Understanding plastic degradation and microplastic formation in the environment: A review

K Zhang, AH Hamidian, A Tubić, Y Zhang… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastic waste are introduced into the environment inevitably and their exposure in the
environment causes deterioration in mechanical and physicochemical properties and leads …

Microbial enzymes for the recycling of recalcitrant petroleum‐based plastics: how far are we?

R Wei, W Zimmermann - Microbial biotechnology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Petroleum‐based plastics have replaced many natural materials in their former applications.
With their excellent properties, they have found widespread uses in almost every area of …

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 …

Recent advances in biological recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic wastes

YHV Soong, MJ Sobkowicz, D Xie - Bioengineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the most commonly used polyester plastics
worldwide but is extremely difficult to be hydrolyzed in a natural environment. PET plastic is …

Microbial polyethylene terephthalate hydrolases: current and future perspectives

CM Carr, DJ Clarke, ADW Dobson - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Plastic has rapidly transformed our world, with many aspects of human life now relying on a
variety of plastic materials. Biological plastic degradation, which employs microorganisms …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of ultrasound on protein functionality

J Su, A Cavaco-Paulo - Ultrasonics sonochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
The review focus on the effect of ultrasound on protein functionality. The presence of
transient ultrasonic mechanical waves induce various sonochemical and sonomechanical …

A comprehensive and critical review on key elements to implement enzymatic PET depolymerization for recycling purposes

A Carniel, V de Abreu Waldow, AM de Castro - Biotechnology Advances, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastics production and recycling chains must be refitted to a circular economy. Poly
(ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is especially suitable for recycling because of its hydrolysable …

Strategies and progress in synthetic textile fiber biodegradability

J Egan, S Salmon - SN Applied Sciences, 2022 - Springer
The serious issue of textile waste accumulation has raised attention on biodegradability as a
possible route to support sustainable consumption of textile fibers. However, synthetic textile …

Critical effect of biodegradation on long-term microplastic weathering in sediment environments: a systematic review

X Wu, P Liu, X Zhao, J Wang, M Teng, S Gao - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) pollution in global sediment has been intensely studied and recognized as
the ultimate sink for residual MPs in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. During MP long-term …

Isolation of a novel cutinase homolog with polyethylene terephthalate-degrading activity from leaf-branch compost by using a metagenomic approach

S Sulaiman, S Yamato, E Kanaya, JJ Kim… - Applied and …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
The gene encoding a cutinase homolog, LC-cutinase, was cloned from a fosmid library of a
leaf-branch compost metagenome by functional screening using tributyrin agar plates. LC …