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Environmental Sustainability of Solvent Extraction Method in Recycling Marine Plastic Waste

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  • Ily Asilah Ibrahim

    (HICoE-Centre for Biofuel and Biochemical Research, Institute of Self-Sustainable Building, Department of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
    Co-first authors.)

  • Kuan Shiong Khoo

    (Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan 32003, Taiwan
    Centre for Herbal Pharmacology and Environmental Sustainability, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam 603103, Tamil Nadu, India
    Co-first authors.)

  • Hemamalini Rawindran

    (HICoE-Centre for Biofuel and Biochemical Research, Institute of Self-Sustainable Building, Department of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia)

  • Jun Wei Lim

    (HICoE-Centre for Biofuel and Biochemical Research, Institute of Self-Sustainable Building, Department of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
    Department of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai 602105, Tamil Nadu, India)

  • Hui-Suan Ng

    (Centre for Research and Graduate Studies, University of Cyberjaya, Persiaran Bestari, Cyberjaya 63000, Selangor, Malaysia)

  • Muhammad Kashif Shahid

    (Research Institute of Environment & Biosystem, Chungnam National University, Yuseonggu, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea)

  • Woei-Yenn Tong

    (Institute of Medical Science Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, A1-1, Jalan TKS 1, Taman Kajang Sentral, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia)

  • Mohammad Rafe Hatshan

    (Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia)

  • Yi-Ming Sun

    (Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan 32003, Taiwan)

  • John Chi-Wei Lan

    (Biorefinery and Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan 32003, Taiwan)

  • Yi Jing Chan

    (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Broga Road, Semenyih 43500, Selangor, Malaysia)

  • Anwar Usman

    (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong BE1410, Brunei)

Abstract

The global plastic production of 400 million tons/year has caused major catastrophes in marine environments. The current study, therefore, aimed to mitigate this challenge through the dissolution–reprecipitation method of eradicating impurities and contaminants from marine plastic debris. The results revealed that the rate of the dissolution of polyethylene (PE) outweighed polypropylene (PP) at lower temperatures. HDPE (high density polyethylene) and PP had optimal dissolution temperatures of 75 °C and 90 °C at 20 and 30 min, respectively, resulting in recovery percentages of 96.67% and 87.35% when applied to actual marine waste samples. Overall, this recycling method conserved the plastic quality and properties, making it a viable alternative for virgin plastics. The life cycle assessment (LCA) revealed that the drying stage demonstrated the greatest environmental impact within the system. The overall process, however, yielded a lower environmental impact in comparison with established findings. Conclusively, the current study has successfully restored marine plastic waste with high recovery rates and minimum chemical alterations, yielding a low environmental footprint.

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  • Ily Asilah Ibrahim & Kuan Shiong Khoo & Hemamalini Rawindran & Jun Wei Lim & Hui-Suan Ng & Muhammad Kashif Shahid & Woei-Yenn Tong & Mohammad Rafe Hatshan & Yi-Ming Sun & John Chi-Wei Lan & Yi Jing Ch, 2023. "Environmental Sustainability of Solvent Extraction Method in Recycling Marine Plastic Waste," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(22), pages 1-17, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:22:p:15742-:d:1276258
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