Recent trends in biocatalysis

D Yi, T Bayer, CPS Badenhorst, S Wu… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Biocatalysis has undergone revolutionary progress in the past century. Benefited by the
integration of multidisciplinary technologies, natural enzymatic reactions are constantly …

Biotechnological methods to remove microplastics: a review

U Anand, S Dey, E Bontempi, S Ducoli… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Microplastics pollution is major threat to ecosystems and is impacting abiotic and biotic
components. Microplastics are diverse and highly complex contaminants that transport other …

Biodegradation of plastic polymers by fungi: a brief review

M Srikanth, T Sandeep, K Sucharitha… - Bioresources and …, 2022 - Springer
Plastic polymers are non-degradable solid wastes that have become a great threat to the
whole world and degradation of these plastics would take a few decades. Compared with …

Biodegradation of macro-and micro-plastics in environment: A review on mechanism, toxicity, and future perspectives

I Nabi, M Zaheer, W Jin, L Yang - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic waste has gained remarkable research attention due to its accumulation, associated
environmental issues, and impact on living organisms. In order to overcome this challenge …

A marine fungus Alternaria alternata FB1 efficiently degrades polyethylene

R Gao, R Liu, C Sun - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Huge quantities of plastic wastes have been accumulating in the environment causing
serious ecological problems and significantly impacting the global carbon cycling. Plastic …

A comprehensive insight into the application of white rot fungi and their lignocellulolytic enzymes in the removal of organic pollutants

R Zhuo, F Fan - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental problems resultant from organic pollutants are a major current challenge for
modern societies. White rot fungi (WRF) are well known for their extensive organic …

Fungal potential for the degradation of petroleum-based polymers: An overview of macro-and microplastics biodegradation

C Sánchez - Biotechnology advances, 2020 - Elsevier
Petroleum-based plastic materials as pollutants raise concerns because of their impact on
the global ecosystem and on animal and human health. There is an urgent need to remove …

Mechanisms and the engineering approaches for the degradation of microplastics

AUR Bacha, I Nabi, L Zhang - Acs Es&T Engineering, 2021 - ACS Publications
Microplastic waste is an emerging global issue due to its environmental effect of
accumulation in ecosystems, and waste managing systems have given rise to its presence …

Biodegradation of conventional plastics: Candidate organisms and potential mechanisms

Z Wu, W Shi, TG Valencak, Y Zhang, G Liu… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the benefits of coming at low-cost, being light-weight and having a high formability and
durability, conventional plastics are widely used in both industry and daily life. However …

Bioremediation of organic pollutants by white rot fungal cytochrome P450: The role and mechanism of CYP450 in biodegradation

S Lin, J Wei, B Yang, M Zhang, R Zhuo - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Cytochrome P450 (CYP450) is a well-known protein family that is widely distributed
in many organisms. Members of this family have been implicated in a broad range of …