Fungal bioremediation of polyethylene: Challenges and perspectives

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An engineered PET depolymerase to break down and recycle plastic bottles

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Biodegradation of polyethylene: a brief review

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Floating microplastics and aggregate formation in the Western Mediterranean Sea

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Plastics: Microbial Degradation, Environmental and Biotechnological Perspectives

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Accelerating the Biodegradation of High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Using Bjerkandera adusta TBB-03 and Lignocellulose Substrates

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Biodegradation of polyethylene microplastic particles by the fungus Aspergillus flavus from the guts of wax moth Galleria mellonella

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Environmental exposure to microplastics: An overview on possible human health effects

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Tracing the fate of microplastic carbon in the aquatic food web by compound-specific isotope analysis

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Biodegradability of polyethylene by bacteria and fungi from Dandora dumpsite Nairobi-Kenya

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Characterization and engineering of a plastic-degrading aromatic polyesterase

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Biodegradation of n-hexadecane by Aspergillus sp. RFC-1 and its mechanism

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Ability of fungi isolated from plastic debris floating in the shoreline of a lake to degrade plastics

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Occurrence and Composition of Microplastics in the Seabed Sediments of the Coral Communities in Proximity of a Metropolitan Area

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Combined Effects of UV Exposure Duration and Mechanical Abrasion on Microplastic Fragmentation by Polymer Type

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Plastics and microplastics in the oceans: From emerging pollutants to emerged threat

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The future of plastics recycling

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Biodegradation of polyethylene microplastics by the marine fungus Zalerion maritimum

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Evaluation of HDPE and LDPE degradation by fungus, implemented by statistical optimization

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Enzymatic Degradation of Lignin in Soil: A Review

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Biodegradation of thermally treated low density polyethylene by fungus Rhizopus oryzae NS 5

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Biodegradation of thermally treated low density polyethylene by fungus Rhizopus oryzae NS 5

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Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

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

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RNAseq reveals hydrophobins that are involved in the adaptation of Aspergillus nidulans to lignocellulose

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Bacteria-based polythene degradation products: GC-MS analysis and toxicity testing

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Dimensions of biodiversity in the Earth mycobiome

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Is carbonyl index a quantitative probe to monitor polypropylene photodegradation?

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Nature Inspired Solutions for Polymers: Will Cutinase Enzymes Make Polyesters and Polyamides Greener?

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Microbial degradation of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) by Aspergillus clavatus strain JASK1 isolated from landfill soil

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Microbial degradation of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) by Aspergillus clavatus strain JASK1 isolated from landfill soil

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Prospects for microbiological solutions to environmental pollution with plastics

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Lignin-degrading enzymes

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Enhancing Degradation of Low Density Polyethylene Films by Curvularia lunata SG1 Using Particle Swarm Optimization Strategy

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Biodegradation of gamma irradiated low density polyethylene and polypropylene by endophytic fungi

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Biodegradation of HDPE by Aspergillus spp. from marine ecosystem of Gulf of Mannar, India

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Prevalence and specificity of Baeyer–Villiger monooxygenases in fungi

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Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

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Pathways for degradation of plastic polymers floating in the marine environment

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Potential of Wood-Rotting Fungi to Attack Polystyrene Sulfonate and Its Depolymerisation by Gloeophyllum trabeum via Hydroquinone-Driven Fenton Chemistry

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Enhancement of in vitro high-density polyethylene (HDPE) degradation by physical, chemical, and biological treatments

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Microbial degradation and deterioration of polyethylene – A review

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Alkaline fungal degradation of oxidized polyethylene in black liquor: Studies on the effect of lignin peroxidases and manganese peroxidases

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Definitions for Hydrophilicity, Hydrophobicity, and Superhydrophobicity: Getting the Basics Right

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Biodegradation of Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) by Mixed Culture of Lysinibacillus xylanilyticus and Aspergillus niger in Soil

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Biodegradation of Polyester Polyurethane by Endophytic Fungi

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Colonization and Degradation of Thermally Oxidized High-Density Polyethylene by Aspergillus niger (ITCC No. 6052) Isolated from Plastic Waste Dumpsite

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Untapped potential: exploiting fungi in bioremediation of hazardous chemicals

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Quantum mechanical studies of carbonyl impurities in dielectric polyethylene

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Biodegradation of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) by isolated fungi in solid waste medium

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Polymer biodegradation: Mechanisms and estimation techniques – A review

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