Biodegradation of poly (ethylene terephthalate): mechanistic insights, advances, and future innovative strategies

A Kushwaha, L Goswami, M Singhvi, BS Kim - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Globally, poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) is the most utilized class of thermoplastic single-use
polyesters, accumulating in ecosystems and aggravating ecological pollution. There …

Mechanistic insight into the roles of anions and cations in the degradation of poly (ethylene terephthalate) catalyzed by ionic liquids

Z Ju, L Zhou, X Lu, Y Li, X Yao, S Cheng… - Physical Chemistry …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
… (ethylene terephthalate) (PET), but the effects of the anions and cations, as well as the
mechanism… To reveal the role of ILs and the molecular mechanism of the glycolysis of PET, density …

[HTML][HTML] Structural insight into molecular mechanism of poly (ethylene terephthalate) degradation

S Joo, IJ Cho, H Seo, HF Son, HY Sagong… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Plastics, including poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), possess many desirable characteristics
and thus are widely used in daily life. However, non-biodegradability, once thought to be …

[HTML][HTML] Theoretical insights into chemical recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)

S Conroy, X Zhang - Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2024 - Elsevier
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) is one of the most commonly used plastics. Currently,
PET waste has been mainly recycled through mechanical methods and alternative effective …

Mechanistic Insights of Cosolvent Efficient Enhancement of PET Methanol Alcohololysis

J Tang, X Meng, X Cheng, Q Zhu, D Yan… - Industrial & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
… The recycling of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) is an important issue for environmental
… However, conventional methanolysis of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) has problems …

On the binding mode and molecular mechanism of enzymatic polyethylene terephthalate degradation

P Falkenstein, Z Zhao, A Di Pede-Mattatelli… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
… Our results provide an accurate description of the substrate-binding mode and offer detailed
insights into the molecular mechanism of enzymatic PET degradation that contribute to the …

Insights into the enhancement of the poly (ethylene terephthalate) degradation by FAST-PETase from computational modeling

R García-Meseguer, E Ortí, I Tuñón… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
… (>7 Å) and, in principle, their direct impact on the biocatalytic mechanism is not evident. To
gain insight into the structural changes induced by the mutations that can be relevant to the …

Mechanistic aspects of poly (ethylene terephthalate) recycling–toward enabling high quality sustainability decisions in waste management

MH Ghasemi, N Neekzad, FB Ajdari, E Kowsari… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
… poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) … mechanism in plastic recycling. This review aims to
describe other processes for recycling bottle waste of PET, considering the reaction mechanism. …

QM/MM study of the enzymatic biodegradation mechanism of polyethylene terephthalate

S Boneta, K Arafet, V Moliner - Journal of Chemical Information …, 2021 - ACS Publications
… ICCG variant, have revealed degradation activity toward poly ethylene terephthalate (PET).
In the present study, the reaction mechanism of this polymer breakage is studied at an atomic …

IsPETase- and IsMHETase-Catalyzed Cascade Degradation Mechanism toward Polyethylene Terephthalate

S Feng, Y Yue, M Zheng, Y Li, Q Zhang… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the most representative petroleum-based
synthetic polymers manufactured today. It is widely applied in bottles, packing materials, and the …