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 …

Microbial and enzymatic degradation of synthetic plastics

N Mohanan, Z Montazer, PK Sharma… - Frontiers in …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Synthetic plastics are pivotal in our current lifestyle and therefore, its accumulation is a major
concern for environment and human health. Petroleum-derived (petro-) polymers such as …

Microbial degradation of microplastics by enzymatic processes: a review

AR Othman, HA Hasan, MH Muhamad, NI Ismail… - Environmental …, 2021‏ - Springer
Microplastics contamination is becoming a major concern worldwide. More than 1 million
seabirds and 100,000 sea animals have died due to plastic contamination. In addition …

A comparative review of microplastics and nanoplastics: Toxicity hazards on digestive, reproductive and nervous system

K Yin, Y Wang, H Zhao, D Wang, M Guo, M Mu… - Science of the total …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Due to its excellent physical and chemical properties and low price, plastic has replaced part
of the use of stone, wood and metal. The inability to degrade and improper handling have …

[HTML][HTML] Plastic mulching, and occurrence, incorporation, degradation, and impacts of polyethylene microplastics in agroecosystems

L Qiang, H Hu, G Li, J Xu, J Cheng, J Wang… - … and Environmental Safety, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Polyethylene microplastics have been detected in farmland soil, irrigation water, and soil
organisms in agroecosystems, while plastic mulching is suggested as a crucial source of …

Sustainable design of structural and functional polymers for a circular economy

B von Vacano, H Mangold… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
To achieve a sustainable circular economy, polymer production must start transitioning to
recycled and biobased feedstock and accomplish CO2 emission neutrality. This is not only …

Biodegradation of polystyrene by bacteria from the soil in common environments

HW Kim, JH Jo, YB Kim, TK Le, CW Cho… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Polystyrene (PS), a major plastic waste, is difficult to biodegrade due to its unique chemical
structure that comprises phenyl moieties attached to long linear alkanes. In this study, we …

Microbial degradation of plastics and approaches to make it more efficient

IB Kotova, YV Taktarova, EA Tsavkelova, MA Egorova… - Microbiology, 2021‏ - Springer
The growing worldwide production of synthetic plastics leads to increased amounts of plastic
pollution. Even though microbial degradation of plastics is known to be a very slow process …

A critical review of the performance and soil biodegradability profiles of biobased natural and chemically synthesized polymers in industrial applications

P Tyagi, S Agate, OD Velev, L Lucia… - Environmental Science & …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
This review explores biobased polymers for industrial applications, their end fate, and most
importantly, origin and key aspects enabling soil biodegradation. The physicochemical …

Interactions between microplastics and insects in terrestrial ecosystems—a systematic review and meta-analysis

JY Li, Y Yu, NJ Craig, W He, L Su - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The presence of microplastics (MPs) in terrestrial ecosystems has been confirmed
worldwide. Due to their widespread distribution and diversity in habitats, insects will readily …