Microbial biotechnology addressing the plastic waste disaster

Influence of environmental and anthropogenic factors on the composition, concentration and spatial distribution of microplastics: A case study of the Bay of Brest (Brittany, France)

(2017) L. Frère et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Direct production of lactic acid based on simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of mixed restaurant food waste

(2017) Daniel Pleissner et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Microplastic abundance, distribution and composition along a latitudinal gradient in the Atlantic Ocean

(2017) La Daana K. Kanhai et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Biocatalysis as a green route for recycling the recalcitrant plastic polyethylene terephthalate

(2017) Ren Wei et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Morphology engineering of bacteria for bio-production

(2016) Xiao-Ran Jiang et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

LPMOs in cellulase mixtures affect fermentation strategies for lactic acid production from lignocellulosic biomass

(2016) Gerdt Müller et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Bottles, bags, ropes and toothbrushes: the struggle to track ocean plastics

(2016) Daniel Cressey   NATURE

Oyster reproduction is affected by exposure to polystyrene microplastics

(2016) Rossana Sussarellu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Syngas obtained by microwave pyrolysis of household wastes as feedstock for polyhydroxyalkanoate production in Rhodospirillum rubrum

(2016) Olga Revelles et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Microbial synthesis of a novel terpolyester P(LA-co-3HB-co-3HP) from low-cost substrates

(2016) Yilin Ren et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Use of a mannitol rich ensiled grass press juice (EGPJ) as a sole carbon source for polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) production through high cell density cultivation

(2015) Federico Cerrone et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Plant Oils and Products of Their Hydrolysis as Substrates for Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthesis

(2015) M. Walsh   CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING QUARTERLY

Bioutilisation of agro-industrial waste for lactic acid production

(2015) Parmjit S. Panesar et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Threat of plastic pollution to seabirds is global, pervasive, and increasing

(2015) Chris Wilcox et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Shape-selective zeolite catalysis for bioplastics production

(2015) M. Dusselier et al.   SCIENCE

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

Plastic waste as a novel substrate for industrial biotechnology

(2015) Nick Wierckx et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Pseudomonas 2.0: genetic upgrading of P. putida KT2440 as an enhanced host for heterologous gene expression

(2014) Esteban Martínez-García et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Biotechnological domestication of pseudomonads using synthetic biology

(2014) Pablo I. Nikel et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

d-Lactic acid biosynthesis from biomass-derived sugars via Lactobacillus delbrueckii fermentation

(2013) Yixing Zhang et al.   BIOPROCESS AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Lipase-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis of (R,R)-lactide from alkyl lactate to produce PDLA (poly D-lactic acid) and stereocomplex PLA (poly lactic acid)

(2013) Byoung Wook Jeon et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Policy: Classify plastic waste as hazardous

(2013) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   NATURE

Ingested plastic transfers hazardous chemicals to fish and induces hepatic stress

(2013) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   Scientific Reports

Development of a bioprocess to convert PET derived terephthalic acid and biodiesel derived glycerol to medium chain length polyhydroxyalkanoate

(2012) Shane T. Kenny et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Process optimization for efficient biomediated PHA production from animal-based waste streams

(2012) Michaela Titz et al.   Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Small plastic debris changes water movement and heat transfer through beach sediments

(2011) Henry S. Carson et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in marine sediments along the Belgian coast

(2011) Michiel Claessens et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Biosynthesis of polylactic acid and its copolymers using evolved propionate CoA transferase and PHA synthase

(2009) Taek Ho Yang et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

A microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) based bio- and materials industry

(2009) Guo-Qiang Chen   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) production by Cupriavidus necator using waste glycerol

(2009) João M.B.T. Cavalheiro et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

Up-Cycling of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) to the Biodegradable Plastic PHA (Polyhydroxyalkanoate)

(2008) Shane T. Kenny et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of polylactic acid: an overview of the experimental aspects

(2008) V L Lassalle et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY