Use of plastics faces much criticism because of its shocking and increasing impact on the environment. But banning plastic will not help the environment. Only appropriate recycling of plastic waste can give satisfying solution. A lab‐scale chemical recycling method, in which a mixture of plastic wastes and plant oil is continuously cracked into ethylene, propylene, and other useful chemicals by using microwave‐assisted high‐temperature pyrolysis, is developed. The method has delivered interesting leads that provide the basis for setting up a new process. Based on the encouraging results, a “drop‐in” method for a renewable and circular polymer industry is also proposed. If it is commercially realized, plastic waste and plant oils will be the feedstock for the polymer industry and this industry will become renewable and circular.

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微波辅助高温热解塑料的化学回收

塑料的使用由于其对环境的冲击和日益增加的影响而备受批评。但是禁止使用塑料对环境没有帮助。只有适当地回收塑料废料才能提供令人满意的解决方案。开发了一种实验室规模的化学回收方法，该方法通过使用微波辅助高温热解将塑料废料和植物油的混合物连续裂解为乙烯，丙烯和其他有用的化学物质。该方法提供了有趣的线索，为建立新流程提供了基础。基于令人鼓舞的结果，还提出了一种用于可再生和圆形聚合物行业的“插入式”方法。如果将其商业化，塑料废料和植物油将成为聚合物行业的原料，并且该行业将成为可再生和循环的。