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• Marine plastics as a vector of additives

  Research paper:
  Tanaka et al. (2023), Identification and quantification of additive-derived chemicals in beached micro–mesoplastics and macroplastics, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 186, 114438.

• Circular plastic economy will lead to discharge of microplastics from crushing process of plastic mechanical recycling into the environment.

  Research paper:
  Suzuki et al (2024). Global discharge of microplastics from mechanical recycling of plastic waste. Environmental Pollution, 348, 123855.

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• A novel agent-based model works for circularity and life cycle assessment of consumer durables.

  Research paper:
  Koide et al. (2023), Agent-based model for assessment of multiple circular economy strategies: Quantifying product-service diffusion, circularity, and sustainability, Resources, Conservation & Recycling 199, 107216.

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• Cannibalization among multiple circular business models hinders diffusion of circular economy.

  Research paper:
  Koide et al. (2023), Circular business cannibalization: A hierarchical Bayes conjoint analysis on reuse, refurbishment, and subscription of home appliances, Journal of Cleaner Production 422, 138580.

• The biochar modified by ash leachate reduced the digestion time by up to nearly half.

  Research paper:
  Kobayashi, T., Kuramochi, H. (2023) Catalytic pyrolysis of biomass using fly ash leachate to increase carbon monoxide production and improve biochar properties to accelerate anaerobic digestion, Bioresource Technology, 387, 129583.

• Integrated management of material flows and associated carbon emissions leads to a decarbonised circular economy.

  Research paper:
  Hata et al. (2023), Supply Chain Factors Contributing to Improved Material Flow Indicators but Increased Carbon Footprint, Environmental Science & Technology, 57,34, 12713-12721.

• Chlorinated paraffins are highly produced chemicals with complex polychlorinated n-alkane composition

  Research paper:
  Guida et al. (2023), Homologue Composition of Technical Chlorinated Paraffins Used in Several Countries over the Last 50 Years─ SCCPs Are Still Out There, Environ. Sci. Technol., 57, 13136.

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• Plastic products with deep crack growth release large quantities of microplastics

  Research paper:
  Takahashi et al. (2023), Cross-sectional microstructural analysis to evaluate the crack growth pattern of weathered marine plastics, Chemosphere, 331, 138794.