Circular plastics economy : a multidisciplinary perspective / edited by Pooja Ghosh, Victor Carrasco Navarro, Sunil Kumar, Anna Lähde, Hanna Lehtimäki.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ghosh, Pooja, editor.

Navarro, Victor Carrasco, editor.

Kumar, Sunil, editor.

Lähde, Anna, editor.

Lehtimäki, Hanna, editor.

Series:

Waste and the Environment: Underlying Burdens and Management Strategies Series.

Waste and the Environment: Underlying Burdens and Management Strategies Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Circular economy.

Recycling (Waste, etc.).

Plastic scrap--Management.

Plastic scrap.

Plastic scrap--Environmental aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (671 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2026.

Summary:

Circular Plastics Economy: A Multidisciplinary Perspective provides an understanding of the complex issues surrounding plastic waste management, including environmental challenges, risks associated with microplastic contamination, and the detection of micro- and nano-plastics.

Contents:

Front Cover

Circular Plastics Economy: A Multidisciplinary Perspective

Copyright Page

Contents

List of contributors

Preface

Acknowledgments

I. Environmental issues related to plastic waste management

1 Plastic pollution and microplastic contamination as a global challenge

1.1 Introduction

1.1.1 Microplastics and their characterization

1.1.2 Sources of microplastics

1.1.2.1 Aquatic environment

1.1.2.2 Terrestrial environment

1.1.2.3 Aerial environment

1.2 Global scenario of plastic and microplastic pollution

1.3 Interaction of MPs with other pollutants

1.4 Translocation and trophic transfer of microplastics

1.5 Environmental risk possessed by microplastics

1.6 Circular plastic economy as a solution for plastic pollution

1.7 Conclusion

References

2 Chemical additives used in plastics and their potential risks

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Types and functions of plastic additives

2.3 Migration and environmental release of additives

2.4 Ecotoxicity of plastic additives

2.4.1 Case study: tire rubber additives

2.5 Plastic additives and circular economy

3 Understanding the characteristics, sources, potential impacts, and removal efficiencies of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Sources of microplastics and nanoplastics in wastewater treatment plants

3.3 Microplastics and Nanoplastics interaction in wastewater treatment plant: entry points

3.3.1 Household and industrial wastewater

3.3.2 Stormwater overflows

3.3.3 Detection and quantification methodologies of MNPs in WWTPs

3.4 Removal efficiencies, fate, and transport of microplastics at the primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment stages in WWTPs

3.4.1 Primary treatment

3.4.2 Secondary treatment

3.4.3 Tertiary treatment.

3.5 Closing the loop: circular economy role in mitigating wastewater MNPs, future directions, and research needs

3.5.1 Method standardization and technological innovations

3.5.2 Policy and regulation of micro- and nanoplastics in WWTPs

3.6 Conclusion

4 Trophic transfer of microplastics and associated contaminants in marine food chains and implications for human health

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Uptake and ingestion of microplastics by marine organisms

4.3 Factors promoting ingestion of microplastics

4.4 Examples of transfer of microplastics from prey to predator

4.5 Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of MP

4.6 Fate of ingested microplastics

4.7 Microplastic impacts on human health

4.8 Microplastic toxicity

4.9 Microplastics as vectors of pollutants

4.10 Conclusions

5 Detection of micro- and nanoplastics in aqueous environmental samples

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Optical phenomena in microplastics detection

5.3 Well-established detection methods of microplastics

5.3.1 FTIR spectroscopy

5.3.2 Raman spectroscopy

5.3.3 Fluorescence microscopy

5.3.4 Pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

5.4 New emerging photonics-based detection methods of microplastics directly from water

5.4.1 Ultra-high-definition imaging of microplastics

5.4.2 Hyperspectral imaging

5.4.3 Interferometric methods in detection of microplastics

5.4.3.1 Speckle metrology

5.4.3.2 Digital holography

II. Conventional and emerging technological solutions for plastic waste management

6 Recent trends in recycling and reusing plastic waste

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Methodology

6.3 Recent trends in plastic waste recycling

6.3.1 Advanced sorting technologies

6.3.2 Chemical recycling innovations

6.3.2.1 Pyrolysis and depolymerization.

6.3.2.2 Solvent-based recycling strategies

6.3.3 Enhanced mechanical recycling

6.4 Technological innovations in reusing plastic waste

6.4.1 3D printing with recyclable plastics

6.4.2 Plastic waste in infrastructure development

6.4.3 Upcycling and repurposing initiatives

6.5 Extended producer responsibility programs

6.5.1 Incentivizing sustainable product design

6.5.2 Plastic waste trade and international regulation

6.5.3 Environmental and socioeconomic impacts

6.6 Case studies

6.6.1 The plastic road project (the Netherlands)

6.6.2 ECOALF's upcycled fashion products (Spain)

6.7 Challenges and limitations

6.8 Future prospects and recommendations

6.9 Conclusion

7 Plastic recycling challenges in the home environment

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Background

7.2.1 Circular economy of plastics

7.2.2 Plastic packaging waste flows in Finland

7.3 Method

7.3.1 Study 1: plastic recycling challenges in the home

7.3.2 Study 2: laundry detergent container recycling

7.4 Findings

7.4.1 Study 1: plastic waste handling in the home

7.4.2 Study 2: laundry detergent liquid packaging

7.5 Discussion

7.6 Conclusion

Acknowledgement

8 Catalytic pyrolysis and incineration of hard-to-recycle plastic waste

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Plastic feedstocks suitable for conventional and catalytic pyrolysis

8.3 Conventional and catalytic pyrolysis of hard-to-recycle plastic waste to solid carbon-based products

8.3.1 Conventional pyrolysis and reactor types

8.3.2 Catalytic pyrolysis of hard-to-recycle plastics into solid carbon-based products

8.3.3 Mechanism for the interaction of the iron and other transition metal base catalyst for carbonization of the plastic waste

8.4 Applications of the solid pyrolysis products of plastic waste.

8.4.1 Application of plastic pyrolysis products in energy storage systems

8.4.2 Application of plastic pyrolysis products in water and air purification

8.5 Incineration of hard-to-recycle plastic waste

9 Plastic debromination strategies toward a circular economy

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Bromine removal from plastic waste

9.2.1 Extraction techniques for bromine removal from plastic waste

9.2.2 Heterogeneous catalysis for debromination

9.2.2.1 Supported metal oxides

9.2.2.2 Zerovalent metals

9.2.2.3 Zeolites

9.2.3 Prospects for debromination in mechanical recycling

9.3 Analysis of BFRs from plastic samples

9.3.1 X-ray fluorescence

9.3.2 Solid-state infrared and Raman spectroscopy

9.3.3 Pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

9.3.4 Direct mass spectrometric techniques

9.4 Summary and conclusions

III. Multidisciplinary perspectives on circular plastics economy

10 Biochar: a journey from waste valorization to microplastic decontamination

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Biochar

10.2.1 Raw materials of biochar

10.2.2 Production methods of biochar

10.2.3 Parameters related to biochar production

10.3 What is microplastics and its role in environmental contamination

10.3.1 Type of microplastics

10.3.2 Physiochemical properties of microplastics

10.3.3 Microplastics source and occurrence

10.4 Microplastics effect on human and other ecosystem

10.4.1 Exposer of microplastics to human

10.4.2 Effect of microplastics on other ecosystem

10.5 Biochar: a sustainable solution to microplastics contamination

10.5.1 Elimination of nano- and microplastics from wastewater

10.5.2 Elimination of nano- and micro-plastics from soil

10.6 Future perspective

Key areas for future research include

References.

11 Sustainability of bioplastics: a critique

Abbreviations

11.1 Introduction

11.1.1 Classification

11.1.2 Manufacturing and processing

11.1.3 Applications

11.2 Environmental aspects of bioplastics sustainability

11.2.1 Biodegradation

11.2.2 Recycling

11.2.3 Microplastics

11.2.4 Carbon footprint and life cycle analysis

11.3 Regulations, standards, and guidelines

11.4 Economical aspects

11.5 Discussion and future perspectives

11.6 Conclusion

12 Life cycle assessment of plastics waste management technologies

12.1 Introduction

12.2 Plastics waste management technologies

12.3 LCA methodology

12.3.1 Stepwise approach to an LCA

12.3.2 Application in the context of a circular economy

12.4 Application to the plastics sector

12.5 Discussion and conclusion

Acknowledgment

13 Medical devices, lifecycle assessments, and sustainability: a grand and complex challenge

ACRONYMS

13.1 Healthcare as a negative actor in sustainability

13.2 Overview of medical devices and sustainability

13.3 Examining the literature

13.3.1 Cleaning methods

13.3.2 Material choices

13.3.3 End user requirements

13.4 Case study: medical device lifecycle analysis

13.5 Multiuse set item functional unit, test set definition

13.5.1 Single-use item functional unit, test set definition

13.6 Data for the assessment

13.7 Limitations to the LCA process

13.8 Results

13.9 Side-by-side comparison of sensors

13.10 Discussion

13.11 Conclusions

Disclosures

Appendix 1 Medical Device Regulation (MDR) of a medical device

14 Strategic policy implications for plastic pollution and the circular economy for developed and developing countries : insights from a SWOT analysis

14.1 Introduction

14.2 Global policy landscape.

14.3 The role of circular economy in addressing plastic pollution.

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ISBN:

9780443290794

0443290792

OCLC:

1551397194