[HTML][HTML] Additive manufacturing for sustainability and circular economy: needs, challenges, and opportunities for 3D printing of recycled polymeric waste
Polymer-based product usage rapidly increases globally, leading to severe ecological,
social, environmental, health, and economic impacts. There has been an international push …
social, environmental, health, and economic impacts. There has been an international push …
Bottlenecks in biobased approaches to plastic degradation
Plastic waste is an environmental challenge, but also presents a biotechnological
opportunity as a unique carbon substrate. With modern biotechnological tools, it is possible …
opportunity as a unique carbon substrate. With modern biotechnological tools, it is possible …
Dynamic docking-assisted engineering of hydrolases for efficient PET depolymerization
Y Zheng, Q Li, P Liu, Y Yuan, L Dian, Q Wang… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is the most abundant polyester plastic and is causing
serious environmental pollution. Rapid biological depolymerization of PET waste at a large …
serious environmental pollution. Rapid biological depolymerization of PET waste at a large …
Aqueous buffer solution-induced crystallization competes with enzymatic depolymerization of pre-treated post-consumer poly (ethylene terephthalate) waste
The complex relationship between kinetics and substrate morphology during enzymatic
depolymerization of melt processed poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is explored and the …
depolymerization of melt processed poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is explored and the …
Enzyme selection, optimization, and production toward biodegradation of post‐consumer poly (ethylene terephthalate) at scale
Abstract Poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is one of the world's most widely used polyester
plastics. Due to its chemical stability, PET is extremely difficult to hydrolyze in a natural …
plastics. Due to its chemical stability, PET is extremely difficult to hydrolyze in a natural …
[HTML][HTML] Biotechnological model for ubiquitous mixed petroleum-and bio-based plastics degradation and upcycling into bacterial nanocellulose
Ubiquitous post-consumer plastic waste is often physically mixed combining recalcitrant
petroleum-based plastics with bioplastics, forming (petro-bio) plastic streams. Finding …
petroleum-based plastics with bioplastics, forming (petro-bio) plastic streams. Finding …
Evaluation of enzymatic depolymerization of PET, PTT, and PBT polyesters
U Abid, G Sun, YHV Soong, A Williams… - Biochemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Millions of tons of waste polyester plastics, including polyethylene terephthalate (PET),
polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT), and polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), end up in the …
polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT), and polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), end up in the …
Molten-Phase Unsaturation Enhanced Pyrolytic Upcycling of Polyolefins
Fast pyrolysis is a robust deconstruction technology for chemically upcycling waste plastics
without losing significant carbon to noncondensable gases. However, fast pyrolysis of …
without losing significant carbon to noncondensable gases. However, fast pyrolysis of …
Recent trends in microbial and enzymatic plastic degradation: a solution for plastic pollution predicaments
Plastic pollution is an ever-escalating issue with detrimental effects on both the environment
and human health. Plastic breaks down into smaller pieces, and depending on the size they …
and human health. Plastic breaks down into smaller pieces, and depending on the size they …
Simple enzymatic depolymerization process based on rapid ball milling pretreatment for high-crystalline polyethylene terephthalate fibers
Y Zhou, J Zhang, Y Zheng, W Lin, S You, M Wang… - Bioresource …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract The high crystallinity (30%–50%) of discarded polyester textile waste limits the
industrialization of its clean enzymatic depolymerization. In this study, a simple process …
industrialization of its clean enzymatic depolymerization. In this study, a simple process …