Dissolution‐Precipitation of Plastic Waste: Current Position and Potential as Green Recycling Technique

Sofia C. Aparício; João V. M. Resende; Bernardo D. Ribeiro; Isabel M. Marrucho

doi:10.1002/cssc.202500018

journal article Mar 06, 2025

Dissolution‐Precipitation of Plastic Waste: Current Position and Potential as Green Recycling Technique

Sofia C. Aparício

João V. M. Resende Bernardo D. Ribeiro Isabel M. Marrucho

ChemSusChem Vol. 18 No. 11 · Wiley

View at Publisher Save 10.1002/cssc.202500018

Abstract

Abstract
Plastic waste management is a major global concern as the production of these materials continues to increase without proportional advancements in recycling technologies. Dissolution‐precipitation is a promising emerging technology, offering a simple yet effective process to manage complex materials that often go unrecycled, while also recovering high‐quality polymers. The success of this technology largely depends on the careful design and selection of solvents. This perspective discusses the most used methods used to screen and select these solvents prior to experimental tests, and provides an overview of the solvents tested in dissolution and precipitation steps of common polymers. Recent advances improved the accuracy and applicability of common and novel solvent screening methods, namely Hansen Solubility Parameters, COSMO‐RS, and Machine Learning models. Additionally, the compilation of all solvents reported for dissolution‐precipitation of common polymers clearly highlighted the scarcity of studies using alternative green solvents and the need to deeper understand the dissolution‐precipitation processes as a whole. This should lead to the development of more sustainable circular polymer recycling processes, which should be regarding Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and economic assessments.

Topics

No keywords indexed for this article. Browse by subject →

References

73

[1]

OECD “Global Plastics Report” can be found underhttps://www.oecd.org/en/publications/global-plastics-outlook_aa1edf33-en.html2022(accessed 1 August 2024).

[2]

10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118240

[3]

10.1016/j.wasman.2020.08.041

[4]

10.1016/j.cogsc.2023.100763

[5]

10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c04626

[6]

10.1039/d3gc04134d

[7]

10.1002/app.1417

[8]

Recycling of a post-industrial printed multilayer plastic film containing polyurethane inks by solvent-targeted recovery and precipitation

Kevin L. Sánchez-Rivera, Aurora del Carmen Munguía-López, Panzheng Zhou et al.

Resources, Conservation and Recycling 10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107086

[9]

10.1002/cssc.202101128

[10]

10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105268

[11]

10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107275

[12]

10.1002/app.30533

[13]

10.1021/acs.cgd.2c00014

[14]

10.1002/cssc.202301320

[15]

Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 of 15 September 2022 on Recycled Plastic Materials and Articles Intended to Come into Contact with Foods and Repealing Regulation (EC) No 282/2008 (Text with EEA Relevance)Text with EEA Relevance 2022.

[16]

10.1126/sciadv.aba7599

[17]

10.1155/2023/7651796

[18]

10.1016/j.cej.2023.144126

[19]

10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c03152

[20]

Characteristics and Challenges of Poly(ethylene- co -vinyl acetate) Solution Electrospinning

Laura Unverzagt, Oleksandr Dolynchuk, Olaf Lettau et al.

ACS Omega 10.1021/acsomega.4c01452

[21]

10.3390/pr10010066

[22]

10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136050

[23]

10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00245

[24]

10.1016/j.molliq.2023.122630

[25]

10.1039/d3gc00404j

[26]

10.1016/j.molliq.2021.118007

[27]

10.1039/d1gc03464b

[28]

10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c05199

[29]

10.1039/d2cp03735a

[30]

10.1021/acs.macromol.2c02600

[31]

State‐Of‐The‐Art Quantification of Polymer Solution Viscosity for Plastic Waste Recycling

Rita Kol, Tobias De Somer, Dagmar R. D'hooge et al.

ChemSusChem 10.1002/cssc.202100876

[32]

10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106832

[33]

10.1002/(sici)1099-1522(199802)11:1<19::aid-pts414>3.0.co;2-5

[34]

10.1007/s10163-011-0005-1

[35]

Bio-based solvents for polyolefin dissolution and membrane fabrication: from plastic waste to value-added materials

Malinalli Ramírez-Martínez, Sandra L. Aristizábal, Gyorgy Szekely et al.

Green Chem. 10.1039/d2gc03181g

[36]

Green solvents for the fabrication of polymer inclusion membranes (PIMs)

Clayton A. Carner, Charles F. Croft, Spas D. Kolev et al.

Separation and Purification Technology 10.1016/j.seppur.2019.116486

[37]

10.1002/cssc.202002877

[38]

10.1016/j.susmat.2020.e00202

[39]

10.1039/d1ra04922d

[40]

10.1016/j.jpowsour.2023.233702

[41]

10.1039/d3gc02308g

[42]

10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127402

[43]

10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107090

[44]

10.1016/j.wasman.2017.08.018

[45]

10.1016/j.mfglet.2023.07.008

[46]

10.1016/j.seppur.2023.125801

[47]

10.1016/j.susmat.2022.e00562

[48]

10.1177/00405175221148260

[49]

10.1002/app.11147

[50]

10.1002/app.51170

Showing 50 of 73 references

Metrics

9

Citations

73

References

Details

Published: Mar 06, 2025
Vol/Issue: 18(11)
License: View

Authors

S

Sofia C. Aparício

Departamento de Engenharia Química e Centro de Química Estrutural Instituto Superior Técnico Universidade de Lisboa Av. Rovisco Pais 1 Lisboa 1049-001 Portugal

J

João V. M. Resende

Escola de Química Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro 21941-598 Brazil

B

Bernardo D. Ribeiro

Escola de Química Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro 21941-598 Brazil

I

Isabel M. Marrucho

Departamento de Engenharia Química e Centro de Química Estrutural Instituto Superior Técnico Universidade de Lisboa Av. Rovisco Pais 1 Lisboa 1049-001 Portugal

Funding

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Award: https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/00100/2020

Cite This Article

Sofia C. Aparício, João V. M. Resende, Bernardo D. Ribeiro, et al. (2025). Dissolution‐Precipitation of Plastic Waste: Current Position and Potential as Green Recycling Technique. ChemSusChem, 18(11). https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202500018

Dissolution‐Precipitation of Plastic Waste: Current Position and Potential as Green Recycling Technique

You May Also Like