Journal
CHEMSUSCHEM
Volume 14, Issue 19, Pages 4103-4114Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202100752
Keywords
biodegradation; biological activity; environmental chemistry; plastic recycling; plastic valorization
Funding
- Hong Kong Research Grant Council [C1105-20GF]
- Natural Science Foundation of China [51908244]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2018 M643363, 2019T120789]
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Biotechnology-based biodegradation of plastics offers promising potential in addressing environmental burdens and solving plastic waste issues, with recent advancements focusing on mechanisms and strategies for recycling and valorization.
Although fossil-based plastic products have many attractive characteristics, their production has led to severe environmental burdens that require immediate solutions. Despite these plastics being non-natural chemical compounds, they can be degraded and metabolized by some microorganisms, which suggests the potential application of biotechnologies based on the mechanism of plastic biodegradation. In this context, microbe-based strategies for the degradation, recycling, and valorization of plastic waste offer a feasible approach for alleviating environmental challenges created by the accumulation of plastic waste. This Minireview highlights recent advances in the biotechnology-based biodegradation of both traditional polymers and bio-based plastics, focusing on the mechanisms of biodegradation. From an application perspective, this Minireview also summarizes recent progress in the recycling and valorization of plastic waste, which are feasible solutions for tackling the plastic waste dilemma.
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