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Secretory production of an engineered cutinase in Bacillus subtilis for efficient biocatalytic depolymerization of polyethylene terephthalate
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste has caused serious environmental pollution. Recently, PET depolymerization by enzymes with PET-depolymerizing...
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Effects of Copolymer Structure on Enzyme-Catalyzed Polyester Recycling
Polyesters are an omnipresent material used for a variety of applications (e.g., bottles, packaging, textile, windshield), roughly comprising 8% of...
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Kinetic Modeling of the Post-consumer Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) Hydrolysis Catalyzed by Cutinase from Humicola insolens
The search for a straightforward technology for post-consumer poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PC-PET) degradation is essential to develop a circular...
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High-efficiency depolymerization/degradation of polyethylene terephthalate plastic by a whole-cell biocatalyst
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the most abundantly produced plastic due to its excellent performance, but is also the primary source of poorly...
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Insight on recently discovered PET polyester-degrading enzymes, thermostability and activity analyses
The flexibility and the low production costs offered by plastics have made them crucial to society. Unfortunately, due to their resistance to...
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Role of Extremophilic Microbes in Removal of Microplastics
According to a new OECD report, global plastic consumption is predicted to rise from 460 million Mt. in 2019 to 1231 million Mt. in 2060,...
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Display of PETase on the Cell Surface of Escherichia coli Using the Anchor Protein PgsA
Enzymatic degradation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is attracting attention as a new technology because of its mild reaction conditions....
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Bioengineering Comamonas testosteroni CNB-1: a robust whole-cell biocatalyst for efficient PET microplastic degradation
The escalating crisis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) microplastic contamination in biological wastewater treatment systems is a pressing...
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Use of Lipases as a Sustainable and Efficient Method for the Synthesis and Degradation of Polymers
In the last decades, there have been significant advancements in the field of polymer science. These developments have led to the creation of many...
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Solar reforming as an emerging technology for circular chemical industries
The adverse environmental impacts of greenhouse gas emissions and persistent waste accumulation are driving the demand for sustainable approaches to...
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General features to enhance enzymatic activity of poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolysis
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) is the most abundant polyester plastic and a major contributor to plastic pollution. Is PETase, from the...
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Depolymerisation of Fossil Fuel and Biomass-derived Polyesters
Monomer recovery from waste plastic is an essential part of any waste treatment concept. In particular, the depolymerisation of poly(ethylene...
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Biotechnology-based microbial degradation of plastic additives
Plastic additives are agents responsible to the flame resistance, durability, microbial resistance, and flexibility of plastic products. High demand...
