Everything you need to know about plastic pollution. UN Environment programme. (2023). https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/everything-you-need-know-about-plastic-pollution

Williams, A. T., Rangel-Buitrago, N. (2022). The past, present, and future of plastic pollution. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 176, 113429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113429

Hou, Q., Zhen, M., Qian, H., Nie, Y., Bai, X., Xia, T., Rehman, M. L. U., Li, Q., Ju, M. (2021). Upcycling and catalytic degradation of plastic wastes. Cell Rep., 2(8), 100514. https://doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100514

Yanushevska, O., Dontsova, T., Krymets, G., Kyrii, S., Krasuliak, O., Dorozhko, K. (2023). Prospects for the Catalytic Conversion of Plastic Waste. In: Fesenko, O., Yatsenko, L. (eds) Nanooptics and Photonics, Nanochemistry and Nanobiotechnology, and Their Applications. Springer Proceedings in Physics, Springer, Cham., 280, 73–82. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18104-7_5

Kyrii, S., Dontsova, T., Karaschuk, O., Yanushevska, O. (2023). State of the Art of Microplastic and Nanoplastic Pollution: Origin and Removal Methods. Springer Proceedings in Physics, Springer, Cham., 279, 229–241. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18096-5_12

Ho, B.T., Roberts, T.K., Lucas, S. (2018). An overview on biodegradation of polystyrene and modified polystyrene: the microbial approach. Crit. Rev. Biotechnol., 38(2), 308–320. https://doi.org/10.1080/07388551.2017.1355293

Marquez, C., Martin, C., Linares, N., Vos, D. (2023). Catalytic routes towards polystyrene recycling. Mater. Horiz., 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1039/D2MH01215D

Dong, D., Guo, Z., Yang, X., Dai, Y. (2024). Comprehensive understanding of the aging and biodegradation of polystyrene-based plastics. Environ Pollut. 342, 123034. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.123034

Xu, L., Li, Z., Wang, L., Xu, Z., Zhang, S., Zhang, Q. (2024). Progress in polystyrene biodegradation by insect gut microbiota. World J Microbiol Biotechnol. 40(5), 143. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-024-03932-0

Mor, R., Sivan, A. (2008). Biofilm formation and partial biodegradation of polystyrene by the actinomycete Rhodococcus ruber: biodegradation of polystyrene. Biodegradation, 19(6), 851–858. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10532-008-9188-0

Huang, Z., Shanmugam, M., Liu, Z., Brookfield, A., Bennett, E.L., Guan, R., Vega Herrera, D.E., Lopez-Sanchez, J.A., Slater, A.G., McInnes, E.J. L., Qi, X., Xiao, J. (2022). Chemical Recycling of Polystyrene to Valuable Chemicals via Selective Acid-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation under Visible Light. JACS, 144(14), 6532–6542. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c01410

Cao, R., Zhang, MQ., Hu, C., Xiao, D., Wang, M., Ma, D. (2022). Catalytic oxidation of polystyrene to aromatic oxygenates over a graphitic carbon nitride catalyst. Nat. Commun., 13, 4809. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32510-x

Thambiyapillai, S., Ramanujam, M. (2021). An Experimental Investigation and Aspen HYSYS Simulation of Waste Polystyrene Catalytic Cracking Process for the Gasoline Fuel Production. Int. Journal of Renewable Energy Development, 10(4), 891–900. https://doi.org/10.14710/ijred.2021.33817

Gonzalez-Aguilar, A.M., Pérez-García, V., Riesco-Ávila, J.M. (2023). A Thermo-Catalytic Pyrolysis of Polystyrene Waste Review: A Systematic, Statistical, and Bibliometric Approach. Polymers, 15, 1582. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15061582

Joshi, B., Raghav, H., Agrawal, A., Vempatapu, B.P., Ray, A., Sarkar, B. (2023). Sustainable production of styrene from catalytic recycling of polystyrene over potassium promoted Fe–Al2O3 catalyst. Sustainable Energy Fuels, 7(5), 1256–1264. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2SE01584F

Wang, J., Jiang, J., Sun, Y., Zhong, Z., Wang, X., Xia, H., Liu, G., Pang, S., Wang, K., Li, M., Xu, J., Ruan, R., Ragauskas, A.J. (2019). Recycling benzene and ethylbenzene from in-situ catalytic fast pyrolysis of plastic wastes. Energy Convers. Manag., 200, 112088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2019.112088

Miandad, R., Rehan, M., Barakat, M.A., Aburiazaiza, A.S., Khan, H., Ismail, I.M., Dhavamani, J., Gardy, J., Hassanpour, A., Nizami, A.-S. (2019). Catalytic pyrolysis of plastic waste: Moving towards pyrolysis based biorefineries. Front. Energy res., 7(27). https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2019.00027

Rehan, M., Miandad, R., Barakat, M.A., Ismail, I.M.I., Almeelbi, T., Gardy, J., Hassanpour, A., Khan, M.Z., Demirbas, A., Nizami, A.S. (2017). Effect of zeolite catalysts on pyrolysis liquid oil. Int. Biodeterior. Biodegradation, 119, 162–175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2016.11.015

Lerici, L. C., Renzini, M.S., Pierella, L.B. (2015). Chemical Catalyzed Recycling of Polymers: Catalytic Conversion of PE, PP and PS into Fuels and Chemicals over H-Y. Procedia Materials Science, 8, 297–303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mspro.2015.04.076

Dahal, R., Uusi-Kyyny, P., Pokki, J.-P., Ohra-aho, T., Alopaeus, V. (2023). Conceptual design of a distillation process for the separation of styrene monomer from polystyrene pyrolysis oil: experiment and simulation. Chem. Eng. Res. Des., 195, 65–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2023.05.039

Angelopoulou, P.P., Stathouraki, M.-M., Keum, J. K., Hong, K., Avgeropoulos, А., Sakellariou, G. (2023). Synthesis and morphological characterization of linear and miktoarm star poly (solketal methacrylate)-block-polystyrene copolymers, Eur. Polym. J., 190, 111995. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2023.111995