Inspirational concepts, and the transfer of analogs from natural biology to science and
engineering, has produced many excellent technologies to date, spanning vaccines to …

The useful applications of plastics are as significant as the problems associated with their
disposal. Current waste management strategies are ineffective at preventing the flow of …

It is well known that microplastics (MPs) may experience weathering and aging under
ultraviolet light (UV) irradiation, but it remains unclear if these processes are impacted by …

The extensive production and use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) have generated an
enormous amount of plastic waste, which potentially threatens the environment and …

The current study investigated the chemical complexity of fifty plastic (36) and
elastomer/rubber (14) methanol extracts from consumer products, focusing on the …

PET plastic waste entering the oceans is supposed to take hundreds of years to degrade
and tends to accumulate in the deep sea. However, we know little about the bacteria …

The field of enzymatic degradation of lignocellulose is actively growing and the recent
updates of the last few years indicate that there is still much to learn. The growing number of …

The uncontrolled release of plastics in the environment has rendered them ubiquitous
around the planet, threatening the wildlife and human health. Biodegradation and …

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is a general plastic that produces a significant amount of
waste due to its non-biodagradable properties. We obtained four bacteria …

The ubiquitous persistence of plastic waste in diverse forms and different environmental
matrices is one of the main challenges that modern societies are facing at present. The …