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 …

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

Abstract Globally, poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is the most utilized class of
thermoplastic single-use polyesters, accumulating in ecosystems and aggravating …

Thermostability is considered to be an important parameter to measure the feasibility of
enzymes for industrial applications. Generally, higher thermostability makes an enzyme …

Cutinases are polyester hydrolases that show a remarkable capability to hydrolyze
polyethylene terephthalate (PET) to its monomeric units. This revelation has stimulated …

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is a synthetic polymer in the polyester family. It is widely
found in objects used daily, including packaging materials (such as bottles and containers) …

Abstract Poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is a class of polyester plastic composed of
terephthalic acid (TPA) and ethylene glycol (EG). The accumulation of large amount of PET …

Cutinases are α/β hydrolases, and their role in nature is the degradation of cutin. Such
enzymes are usually produced by phytopathogenic microorganisms in order to penetrate …

To study hydrolysis of aromatic and aliphatic polyesters cutinase 1 from Thermobifida
cellulosilytica (Thc_Cut1) was expressed in P. pastoris. No significant differences between …

The present article describes extraction of chitosan from prawn shells waste and its
application in thermal stabilization of Fusarium sp. ICT SAC1 cutinase by non-covalent and …