Enzymes' power for plastics degradation

V Tournier, S Duquesne, F Guillamot… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Plastics are everywhere in our modern way of living, and their production keeps increasing
every year, causing major environmental concerns. Nowadays, the end-of-life management …

Chemical and biological catalysis for plastics recycling and upcycling

LD Ellis, NA Rorrer, KP Sullivan, M Otto… - Nature Catalysis, 2021 - nature.com
Plastics pollution is causing an environmental crisis, prompting the development of new
approaches for recycling, and upcycling. Here, we review challenges and opportunities in …

Computational redesign of a PETase for plastic biodegradation under ambient condition by the GRAPE strategy

Y Cui, Y Chen, X Liu, S Dong, Y Tian, Y Qiao… - Acs …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Nature has provided a fantastic array of enzymes that are responsible for essential
biochemical functions but not usually suitable for technological applications. Not content …

Mechanism-based design of efficient PET hydrolases

R Wei, G von Haugwitz, L Pfaff, J Mican… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the most widespread synthetic polyester, having been
utilized in textile fibers and packaging materials for beverages and food, contributing …

Biodegradation of plastics for sustainable environment

JS Jadaun, S Bansal, A Sonthalia, AK Rai… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastics are a kind of utility product that has become part and parcel of one's life. Their
continuous usage, accumulation, and contamination of soil and water pose a severe threat …

Enzyme discovery and engineering for sustainable plastic recycling

B Zhu, D Wang, N Wei - Trends in biotechnology, 2022 - cell.com
The drastically increasing amount of plastic waste is causing an environmental crisis that
requires innovative technologies for recycling post-consumer plastics to achieve waste …

Discovery and rational engineering of PET hydrolase with both mesophilic and thermophilic PET hydrolase properties

H Hong, D Ki, H Seo, J Park, J Jang, KJ Kim - Nature communications, 2023 - nature.com
Excessive polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste causes a variety of problems. Extensive
research focused on the development of superior PET hydrolases for PET biorecycling has …

Upcycling to sustainably reuse plastics

X Zhao, B Boruah, KF Chin, M Đokić… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plastics are now indispensable in daily lives. However, the pollution from plastics is also
increasingly becoming a serious environmental issue. Recent years have seen more …

Current knowledge on enzymatic PET degradation and its possible application to waste stream management and other fields

F Kawai, T Kawabata, M Oda - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2019 - Springer
Enzymatic hydrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) has been the subject of extensive
previous research that can be grouped into two categories, viz. enzymatic surface …

Biodegradation of PET: current status and application aspects

I Taniguchi, S Yoshida, K Hiraga, K Miyamoto… - Acs …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Most petroleum-derived plastics, as exemplified by poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET), are
chemically inactive and highly resistant to microbial attack. The accumulation of plastic …