Environmental and economic assessment of mixed plastic waste pelletization in the Gulf Cooperation Council region

Environmental and economic assessment of mixed plastic waste pelletization in the Gulf Cooperation Council region

Pelletizing mixed plastic wastes (MPW) has gained interest as an upcycling technology and an alternative to conventional recycling. To investigate its potential, we conducted a cost analysis and life-cycle assessment (LCA) for a conceptual pelletization facility designed to produce 1 kg of pellets p...

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Main Author: Junaid, Saleem (author)
Other Authors: Moghal, Zubair Khalid Baig (author), Tahir, Furqan (author), Al-Ansari, Tareq (author), McKay, Gordon (author)
Format: article
Published: 2024
Subjects:
Life-cycle assessment
CO2 emissions
Climate change
Pelletization
Carbon footprints
Embodied energy
Environmental impacts
Plastic waste
Recycling
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136349
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304389424029285
http://hdl.handle.net/10576/64270
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136349
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304389424029285
http://hdl.handle.net/10576/64270

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