Ying Cheng's research while affiliated with Dalian University of Technology and other places

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The extensive production and consumption of plastics has resulted in significant plastic waste and plastic pollution. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) waste has a high chlorine content and is the primary source of chlorine in the plastic waste stream, potentially generating hazardous chlorinated organic pollutants if treated improperly. This review discuss...

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... Solvent-based material recycling is a promising alternative, as it allows PVCs to retain their original properties (Ait-Touchente et al., 2024). This separation method involves selectively dissolving PVC in organic solvents and recovering the dissolved substance using either a single solvent at different temperatures or a solvent combination at a constant temperature (Lu et al., 2023). For example, VinyLoop's recycling of PVC waste using a single solvent and a low-vapor solvent was unsuccessful in removing phthalate plasticizers and had to be discontinued after more than 15 years (Vollmer et al., 2020). ...