Chemical and biological catalysis for plastics recycling and upcycling
Plastics pollution is causing an environmental crisis, prompting the development of new
approaches for recycling, and upcycling. Here, we review challenges and opportunities in …
approaches for recycling, and upcycling. Here, we review challenges and opportunities in …
Enzymes' power for plastics degradation
V Tournier, S Duquesne, F Guillamot… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
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 …
every year, causing major environmental concerns. Nowadays, the end-of-life management …
AlphaFold Protein Structure Database: massively expanding the structural coverage of protein-sequence space with high-accuracy models
M Varadi, S Anyango, M Deshpande, S Nair… - Nucleic acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The AlphaFold Protein Structure Database (AlphaFold DB, https://alphafold. ebi. ac.
uk) is an openly accessible, extensive database of high-accuracy protein-structure …
uk) is an openly accessible, extensive database of high-accuracy protein-structure …
Progress and perspective for conversion of plastic wastes into valuable chemicals
Today, discarded plastics in nature have caused serious “white pollution”, however these
plastic wastes contain abundant carbon resources that could serve as the feedstock to …
plastic wastes contain abundant carbon resources that could serve as the feedstock to …
Expanding plastics recycling technologies: chemical aspects, technology status and challenges
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 …
accumulated in landfills, or leak into the environment. New technologies are emerging to …
The chemistry of chemical recycling of solid plastic waste via pyrolysis and gasification: State-of-the-art, challenges, and future directions
Chemical recycling of solid plastic waste (SPW) is a paramount opportunity to reduce marine
and land pollution and to enable the incorporation of the circular economy principle in …
and land pollution and to enable the incorporation of the circular economy principle in …
Reducing environmental plastic pollution by designing polymer materials for managed end-of-life
KL Law, R Narayan - Nature Reviews Materials, 2022 - nature.com
Plastics are a ubiquitous class of synthetic polymer materials used in virtually all commercial
and industrial sectors. The majority of global plastics consists of polymers with carbon …
and industrial sectors. The majority of global plastics consists of polymers with carbon …
Chemolytic depolymerisation of PET: a review
Develo** new, alternative ways to recycle plastics is an important and pressing challenge
for industry and academy, given its significant impact on CO2 emissions as well as …
for industry and academy, given its significant impact on CO2 emissions as well as …
Directed evolution of an efficient and thermostable PET depolymerase
The recent discovery of Is PETase, a hydrolytic enzyme that can deconstruct poly (ethylene
terephthalate)(PET), has sparked great interest in biocatalytic approaches to recycle …
terephthalate)(PET), has sparked great interest in biocatalytic approaches to recycle …
Discovery and mechanism-guided engineering of BHET hydrolases for improved PET recycling and upcycling
Although considerable research achievements have been made to address the plastic crisis
using enzymes, their applications are limited due to incomplete degradation and low …
using enzymes, their applications are limited due to incomplete degradation and low …