[HTML][HTML] Efficient depolymerization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyethylene furanoate by engineered PET hydrolase Cut190

F Kawai, Y Furushima, N Mochizuki, N Muraki… - Amb Express, 2022 - Springer
The enzymatic recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) can be a promising approach
to tackle the problem of plastic waste. The thermostability and activity of PET-hydrolyzing …

Elucidation of the biodegradation pathways of bis (2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate and dimethyl terephthalate under anaerobic conditions revealed by enrichment …

K Kuroda, T Narihiro, Y Nakaya, TQP Noguchi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the globally rising usage of plastics, including polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the
environmental risk that disposal of waste plastics to landfills and discharge of microplastics …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] In silico Screening and Heterologous Expression of a Polyethylene Terephthalate Hydrolase (PETase)-Like Enzyme (SM14est) With Polycaprolactone (PCL)-Degrading …

EL Almeida, AF Carrillo Rincón, SA Jackson… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Plastics, such as the polyethylene terephthalate (PET), are widely used for various industrial
applications, due to their physicochemical properties which are particularly useful in the …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advancements and mechanism of plastics biodegradation promoted by bacteria: A key for sustainable remediation for plastic wastes

K Kaur, S Sharma, N Shree… - Biosciences …, 2023 - biotech-asia.org
Plastic has become an indispensable part of our lives and cutting down plastic consumption
entirely is difficult to achieve. The recalcitrant and non-biodegradable nature of plastic leads …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular and biochemical differences of the tandem and cold-adapted PET hydrolases Ple628 and Ple629, isolated from a marine microbial consortium

IE Meyer Cifuentes, P Wu, Y Zhao, W Liu… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT) is a biodegradable alternative to polyethylene
and can be broadly used in various applications. These polymers can be degraded by …

Hydrocarbon-associated substrates reveal promising fungi for poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) depolymerization

L Malafatti-Picca, MR de Barros Chaves… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Recalcitrant characteristics and insolubility in water make the disposal of synthetic polymers
a great environmental problem to be faced by modern society. Strategies towards the …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial degradation of plastics and approaches to make it more efficient

IB Kotova, YV Taktarova, EA Tsavkelova, MA Egorova… - Microbiology, 2021 - Springer
The growing worldwide production of synthetic plastics leads to increased amounts of plastic
pollution. Even though microbial degradation of plastics is known to be a very slow process …

[HTML][HTML] A marine bacterial community capable of degrading poly (ethylene terephthalate) and polyethylene

R Gao, C Sun - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastic wastes are becoming the most common form of marine debris and present a growing
global pollution problem. Here, we used a screening approach on hundreds of plastic waste …

Recent advances and challenges in enzymatic depolymerization and recycling of PET wastes

L Shi, L Zhu - ChemBioChem, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is one of the most commonly used plastics in
daily life and various industries. Enzymatic depolymerization and recycling of post …