Microbial degradation of marine plastic debris: a comprehensive review on the environmental effects, disposal, and biodegradation

A Shaji, R Kamalesh, Y Dinakarkumar… - Biochemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
The uncontrolled utilization of plastics and their disposal method presents a global threat
owing to their abundance in the marine ecosystem. An exponential upsurge in the practice …

Review on plastic wastes in marine environment–Biodegradation and biotechnological solutions

K Anjana, M Hinduja, K Sujitha, G Dharani - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2020 - Elsevier
The marine plastic pollution has drastic effect on marine species. The importance in
environmental issues increases the demand to develop a significant technology which does …

[HTML][HTML] Marine environmental plastic pollution: mitigation by microorganism degradation and recycling valorization

J Oliveira, A Belchior, VD da Silva, A Rotter… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Plastics are very useful materials and present numerous advantages in the daily life of
individuals and society. However, plastics are accumulating in the environment and due to …

[PDF][PDF] Plastic degrading microorganisms as a tool for bioremediation of plastic contamination in aquatic environments

G Caruso - J Pollut Eff Cont, 2015 - academia.edu
Plastic contamination of aquatic environments from waste discharges, industrial raw
materials, manufactured pellets or fragments of fishing nets, is becoming a future research …

Prospects for microbiological solutions to environmental pollution with plastics

MC Krueger, H Harms, D Schlosser - Applied microbiology and …, 2015 - Springer
Synthetic polymers, commonly named plastics, are among the most widespread
anthropogenic pollutants of marine, limnic and terrestrial ecosystems. Disruptive effects of …

Microbial degradation of marine plastics: current state and future prospects

A Vaksmaa, V Hernando-Morales, E Zeghal… - Biotechnology for …, 2021 - Springer
Millions of tons of plastics entering the sea each year are a substantial environmental
problem. It is expected that ocean plastic pollution will increase when considering the …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial biodegradation of plastics: Challenges, opportunities, and a critical perspective

Shilpa, N Basak, SS Meena - Frontiers of Environmental Science & …, 2022 - Springer
The abundance of synthetic polymers has increased due to their uncontrolled utilization and
disposal in the environment. The recalcitrant nature of plastics leads to accumulation and …

[HTML][HTML] Biodegradation of typical plastics: from microbial diversity to metabolic mechanisms

S Lv, Y Li, S Zhao, Z Shao - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Plastic production has increased dramatically, leading to accumulated plastic waste in the
ocean. Marine plastics can be broken down into microplastics (< 5 mm) by sunlight …

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 …

Plastic degrading microbes: a review

B Saritha, SA Sindgi… - Microbiology …, 2021 - science.researchersasian.com
Plastic accumulation is the vital cause of environmental pollution and is an ever-increasing
ecological threat. The sustainable use of synthetic polymers is one of the major challenges …