Microplastics contamination is becoming a major concern worldwide. More than 1 million
seabirds and 100,000 sea animals have died due to plastic contamination. In addition …

Plastic pollution is a growing environmental problem, in part due to the extremely stable and
durable nature of this polymer. As recycling does not provide a complete solution, research …

Abstract Polypropylene (PP), a fossil-based polyolefin plastics widely used worldwide, is
non-hydrolyzable and resistant to biodegradation as a major source of plastic pollutants in …

Environmental prevalence of microplastics has prompted the development of novel methods
for their removal, one of which involves immobilization of microplastics-degrading enzymes …

In the present study, two strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, WZH-4 and WGH-6, were
isolated based on their ability to survive with polypropylene (PP) as the sole source of …

Recent studies have demonstrated superworms (larvae of Zophobas atratus) ability to
degrade polyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and polypropylene …

Aging of microplastics (MPs) can greatly affect their behaviors with other pollutants in
aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Effect of anaerobically microbial-mediated aging on the …

Natural polymeric-based bioplastics usually lack good mechanical or processing
performance. It is still challenging to achieve simultaneous improvement for these two usual …

Microplastics (MPs) have emerged as persistent toxicants in the recent decade. MPs are
reported to present in different samples such as soil, water, wastewater, and human samples …

This study developed a biodegrading additive based on nanosilica and modified by
cellulase enzyme in the presence of citric acid and sodium citrate. The additive was tested …