Plastic biodegradation: Frontline microbes and their enzymes

A Amobonye, P Bhagwat, S Singh, S Pillai - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastic polymers with different properties have been developed in the last 150 years to
replace materials such as wood, glass and metals across various applications …

Plastic biodegradation by in vitro environmental microorganisms and in vivo gut microorganisms of insects

XG Yang, PP Wen, YF Yang, PP Jia, WG Li… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Traditional plastics, such as polyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS), polypropylene (PP),
polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyurethane (PUR), and other …

Biodegradability of polyethylene mulching film by two Pseudomonas bacteria and their potential degradation mechanism

L Hou, J Xi, J Liu, P Wang, T Xu, T Liu, W Qu, YB Lin - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Wasted polyethylene (PE) products caused pollution has become a global issue.
Researchers have identified PE-degrading bacteria which have been considered as a …

Biodegradation of low-density polyethylene plastic waste by a constructed tri-culture yeast consortium from wood-feeding termite: Degradation mechanism and …

T Elsamahy, J Sun, SE Elsilk, SS Ali - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyethylene (PE) is one of the most common synthetic polymers, and PE waste pollution
has been an environmental and health concern for decades. Biodegradation is the most eco …

Oxidative degradation of UV-irradiated polyethylene by laccase-mediator system

C Yao, W Xia, M Dou, Y Du, J Wu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Polyethylene (PE) is one of the most widely used plastics. However, the chemical inertness,
inefficient recycling, and random landfilling of PE waste have caused serious pollution to the …

Greater Biofilm Formation and Increased Biodegradation of Polyethylene Film by a Microbial Consortium of Arthrobacter sp. and Streptomyces sp.

YN Han, M Wei, F Han, C Fang, D Wang, YJ Zhong… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
The widespread use of polyethylene (PE) mulch films has led to a significant accumulation
of plastic waste in agricultural soils. The biodegradation of plastic waste by microorganisms …

Biodegradation of polyethylene terephthalate waste using Streptomyces species and kinetic modeling of the process

A Farzi, A Dehnad, AF Fotouhi - Biocatalysis and agricultural biotechnology, 2019 - Elsevier
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the most widely used plastics in manufacture of
fibers, films, and drinking bottles, etc. It is one of solid wastes which pollutes urban and …

Spatio-temporal patterns of occurrence of microplastics in the freshwater fish Gambusia affinis from the Brantas River, Indonesia

NR Buwono, Y Risjani, A Soegianto - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
The first investigation of microplastics in G. affinis from the Brantas River was carried out in
this study. Microplastics were found at higher concentrations in gambusia fish captured …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of microplastics on soil microbial community and microbial degradation of microplastics in soil: a review

KC Omidoyin, EH Jho - Environmental Engineering Research, 2023 - eeer.org
The mass production, continual usage, and improper disposal of plastic products have
resulted in significant environmental pollution. The larger plastic polymers gradually break …

Biodegradability and ecological impacts of polyethylene-based mulching film at agricultural environment

L Hou, J Xi, X Chen, X Li, W Ma, J Lu, J Xu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
Discarded Polyethylene (PE) mulches have posed a persistent pollution in the agricultural
field. Although PE degraded by microbes has been reported, the effect on in situ soil …