Recent advances in bioplastics: application and biodegradation

T Narancic, F Cerrone, N Beagan, KE O'Connor - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The success of oil-based plastics and the continued growth of production and utilisation can
be attributed to their cost, durability, strength to weight ratio, and eight contributions to the …

Biowastes for biodegradable bioplastics production and end-of-life scenarios in circular bioeconomy and biorefinery concept

SS Ali, T Elsamahy, EA Abdelkarim, R Al-Tohamy… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to global urbanization, industrialization, and economic development, biowastes
generation represents negative consequences on the environment and human health. The …

Characterization and engineering of a two-enzyme system for plastics depolymerization

BC Knott, E Erickson, MD Allen… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Plastics pollution represents a global environmental crisis. In response, microbes are
evolving the capacity to utilize synthetic polymers as carbon and energy sources. Recently …

Biodegradation and up-cycling of polyurethanes: Progress, challenges, and prospects

J Liu, J He, R Xue, B Xu, X Qian, F Xin, LM Blank… - Biotechnology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyurethanes (PUR) are ranked globally as the 6th most abundant synthetic polymer
material. Most PUR materials are specifically designed to ensure long-term durability and …

Strategic possibility routes of recycled PET

Damayanti, HS Wu - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The polyethylene terephthalate (PET) application has many challenges and potential due to
its sustainability. The conventional PET degradation was developed for several technologies …

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 …

An overview into polyethylene terephthalate (PET) hydrolases and efforts in tailoring enzymes for improved plastic degradation

NFS Khairul Anuar, F Huyop, G Ur-Rehman… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plastic or microplastic pollution is a global threat affecting ecosystems, with the current
generation reaching as much as 400 metric tons per/year. Soil ecosystems comprising …

Inspired by nature: Microbial production, degradation and valorization of biodegradable bioplastics for life-cycle-engineered products

O García-Depraect, S Bordel, R Lebrero… - Biotechnology …, 2021 - Elsevier
The global environmental pollution by micro-and macro-plastics reveals the consequences
of an extensive use of recalcitrant plastic products together with inappropriate waste …

Progressing plastics circularity: A review of mechano-biocatalytic approaches for waste plastic (re) valorization

E Nikolaivits, B Pantelic, M Azeem… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Inspirational concepts, and the transfer of analogs from natural biology to science and
engineering, has produced many excellent technologies to date, spanning vaccines to …

One-pot chemo-bioprocess of PET depolymerization and recycling enabled by a biocompatible catalyst, betaine

DH Kim, DO Han, K In Shim, JK Kim, JG Pelton… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) has been widely used in various industries due to its
unique physical properties. However, PET causes major environmental problems globally …