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Enhanced reactivity and stability in methane dehydro-aromatization over Mo/HZSM-5 physically mixed with NiO

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Self-Perpetuating Carbon Foam Microwave Plasma Conversion of Hydrocarbon Wastes into Useful Fuels and Chemicals

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Valorization of Disposable COVID-19 Mask through the Thermo-Chemical Process

(2020) Sungyup Jung et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

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(2020) Muhammad Torequl Islam   Food and Environmental Virology

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(2020) Tanveer M. Adyel   SCIENCE

100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: Toward Catalytic Chemical Recycling of Waste (and Future) Plastics

(2020) Joshua C. Worch et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Selective chemical upcycling of mixed plastics guided by a thermally stable organocatalyst

(2020) Haritz Sardon et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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Emergency response to the explosive growth of health care wastes during COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan, China

(2020) Lie Yang et al.   RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

Current technologies for plastic waste treatment: A review

(2020) Fan Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Plastics in the time of COVID-19 pandemic: Protector or polluter?

(2020) Neha Parashar et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Environmentally friendly non-medical mask: An attempt to reduce the environmental impact from used masks during COVID 19 pandemic

(2020) Broto Widya Hartanto et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

COVID-19 pandemic repercussions on plastic and antiviral polymeric textile causing pollution on beaches and coasts of South America

(2020) M. Ardusso et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

COVID-19: Performance study of microplastic inhalation risk posed by wearing masks

(2020) Lu Li et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Recent progress in controlled carbonization of (waste) polymers

(2019) Jiang Gong et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Hollow Ni/C microspheres derived from Ni-metal organic framework for electromagnetic wave absorption

(2019) Yun Qiu et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Reactive construction of catalytic carbonization system in PP/C60/Ni(OH)2 nanocomposites for simultaneously improving thermal stability, flame retardancy and mechanical properties

(2019) Xin Wen et al.   COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING

Co-production of hydrogen and carbon nanotubes from real-world waste plastics: Influence of catalyst composition and operational parameters

(2018) Dingding Yao et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

A novel stiffener skeleton strategy in catalytic carbonization system with enhanced carbon layer structure and improved fire retardancy

(2018) Dongsheng Wang et al.   COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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(2018) Haritz Sardon et al.   SCIENCE

Current approaches to waste polymer utilization and minimization: a review

(2018) Meltem Okan et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Enhanced microwave absorption properties of modified Ni@C nanocapsules with accreted N doped C shell on surface

(2018) Gui-Mei Shi et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS

Effects of three-dimensional reduced graphene oxide coupled with nickel nanoparticles on the microwave absorption of carbon fiber-based composites

(2017) Jun Li et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

Development of Ni- and Fe- based catalysts with different metal particle sizes for the production of carbon nanotubes and hydrogen from thermo-chemical conversion of waste plastics

(2017) Xiaotong Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS

Carbon-family materials for flame retardant polymeric materials

(2017) Xin Wang et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Facile approach of Ni/C composites from Ni/cellulose composites as broadband microwave absorbing materials

(2017) Yun Wei et al.   RSC Advances

Excellent Electromagnetic Absorption Capability of Ni/Carbon Based Conductive and Magnetic Foams Synthesized via a Green One Pot Route

(2016) Hai-Bo Zhao et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Carbon nanotubes synthetized from gaseous products of waste polymer pyrolysis and their application

(2016) N. Borsodi et al.   JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS

Stearic-acid/carbon-nanotube composites with tailored shape-stabilized phase transitions and light–heat conversion for thermal energy storage

(2015) Benxia Li et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Influence of metal addition to Ni-based catalysts for the co-production of carbon nanotubes and hydrogen from the thermal processing of waste polypropylene

(2015) Mohamad Anas Nahil et al.   FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY

Synthesis and characterization of CNTs using polypropylene waste as precursor

(2015) Ganesh S. Bajad et al.   Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials

Controllable Synthesis of 3D Hollow-Carbon-Spheres/Graphene-Flake Hybrid Nanostructures from Polymer Nanocomposite by Self-Assembly and Feasibility for Lithium-Ion Batteries

(2015) Qianqian Li et al.   PARTICLE & PARTICLE SYSTEMS CHARACTERIZATION

Synthesis and characterization of CNTs using polypropylene waste as precursor

(2015) Ganesh S. Bajad et al.   Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials

One-pot synthesis of urchinlike Ni nanoparticles/RGO composites with extraordinary electromagnetic absorption properties

(2014) Gongzong Liu et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Catalytic carbonization of polypropylene into cup-stacked carbon nanotubes with high performances in adsorption of heavy metallic ions and organic dyes

(2014) Jiang Gong et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Nanosized Carbon Black Combined with Ni2O3 as “Universal” Catalysts for Synergistically Catalyzing Carbonization of Polyolefin Wastes to Synthesize Carbon Nanotubes and Application for Supercapacitors

(2014) Xin Wen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Upcycle waste plastics to magnetic carbon materials for dye adsorption from polluted water

(2014) Jingdong Feng et al.   RSC Advances

Rambutan-like Ni/MWCNT heterostructures: Easy synthesis, formation mechanism, and controlled static magnetic and microwave electromagnetic characteristics

(2014) Guoxiu Tong et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Flame retardancy through carbon nanomaterials: Carbon black, multiwall nanotubes, expanded graphite, multi-layer graphene and graphene in polypropylene

(2013) Bettina Dittrich et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Catalytic carbonization of polypropylene by the combined catalysis of activated carbon with Ni2O3 into carbon nanotubes and its mechanism

(2012) Jiang Gong et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Effect of Cl/Ni molar ratio on the catalytic conversion of polypropylene into Cu–Ni/C composites and their application in catalyzing “Click” reaction

(2012) Jiang Gong et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Catalyzing carbonization of poly(l-lactide) by nanosized carbon black combined with Ni2O3 for improving flame retardancy

(2012) Xin Wen et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

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(2011) Jie Liu et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Thermal conductivity of carbon nanotubes and their polymer nanocomposites: A review

(2010) Zhidong Han et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Synthesis, characterization and properties of carbon nanotubes microspheres from pyrolysis of polypropylene and maleated polypropylene

(2009) Junhao Zhang et al.   MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN

Promoting carbonization of polypropylene during combustion through synergistic catalysis of a trace of halogenated compounds and Ni2O3 for improving flame retardancy

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