Microbial Degradation and Valorization of Plastic Wastes

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

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Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

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A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate)

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Occurrence, metabolism, metabolic role, and industrial uses of bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates

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The gut microbiota of insects – diversity in structure and function

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Chemical recycling of waste plastics for new materials production

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The future of plastics recycling

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Evidence of Polyethylene Biodegradation by Bacterial Strains from the Guts of Plastic-Eating Waxworms

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THE β-KETOADIPATE PATHWAY AND THE BIOLOGY OF SELF-IDENTITY

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

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Degradation of alkanes by bacteria

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Growth kinetics and biodeterioration of polypropylene microplastics by bacillus sp. And rhodococcus sp. Isolated from mangrove sediment

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Microbial degradation and deterioration of polyethylene - a review

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Biodegradation of polyethylene microplastics by the marine fungus Zalerion maritimum

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Biodegradation and Mineralization of Polystyrene by Plastic-Eating Mealworms: Part 1. Chemical and Physical Characterization and Isotopic Tests

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Isolation of a Novel Cutinase Homolog with Polyethylene Terephthalate-Degrading Activity from Leaf-Branch Compost by Using a Metagenomic Approach

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Cutinase-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Poly(ethylene terephthalate)

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Biodegradation and Mineralization of Polystyrene by Plastic-Eating Mealworms: Part 2. Role of Gut Microorganisms

Yang, Y., Yang, J., Wu, W., Zhao, J., Song, Y., Gao, L., Yang, R., & Jiang, L. (2015) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b02663 · Cited by 710 · see citing works

Enzymatic Degradation of Poly(ethylene terephthalate): Rapid Hydrolyse using a Hydrolase from T. fusca

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The mechanism of biodegradation of polyethylene

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Biodegradation of PET: Current Status and Application Aspects

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

Kawai, F., Kawabata, T., & Oda, M. (2019) · Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology · doi:10.1007/s00253-019-09717-y · Cited by 601 · see citing works

Rational Protein Engineering of Thermo-Stable PETase from Ideonella sakaiensis for Highly Efficient PET Degradation

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Biodegradation of low-density polyethylene by marine bacteria from pelagic waters, Arabian Sea, India

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Colonization, biofilm formation and biodegradation of polyethylene by a strain of Rhodococcus ruber

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An overview on biodegradation of polystyrene and modified polystyrene: the microbial approach

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Polyethylene bio-degradation by caterpillars of the wax moth Galleria mellonella

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The role of the copper-binding enzyme - laccase - in the biodegradation of polyethylene by the actinomycete rhodococcus ruber

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Structure of the plastic-degrading Ideonella sakaiensis MHETase bound to a substrate

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Marine microbe-mediated biodegradation of low- and high-density polyethylenes

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Biodegradation of Polyester Polyurethane by Endophytic Fungi

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Biological degradation of synthetic polyesters—Enzymes as potential catalysts for polyester recycling

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The plastisphere in marine ecosystem hosts potential specific microbial degraders including alcanivorax borkumensis as a key player for the low-density polyethylene degradation

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Biofilm development of the polyethylene-degrading bacterium rhodococcus ruber

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Biodegradation of Polystyrene by Dark ( Tenebrio obscurus ) and Yellow ( Tenebrio molitor ) Mealworms (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Peng, B.-Y., Su, Y., Chen, Z., Chen, J., Zhou, X., Benbow, M. E., Criddle, C. S., Wu, W., & Zhang, Y. (2019) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.8b06963 · Cited by 390 · see citing works

Enhanced polymer degradation of polyethylene and polypropylene by novel thermophilic consortia of Brevibacillus sps. and Aneurinibacillus sp. screened from waste management landfills and sewage treatment plants

Skariyachan, S., Patil, A. A., Shankar, A., Manjunath, M., Bachappanavar, N., & Kiran, S. (2018) · Polymer Degradation and Stability · doi:10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2018.01.018 · Cited by 388 · see citing works

A novel Ca2+-activated, thermostabilized polyesterase capable of hydrolyzing polyethylene terephthalate from Saccharomonospora viridis AHK190

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Evaluation of biological degradation of polyurethanes

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Biofilm formation and partial biodegradation of polystyrene by the actinomycete Rhodococcus ruber

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Enzymatic surface modification of poly(ethylene terephthalate)

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Biocatalytic Degradation Efficiency of Postconsumer Polyethylene Terephthalate Packaging Determined by Their Polymer Microstructures

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Biodegradation of polyethylene and polypropylene

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Biodegradation and mineralization of polystyrene by plastic-eating superworms Zophobas atratus

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Biodegradation of Degradable Plastic Polyethylene by Phanerochaete and Streptomyces Species

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Biodegradation of Polyethylene by a Soil Bacterium and AlkB Cloned Recombinant Cell

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High-density polyethylene (HDPE)-degrading potential bacteria from marine ecosystem of Gulf of Mannar, India

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Biodegradation of polyester polyurethane by Aspergillus tubingensis

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Polyvinyl chloride biodegradation by Pseudomonas citronellolis and Bacillus flexus

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Biocatalysis as a green route for recycling the recalcitrant plastic polyethylene terephthalate

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Biodegradative Activities of Selected Environmental Fungi on a Polyester Polyurethane Varnish and Polyether Polyurethane Foams

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Low-density polyethylene degradation by Pseudomonas sp. AKS2 biofilm

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Up-Cycling of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) to the Biodegradable Plastic PHA (Polyhydroxyalkanoate)

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New insights into polyurethane biodegradation and realistic prospects for the development of a sustainable waste recycling process

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Functional analysis of alkane hydroxylase system derived from Pseudomonas aeruginosa E7 for low molecular weight polyethylene biodegradation

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Growth of Pseudomonas and Bacillus biofilms on pretreated polypropylene surface

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Efficient biodegradation of low-density polyethylene by cyanobacteria isolated from submerged polyethylene surface in domestic sewage water

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Purification and Properties of a Polyester Polyurethane-Degrading Enzyme from Comamonas acidovorans TB-35

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Efficient biodegradation of polyethylene (HDPE) waste by the plastic-eating lesser waxworm (Achroia grisella)

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Stabilizing Leaf and Branch Compost Cutinase (LCC) with Glycosylation: Mechanism and Effect on PET Hydrolysis

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Environmental Degradation of Polyethylene

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Fungal Susceptibility of Polyurethanes

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Ubiquity of polystyrene digestion and biodegradation within yellow mealworms, larvae of Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

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Engineering Pseudomonas putida KT2440 for efficient ethylene glycol utilization

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Degradation of unpretreated and thermally pretreated polypropylene by soil consortia

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Pyrolysis of mixed plastics into aromatics

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Isotactic polypropylene biodegradation by a microbial community: physicochemical characterization of metabolites produced

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Fungal Colonization and Biodeterioration of Plasticized Polyvinyl Chloride

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The influence of biotic and abiotic environments on the degradation of polyethylene

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Degradation of Polyester Polyurethane by Bacterial Polyester Hydrolases

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Fungal Communities Associated with Degradation of Polyester Polyurethane in Soil

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Enzymatic recycling of thermoplastic polyurethanes: Synergistic effect of an esterase and an amidase and recovery of building blocks

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A Two Step Chemo-biotechnological Conversion of Polystyrene to a Biodegradable Thermoplastic

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Plastic waste as a novel substrate for industrial biotechnology

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Isolation and characterization of a bacterium which utilizes polyester polyurethane as a sole carbon and nitrogen source

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Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ binding site engineering increases the degradation of polyethylene terephthalate films by polyester hydrolases from Thermobifida fusca

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Biotechnological upcycling of plastic waste and other non-conventional feedstocks in a circular economy

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Destabilization of polyethylene and polyvinylchloride structure by marine bacterial strain

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Microbial Genes for a Circular and Sustainable Bio-PET Economy

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Conversion of post consumer polyethylene to the biodegradable polymer polyhydroxyalkanoate

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Laboratory evolution reveals the metabolic and regulatory basis of ethylene glycol metabolism by Pseudomonas putida KT2440

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