Nature-Inspired Strategies for Sustainable Degradation of Synthetic Plastics

S Retnadhas, DC Ducat, EL Hegg - JACS Au, 2024 - ACS Publications
Synthetic plastics have become integral to our daily lives, yet their escalating production,
limited biodegradability, and inadequate waste management contribute to environmental …

Determinants for an efficient enzymatic catalysis in poly (ethylene terephthalate) degradation

JA Castro-Rodríguez, R Rodríguez-Sotres, A Farrés - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
The enzymatic degradation of the recalcitrant poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) has been
an important biotechnological goal. The present review focuses on the state of the art in …

Exploring new galaxies: Perspectives on the discovery of novel PET-degrading enzymes

J Mican, J Da'san MM, W Liu, G Weber… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is a widely used polyester due to its beneficial material
properties and low cost. However, PET contributes significantly to the growing problem of …

Complete degradation of PET waste using a thermophilic microbe-enzyme system

ZF Yan, CQ Feng, JQ Zhou, QS Huang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Enzymatic degradation has been proposed as a suitable solution for addressing PET
pollution, but approximately 10% of PET is left as nonbiodegradable. Microbes can …

Metabolic and enzymatic engineering strategies for polyethylene terephthalate degradation and valorization

A Satta, G Zampieri, G Loprete, S Campanaro… - … Science and Bio …, 2024 - Springer
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the most marketed aromatic polyesters in the
world with an annual demand in 2022 of approximately 29 million metric tons, expected to …