Polymeric materials are widely used in every human endeavor (bottles, clothes, containers, toys, tools, etc.) due to their unique properties of chemical and mechanical resistance. They are, however, almost non-biodegradable, and their chemical recycling into monomers is difficult and costly, thereby allowing their accumulation into the environment. This review highlights recent advances in the use of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) as catalysts and/or green solvents in plastics degradation, with the aim of designing greener processes for polymers’ chemical recycling, by reusing their monomers. These greener processes, in combination with other catalytic approaches, are aimed at introducing plastics as feedstock into the synthesis of other materials, according to the circular economy principles.

Andrea Nicola Paparella

Serena Perrone

Antonio Salomone

Francesco Messa

Luciana Cicco

Vito Capriati

Filippo Maria Perna

Paola Vitale

Catalysts

CATALYSTS (ISSN 2073-4344) 是催化剂和催化反应的国际开放获取期刊。 CATALYSTS 发表评论、定期研究论文（文章）和简短的交流。我们的目标是鼓励科学家尽可能详细地发表他们的实验和理论结果。因此，对论文的长度没有限制。必须提供完整的实验细节，以便重现结果。

"Catalysts" (ISSN 2073-4344) is an international open-access journal focused on catalysts and catalytic reactions. The journal publishes comments, regular research papers, and brief communications. Our aim is to encourage scientists to share their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible; therefore, there is no limit on the length of papers. Authors must provide complete experimental details to allow for the reproducibility of results.

《Catalysts》（ISSN 2073-4344）是一本国际开放获取期刊，专注于催化剂及其催化反应。期刊发表评论、定期研究论文和简短交流。我们的目标是鼓励科学家尽可能详细地分享他们的实验和理论结果，因此对论文的长度没有限制。作者必须提供完整的实验细节，以便他人能够重现结果。

Category	Quartile
化学	3
化学, 物理化学	4

Use of Deep Eutectic Solvents in Plastic Depolymerization

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Category	Quartile
CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL	2