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 …

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 …

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 …

Enzymatic deconstruction of poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is under intense
investigation, given the ability of hydrolase enzymes to depolymerize PET to its constituent …

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the most widespread synthetic polyester, having been
utilized in textile fibers and packaging materials for beverages and food, contributing …

Thermophilic polyester hydrolases (PES-H) have recently enabled biocatalytic recycling of
the mass-produced synthetic polyester polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which has found …

Enzymatic depolymerization of poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) has emerged as a
potential method for PET recycling, but extensive thermomechanical preprocessing to …

Biosensors are used to detect and quantify chemicals produced in industrial microbiology
with high specificity, sensitivity, and portability. Most biosensors, however, are limited by the …

Biotechnological plastic recycling has emerged as a suitable option for addressing the
pollution crisis. A major breakthrough in the biodegradation of poly (ethylene …

Due to the steric effects imposed by bulky polymers, the formation of catalytically competent
enzyme and substrate conformations is critical in the biodegradation of plastics. In poly …