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  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Chemical Engineering

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  • Global plastic production and waste management face significant imbalances, driving the need for effective recycling solutions.
  • Waste plastics can be chemically recycled into high-value functional carbon materials and catalysts.
  • Current applications of these derived materials are expanding into areas like separation, catalysis, sensing, and energy storage.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the applications of waste plastic-derived functional materials in adsorption, separation, degradation, and energy storage.
  • To analyze the prospects and challenges of using these materials, particularly in wastewater treatment.
  • To identify knowledge gaps and discuss the scalability of preparation and application processes.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of existing research on waste plastic chemical recycling and derived functional materials.
  • Analysis of applications in adsorption, separation, degradation, and energy storage.
  • Discussion of advantages, challenges, and future research directions.

Main Results:

  • Waste plastic-derived functional materials show promise in adsorption, separation, degradation, and energy storage.
  • These materials offer advantages in wastewater treatment applications.
  • Significant knowledge gaps exist, particularly concerning the transition from lab-scale to large-scale implementation.

Conclusions:

  • Chemical conversion of waste plastics into high-value functional materials is a promising strategy for environmental remediation.
  • Further research is needed to address the challenges in preparation and application, and to enable large-scale adoption.
  • Bridging the gap between theoretical research and practical, scalable applications is essential for advancing this field.