Issue 4, 2021

Electrochemical methods for materials recycling

Abstract

The present review describes electrochemical methods for the recovery of chemical feedstocks from waste materials. We emphasize the use of electrical current, fields, and controlled potentials as sustainable, scalable solutions to impending societal challenges such as materials recycling and the management of solid wastes. This review focuses on two facets of electrochemical recycling: (1) the recovery of critical raw materials from wastes that would otherwise be destined for landfills and (2) the recycling and upcycling of waste polymer streams. This review describes both technological processes and current research with the goal of catalyzing understanding towards the mining of valuable materials from complex wastes.

Graphical abstract: Electrochemical methods for materials recycling

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
08 Sep 2020
Accepted
02 Jan 2021
First published
01 Feb 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Mater. Adv., 2021,2, 1113-1138

Electrochemical methods for materials recycling

H. A. Petersen, T. H. T. Myren, S. J. O’Sullivan and O. R. Luca, Mater. Adv., 2021, 2, 1113 DOI: 10.1039/D0MA00689K

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