[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in the chemobiological upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into value-added chemicals

J Mudondo, HS Lee, Y Jeong, TH Kim… - … of Microbiology and …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is a plastic material commonly applied to beverage
packaging used in everyday life. Owing to PET's versatility and ease of use, its consumption …

Current state and perspectives related to the polyethylene terephthalate hydrolases available for biorecycling

F Kawai, T Kawabata, M Oda - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) hydrolase is a challenging target as PET is a commonly
used plastic that is extremely resistant to enzymatic attack. Since the discovery of a PET …

A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly (ethylene terephthalate)

S Yoshida, K Hiraga, T Takehana, I Taniguchi… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is used extensively worldwide in plastic products, and its
accumulation in the environment has become a global concern. Because the ability to …

Fungal screening for potential PET depolymerization

L Malafatti-Picca, EC Bucioli, MR de Barros Chaves… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Approximately 400 billion PET bottles are produced annually in the world, of which from 8 to
9 million tons are discarded in oceans. This requires developing strategies to urgently …

Enzymatic degradation of polyethylene terephthalate plastics by bacterial Curli display PETase

B Zhu, Q Ye, Y Seo, N Wei - Environmental Science & Technology …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The extensive production and use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) have generated an
enormous amount of plastic waste, which potentially threatens the environment and …

Accelerated Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Enzymatic Degradation by Room Temperature Alkali Pre‐treatment for Reduced Polymer Crystallinity

S Giraldo‐Narcizo, N Guenani… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the most widely employed plastic for single‐use
applications. The use of enzymes isolated from microorganisms, such as PETase with the …

Chemo‐biological upcycling of poly (ethylene terephthalate) to multifunctional coating materials

HT Kim, M Hee Ryu, YJ Jung, S Lim, HM Song… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Chemo‐biological upcycling of poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) developed in this study
includes the following key steps: chemo‐enzymatic PET depolymerization, biotransformation …

Upcycling of PET oligomers from chemical recycling processes to PHA by microbial co-cultivation

P Liu, Y Zheng, Y Yuan, Y Han, T Su, Q Qi - Waste Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the most widely consumed polyester plastic and can be
recycled by many chemical processes, of which glycolysis is most cost-effective and …

Fungal and enzymatic bio-depolymerization of waste post-consumer poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) bottles using Penicillium species

DN Moyses, DA Teixeira, VA Waldow, DMG Freire… - 3 Biotech, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is a petroleum-based plastic that is massively
produced and used worldwide. A promising PET recycling process to circumvent petroleum …

Microbial and enzymatic degradation of synthetic plastics

N Mohanan, Z Montazer, PK Sharma… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Synthetic plastics are pivotal in our current lifestyle and therefore, its accumulation is a major
concern for environment and human health. Petroleum-derived (petro-) polymers such as …