Microplastics pollution is major threat to ecosystems and is impacting abiotic and biotic
components. Microplastics are diverse and highly complex contaminants that transport other …

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 …

The growing accumulation of plastic wastes is one of the main environmental challenges
currently faced by modern societies. These wastes are considered a serious global problem …

Plastics and microplastics are difficult to degrade in the natural environment due to their
hydrophobicity, the presence of stable covalent bonds and functional groups that are not …

The increased global demand for plastic materials has led to severe plastic waste pollution,
particularly to the marine environment. This critical issue affects both sea life and human …

Microplastics contamination is becoming a major concern worldwide. More than 1 million
seabirds and 100,000 sea animals have died due to plastic contamination. In addition …

The process of recycling poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) remains a major challenge due
to the enzymatic degradation of high-crystallinity PET (hcPET). Recently, a bacterial PET …

PETase displays great potential in PET depolymerization. Directed evolution has been
limited to engineer PETase due to the lack of high‐throughput screening assay. In this study …

The massive waste of poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) that ends up in the landfills and
oceans and needs hundreds of years for degradation has attracted global concern. The poor …

Plastic debris is an established environmental menace affecting aquatic systems globally.
Recently, microplastics (MP) and plastic leachates (PL) have been detected in vital human …