Currently, large amounts of plastic waste are incinerated or landfilled, despite the existence of several recycling routes. In this book, a roadmap is provided to increase the amount of recycled plastic waste. Focus is on poly(methyl methacrylate), PMMA, which is used for optical, electronic, composite and coating applications. The entire recycling chain, from collection of plastic waste, to recycling, purification and repolymerization of regenerated monomers, and end-user applications, is covered.

Dagmar Rafael D'hooge is Assoc. Prof. at Ghent University, performing multi-scale research for polymer reaction engineering, functional material design, and polymer recycling, sustainability, and rheology. He is a cofounder of the spin-o Polinivo. Dr. Yoshi W. Marien from Ghent University performs research on sustainable chemical technologies, including polymer synthesis and recycling routes. He has been a visiting researcher at RWTH Aachen University and the University of New South Wales. Dr. Jean-Luc Dubois is Scientific Director at Arkema. He is in charge of Corporate R&D linked with Catalysis, Processes, Renewables and Recycling. He is the author of more than 100 publications and 180 patents, in the fields of natural gas, biomass, wastes, and CO2 conversion.