Jiho Choi Yang, Inchan Kim, Sung-Soo Cho, Se Youn Lee, Sungho 2024-01-19T13:02:21Z 2024-01-19T13:02:21Z 2022-01-25 2022-01 1022-1336 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/115891 Even though plastic improved the human standard of living, handling the plastic waste represents an enormous challenge. It takes more than 100 years to decompose discarded or buried waste plastics. Microplastics are one of the causes of significantly pervasive environmental pollutants. The incineration of plastic waste generates toxic gases, underscoring the need for new approaches, in contrast to conventional strategies that are required for recycling plastic waste. Therefore, several studies have attempted to upcycle plastic waste into high value-added products. Converting plastic waste into carbonaceous materials is an excellent upcycling technique due to their diverse practical applications. This review summarizes various studies dealing with the upcycling of plastic waste into carbonaceous products. Further, this review discusses the applications of carbonaceous products synthesized from plastic waste including carbon fibers, absorbents for water purification, and electrodes for energy storage. Based on the findings, future directions for effective upcycling of plastic waste into carbonaceous materials are suggested. English John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Upcycling Plastic Waste into High Value-Added Carbonaceous Materials Article 10.1002/marc.202100467 1 Macromolecular Rapid Communications, v.43, no.1 Macromolecular Rapid Communications 43 1 N scie scopus 000714641500001 2-s2.0-85118481600 Polymer Science Polymer Science Review POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE PET SODIUM-ION BATTERIES ACTIVATED CARBON CATALYTIC CARBONIZATION ELECTRODE MATERIALS ADSORPTIVE DESULFURIZATION GRAPHITIZED CARBON HIGH PERFORMANCES AMORPHOUS-CARBON MASS-PRODUCTION carbonaceous materials carbonization plastic waste upcycling