Plastics are everywhere in our modern way of living, and their production keeps increasing
every year, causing major environmental concerns. Nowadays, the end-of-life management …

Less than 10% of the plastics generated globally are recycled, while the rest are incinerated,
accumulated in landfills, or leak into the environment. New technologies are emerging to …

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 …

Enzymatic deconstruction of poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is under intense
investigation, given the ability of hydrolase enzymes to depolymerize PET to its constituent …

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the most widespread synthetic polyester, having been
utilized in textile fibers and packaging materials for beverages and food, contributing …

Plastic pollution is a growing environmental problem, in part due to the extremely stable and
durable nature of this polymer. As recycling does not provide a complete solution, research …

The drastically increasing amount of plastic waste is causing an environmental crisis that
requires innovative technologies for recycling post-consumer plastics to achieve waste …

Thermophilic polyester hydrolases (PES-H) have recently enabled biocatalytic recycling of
the mass-produced synthetic polyester polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which has found …

Most petroleum-derived plastics, as exemplified by poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET), are
chemically inactive and highly resistant to microbial attack. The accumulation of plastic …

Widespread utilization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) has caused a variety of
environmental and health problems; thus, the enzymatic degradation of PET can be a …