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Identify global research trends in plastic and biomass co-pyrolysis and evaluate its technological and thermoeconomic potential within Latin America's circular energy value chain.

August 14, 2026ACS Applied Polymer Materials

Co-pyrolysis of Plastic-and-Biomass Waste: CurrentInsights into Chemical Recycling toward Fuel Generation in Latin America

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AMAstrid Medina-Guerrero DCDéyler Castilla-Caballero ABAna Buelvas-Hernández

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Systematic review reveals energy recovery potential and computational trends for plastic and biomass co-pyrolysis in Latin America, highlighting pathways for circular fuel generation.

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Identify global research trends in plastic and biomass co-pyrolysis and evaluate its technological and thermoeconomic potential within Latin America's circular energy value chain.
Conducted a bibliometric analysis of global scientific literature from 2021 to 2025 to determine regional research contributions and thematic pillars.
Performed thermo-kinetic and thermoeconomic evaluations on a representative case study of empty fruit bunch co-pyrolyzed with high-density polyethylene.
Assessed modeling tools including Aspen Plus, COMSOL, and machine learning models alongside a SWOT analysis for industrial implementation.
Global publications on co-pyrolysis peaked at 123 in both 2024 and 2025, dominated by China (48%), India (14%), and the United States (11%), while Latin American output remained scarce despite high feedstock potential in Brazil (10.78 Mt plastic) and Mexico (5.9 Mt plastic).
Thermoeconomic evaluation showed that catalytic co-pyrolysis requires 303% more energy input than pretreatment, but the energy content of the resulting products exceeds untreated waste by >882 kWh/kg.
Machine learning models, including convolutional neural networks, deep neural networks, and LightGBM, predicted gas and bio-oil yields with high accuracy (R² > 0.9).

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Medina-Guerrero et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ec78db70b84ec8b913ff6 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.6c01960

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August 14, 2026ACS Applied Polymer Materials

Co-pyrolysis of Plastic-and-Biomass Waste: CurrentInsights into Chemical Recycling toward Fuel Generation in Latin America

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AMAstrid Medina-Guerrero DCDéyler Castilla-Caballero ABAna Buelvas-Hernández

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Systematic review reveals energy recovery potential and computational trends for plastic and biomass co-pyrolysis in Latin America, highlighting pathways for circular fuel generation.

Key Points

Identify global research trends in plastic and biomass co-pyrolysis and evaluate its technological and thermoeconomic potential within Latin America's circular energy value chain.
Conducted a bibliometric analysis of global scientific literature from 2021 to 2025 to determine regional research contributions and thematic pillars.
Performed thermo-kinetic and thermoeconomic evaluations on a representative case study of empty fruit bunch co-pyrolyzed with high-density polyethylene.
Assessed modeling tools including Aspen Plus, COMSOL, and machine learning models alongside a SWOT analysis for industrial implementation.
Global publications on co-pyrolysis peaked at 123 in both 2024 and 2025, dominated by China (48%), India (14%), and the United States (11%), while Latin American output remained scarce despite high feedstock potential in Brazil (10.78 Mt plastic) and Mexico (5.9 Mt plastic).
Thermoeconomic evaluation showed that catalytic co-pyrolysis requires 303% more energy input than pretreatment, but the energy content of the resulting products exceeds untreated waste by >882 kWh/kg.
Machine learning models, including convolutional neural networks, deep neural networks, and LightGBM, predicted gas and bio-oil yields with high accuracy (R² > 0.9).

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Medina-Guerrero et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ec78db70b84ec8b913ff6 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.6c01960

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