Biodegradation of polyethylene: a brief review

S Ghatge, Y Yang, JH Ahn, HG Hur - Applied Biological Chemistry, 2020‏ - Springer
Plastic waste management and recycling became a serious global issue as it affects living
beings from all the ecosystems. Researchers investigated biodegradation of polyethylene …

The critical role of lignin in lignocellulosic biomass conversion and recent pretreatment strategies: A comprehensive review

CG Yoo, X Meng, Y Pu, AJ Ragauskas - Bioresource technology, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Heterogeneity and rigidity of lignocellulose causing resistance to its deconstruction have
provided technical and economic challenges in the current biomass conversion processes …

[HTML][HTML] A review on marine plastisphere: biodiversity, formation, and role in degradation

Y Du, X Liu, X Dong, Z Yin - Computational and Structural Biotechnology …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The pollution of plastic waste has become an increasingly serious environmental crisis.
Recently, plastic has been detected in various kinds of environments, even in human …

Microbial enzymes for the recycling of recalcitrant petroleum‐based plastics: how far are we?

R Wei, W Zimmermann - Microbial biotechnology, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Petroleum‐based plastics have replaced many natural materials in their former applications.
With their excellent properties, they have found widespread uses in almost every area of …

Towards efficient enzymatic saccharification of pretreated lignocellulose: enzyme inhibition by lignin-derived phenolics and recent trends in mitigation strategies

R Zhai, J Hu, M ** - Biotechnology Advances, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biorefinery based on sugar-platform has been considered as an efficient
strategy to replace fossil fuel-based refinery. In the bioconversion process, pretreatment is …

Lignin-derivatives based polymers, blends and composites: A review

A Naseem, S Tabasum, KM Zia, M Zuber, M Ali… - International journal of …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Lignin and lignin derivatives biopolymers have several properties, such as high thermal
stability, antioxidant, biodegradability, antimicrobial actions, adhesive properties, etc., and …

Lignin–enzyme interactions in the hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass

AC Dos Santos, E **menes, Y Kim, MR Ladisch - Trends in biotechnology, 2019‏ - cell.com
Lignin is central to overcoming recalcitrance in the enzyme hydrolysis of lignocellulose.
While the term implies a physical barrier in the cell wall structure, there are also important …

[HTML][HTML] The self-assembly of lignin and its application in nanoparticle synthesis: A short review

PK Mishra, A Ekielski - Nanomaterials, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
Lignin serves as a significant contributor to the natural stock of non-fossilized carbon,
second only to cellulose in the biosphere. In this review article, we focus on the self …

Lignin-enzyme interaction: Mechanism, mitigation approach, modeling, and research prospects

X Li, Y Zheng - Biotechnology advances, 2017‏ - Elsevier
The adverse environmental impacts of the fossil fuel and the concerns of energy security
necessitate the development of alternative clean energy sources from renewable …

Viruses at solid–water interfaces: a systematic assessment of interactions driving adsorption

A Armanious, M Aeppli, R Jacak… - … science & technology, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
Adsorption to solid–water interfaces is a major process governing the fate of waterborne
viruses in natural and engineered systems. The relative contributions of different interaction …