Cytochrome P450 for environmental remediation: catalytic mechanism, engineering strategies and future prospects

H Yang, F Yu, Z Qian, T Huang, T Peng… - World Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Environmental pollution is a global concern. Various organic compounds are released into
the environment through wastewater, waste gas, and waste residue, ultimately accumulating …

Unearthing Earth's secrets: Exploring the environmental legacy of contaminants in soil, water, and sediments

G Devendrapandi, R Balu, K Ayyappan… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The Earth's history is documented in human civilizations, soil layers, river movement, and
quiet sediments throughout millennia. This investigation explores the significant legacy of …

Mimicking the enzymatic plant cell wall hydrolysis mechanism for the degradation of polyethylene terephthalate

G Taxeidis, E Nikolaivits, J Nikodinovic-Runic… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution presents a global challenge, impacting ecosystems, wildlife, and
economies. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), widely used in products like bottles …

Insight into the humification and carbon balance of biogas residual biochar amended co-composting of hog slurry and wheat straw

Y Liu, J Pan, J Wang, X Yang, W Zhang… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
The impact of biogas residual biochar (BRB) on the humification and carbon balance
process of co-composting of hog slurry (HGS) and wheat straw (WTS) was examined. The …

Utility of metagenomics for bioremediation: a comprehensive review on bioremediation mechanisms and microbial dynamics of river ecosystem

R Yadav, M Dharne - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024 - Springer
Global industrialization has contributed substantial amounts of chemical pollutants in rivers,
resulting in an uninhabitable state and impacting different life forms. Moreover, water …

Visible-light driven photodegradation of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) using BiOCl–ZrO2 nanocomposite: A sustainable strategy for mitigating plastic pollution

S Sajad, BK Allam, M Sillanpää, S Al-Farraj… - Nano-Structures & Nano …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aims to reduce plastic pollution by decomposing low-density polyethylene (LDPE)
through an environmentally friendly approach using a novel BiOCl–ZrO 2 nanocomposite …

[HTML][HTML] Progress in Research on the Bioavailability and Toxicity of Nanoplastics to Freshwater Plankton

VI Slaveykova, M Marelja - Microplastics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The present review critically examines the advancements in the past 5 years regarding
research on the bioavailability and toxicity of the nanoplastics (NPLs) to freshwater plankton …

Climate resilience plastic degradation potential of Pseudomonas putida isolated from the soil of plastic waste dumping sites to reduce GHG emissions

H Majeed, T Iftikhar, Q Abbas - Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, 2024 - degruyter.com
Climate change is a universal issue and plastic trash is the major cause of global warming.
The present study was specifically designed to address the escalating plastic waste …

A combination of two-enzyme system and enzyme engineering improved the activity of a new PET hydrolase identified from soil bacterial genome

H Mabashi-Asazuma, M Hirai, S Sakurai, K Ide… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
We here report a novel PET hydrolase originating from a soil microbial genome sequence.
This enzyme, bbPET0069, exhibits characteristics resembling a cutinase-like Type I PET …

Plastic Waste Management for a Green Future: Methods and Challenges

AA Madhavan, A Nambiar, SA Santosh - … Waste Management in …, 2024 - igi-global.com
According to a recent Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development report,
global plastic waste production is expected to almost triple by 2060. Since the presence of …