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 …

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 …

Excessive polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste causes a variety of problems. Extensive
research focused on the development of superior PET hydrolases for PET biorecycling has …

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

To achieve a sustainable circular economy, polymer production must start transitioning to
recycled and biobased feedstock and accomplish CO2 emission neutrality. This is not only …

Global economies depend on the use of fossil‐fuel‐based polymers with 360–400 million
metric tons of synthetic polymers being produced per year. Unfortunately, an estimated 60 …

TfCa, a promiscuous carboxylesterase from Thermobifida fusca, was found to hydrolyze
polyethylene terephthalate (PET) degradation intermediates such as bis (2-hydroxyethyl) …

Enzymatic depolymerization of poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) has emerged as a
potential method for PET recycling, but extensive thermomechanical preprocessing to …