, film, battery cases, and electrical components [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B56-recycling-02-00024\">56<\/a>].<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Chemical recycling uses a chemical process like pyrolysis which refers to the degradation of the polymeric materials by heating in the absence of oxygen. In a study, it was demonstrated that the oil and gaseous fractions recovered by pyrolysis of PP presented an aliphatic composition with a great potential to be recycled back into the petrochemical industry as a feedstock for the production of new plastics [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B39-recycling-02-00024\">39<\/a>]. Achilias, D. and co-workers studied the recycling of LDPE, HDPE and PP by both a dissolution\/reprecipitation technique (mechanical recycling) and pyrolysis (chemical\/feedstock recycling). It was observed that mechanical recycling leads to high recovery of pure polymer with the disadvantage of using large amounts of organic solvents, while chemical recycling resulted to be the most promising technique. In the case of pyrolysis, a higher decomposition in PP, followed by LDPE and finally HDPE, was observed and also it was reported that the less crystalline or more branched polymers are less stable in thermal degradation [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B57-recycling-02-00024\">57<\/a>].<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The degradation of PS in various supercritical solvents (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene) at 310\u2013\u06f3\u06f7\u06f0 \u00b0C and 6.0 MPa pressure was studied. It was reported that PS had been successfully depolymerized; toluene was more effective than other solvents for the recovery of styrene from PS. Also, the highest yield of styrene was obtained from PS in toluene at 360 \u00b0C for 20 min [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B58-recycling-02-00024\">58<\/a>].<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"sec2dot4-recycling-02-00024\">\n<h4 class=\"html-italic\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-nested=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%DB%B2%D9%AB%DB%B4%D9%AB_Energy_Recovery_or_Quaternary_Recycling\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u06f2\u066b\u06f4\u066b Energy Recovery or Quaternary Recycling<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">This method refers to the recovery of the plastic\u2019s energy content. The most effective way to reduce the volume of organic materials which involves the recovery of energy is represented by incineration. This method is a good solution because it generates considerable energy from polymers, but it\u2019s not ecologically acceptable because of the health risk from airborne toxic substances, for example, dioxins (in the case of heavy metals, chlorine-containing polymers, toxic carbon, and oxygen-based free radicals).<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Among the above recycling techniques, the only one acceptable according to the principles of sustainable development is chemical recycling, because this method leads to the formation of the monomers from which the polymer is made [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B36-recycling-02-00024\">36<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B41-recycling-02-00024\">41<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B59-recycling-02-00024\">59<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B60-recycling-02-00024\">60<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B61-recycling-02-00024\">61<\/a>]. Also, the advantages and challenges of the techniques are presented in\u00a0<a class=\"html-table html-tablepopup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#table_body_display_recycling-02-00024-t002\">Table 2<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"recycling-02-00024-t002\" class=\"html-table-wrap\">\n<div class=\"html-table_wrap_discription\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Table 2.<\/b>\u00a0Summary of discussed techniques for recycling.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"html-table_wrap_td\">\n<div class=\"html-tablepopup html-tablepopup-link\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/img\/table.png\" alt=\"Table\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"sec3-recycling-02-00024\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-nested=\"1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%DB%B3%D9%AB_Applications_of_Recycled_Thermoplastic_Polymers\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u06f3\u066b Applications of Recycled Thermoplastic Polymers<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Numerous waste materials are generated from manufacturing processes or municipal solid wastes every year. Due to the fact that solid waste management represents a big problem to the world, the waste utilization has become an attractive alternative to disposal. In 2012, according to the European Association of Plastics Recycling and Recovery (EPRO), 5.4 m tonnes were recycled, 34.7%, of all the plastic packaging waste [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B63-recycling-02-00024\">63<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B64-recycling-02-00024\">64<\/a>]. One such waste is plastic, which is currently used in various applications presented in\u00a0<a class=\"html-table html-tablepopup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#table_body_display_recycling-02-00024-t003\">Table 3<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"recycling-02-00024-t003\" class=\"html-table-wrap\">\n<div class=\"html-table_wrap_discription\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Table 3.<\/b>\u00a0Applications of recycled plastics.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"html-table_wrap_td\">\n<div class=\"html-tablepopup html-tablepopup-link\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/img\/table.png\" alt=\"Table\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"sec3dot1-recycling-02-00024\">\n<h4 class=\"html-italic\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-nested=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%DB%B3%D9%AB%DB%B1%D9%AB_Recycled_Polymers_for_Food_Industry\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u06f3\u066b\u06f1\u066b Recycled Polymers for Food Industry<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The big problem with these recycled polymers refers to the possibility of contamination of virgin material and from contamination during the previous use of packaging and during production processes. The contamination of these materials may be of a chemical or microbiological nature [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B16-recycling-02-00024\">16<\/a>]. Also, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that their concerns with the use of recycled plastic materials in food-contact are related to:<\/span><\/p>\n<dl class=\"html-disc\">\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">contaminants found in the post-consumer material which may appear in the final food-contact product made from the recycled material;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">recycled post-consumer material not suitable for food-contact use may be incorporated into food-contact packaging;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">the adjuvants from the recycled plastic may not respect the regulations for food-contact use [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B69-recycling-02-00024\">69<\/a>].<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">For example, the reused plastics can be contaminated by pollutants and the pollutants may migrate into the packaged goods in the next life of the material. The following methods are recommended to avoid migration of potential contamination:<\/span><\/p>\n<dl class=\"html-disc\">\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Packaging washing (only if it is used in the same way as before);<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Plastic depolymerization (the monomers are purified efficiently and the produced polymer is as pure as those made from conventional monomers, but this method is expensive);<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"html-p\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Using materials which consist of a few layers; the first layer made from a recycled plastic, the second layer that comes into contact with the product is made from virgin material (act as a functional barrier because it is reducing the migration of the contaminants from the recycled plastic into the packaged food). An example of this method is PET; the removing of all contamination from bottles is expensive, so to obtain a plastic with purity required for products which have direct contact with foods is very hard and for this reason PET is used as the outer layer in multilayered containers with the inner layer (virgin material) acting as a functional barrier [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B16-recycling-02-00024\">16<\/a>].<\/span><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Other important factors in the case of the interactions between packaging plastics and product depend on the sorption properties and on the diffusion behavior which is specific to certain polymer types or individual plastics. So, the inertness of the polymer is the basic parameter which determines the possibility for closed-loop recycling of packaging plastics. It was reported that the polymers which present a better inertness and are more appropriate for being reused in packaging applications are poly (ethylene naphtholate) (PEN), PET, and rigid PVC; followed by PS, HDPE, PP and LDPE which presents much lower properties for this type of application [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B70-recycling-02-00024\">70<\/a>].<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"sec3dot2-recycling-02-00024\">\n<h4 class=\"html-italic\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-nested=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%DB%B3%D9%AB%DB%B2%D9%AB_Recycled_Polymers_for_Indoor_Applications\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u06f3\u066b\u06f2\u066b Recycled Polymers for Indoor Applications<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Due to the growth of the number of home electrical appliances from the last years, several environmental risks were associated with these appliances. So, to avoid these risks many countries have introduced recycling systems. For example, the European Union has established three directives on electrical and electronic equipment: 2002\/95\/EC on restrictions on the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment; 2002\/96\/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment and 2005\/32\/EC on the eco-design of energy-using products [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B71-recycling-02-00024\">71<\/a>].<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In recent years, it was observed that electronic waste encompasses a broad and growing range of electronic devices ranging from large household appliances like air conditioners, refrigerators, and consumer electronics for computers and cellular phones. Also, it was reported that the recycling yield has increased since system implementation. The recycling yield rate, the weight of recycled materials divided by the total weight of collected appliances, has gradually increased to more than 70%. For indoor applications, the only used plastics are those in which recycling is from high-grade plastic. For example, polypropylene and polystyrene are recycled and they are used in the back-cabinets of TVs, flow fans, balancers of washing machines, base frames, dewatering tanks and protection nets of air conditioners. Also, polypropylene products are recycled in fresh food cases of refrigerators and water tanks of washing machines [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B71-recycling-02-00024\">71<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B72-recycling-02-00024\">72<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B73-recycling-02-00024\">73<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B74-recycling-02-00024\">74<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B75-recycling-02-00024\">75<\/a>].<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"sec4-recycling-02-00024\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-nested=\"1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%DB%B4%D9%AB_Perspectives_for_a_Green_Bio-Industry\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u06f4\u066b Perspectives for a Green Bio-Industry<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The total production of plastics in 2015 was more than 322 million tons\/year, which will increase to 400 million tons in 2020; according to\u00a0<b><span class=\"html-italic\">PlasticsEurope<\/span><\/b>, in 2015, global plastic\u2019s production grew by 3.4% compared to 2014. The increasing consumption of polymer products in various fields generates a lot of waste materials, which equates to more than 12% of the urban solid waste stream. Therefore, the world is confronting a crisis, due to the generation of huge amounts of plastic waste by industries and householders; hence, an increasing attempt has been made to cope with waste polymers, due to environmental, economic and petroleum concerns. Also, it was reported that 9 countries in Europe reached until 2015 a recovery ratio of more than 95% of the post-consumer plastic waste because of the landfill ban being well managed. Over the years, it was observed that the recycling process is the best technique to treat waste polymer products, and the old-style methods, such as combustion of waste polymers or burying underground, lead to negative influences on the environment via the formation of dust, fumes and toxic gases or the pollution of underground water and other resources [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B65-recycling-02-00024\">65<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B71-recycling-02-00024\">71<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B76-recycling-02-00024\">76<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B77-recycling-02-00024\">77<\/a>,<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B78-recycling-02-00024\">78<\/a>]. At this moment, the innovations in recycling technologies are represented by detectors and recognition software that collectively increase the accuracy and productivity of automatic sorting such as Fourier Transform Near-Infrared (FT-NIR) detectors which can operate for up to 8000 h between faults in the detectors [<a class=\"html-bibr\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2313-4321\/2\/4\/24\/htm#B18-recycling-02-00024\">18<\/a>].<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"sec5-recycling-02-00024\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-nested=\"1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%DB%B5%D9%AB_Conclusions\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u06f5\u066b Conclusions<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In summary, thermoplastic polymers are inexpensive, lightweight and durable which make them suitable to be molded into a variety of products that can find use in a wide range of applications. In the last 60 years, the production of plastics has increased significantly causing a big problem in the world. This review aims to provide an updated survey of the main recycled polymers and the recycle methods of thermoplastic polymers. Also, the main applications of thermoplastic polymers based on categorization by the Society of the Plastic Industry (SPI) and the new perspectives with reference to these polymers are presented. This study reveals that the recycling process is the best technique to treat waste polymer products in comparison with the old-style methods (combustion of waste polymers or burying underground) which lead to negative influences on the environment via the formation of dust, fumes and toxic gases.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"html-back\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<section id=\"html-notes\" class=\"html-notes\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conflicts_of_Interest\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Conflicts of Interest<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"html-p\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The author declares no conflict of interest.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"html-references_list\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"References\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">References<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol class=\"html-xx\">\n<li id=\"B1-recycling-02-00024\" class=\"html-x\" data-content=\"1.\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Amin, S.; Amin, M. 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