Possibilities and limitations of biotechnological plastic degradation and recycling

Ecology of the plastisphere

(2020) Linda A. Amaral-Zettler et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Beyond Mechanical Recycling: Giving New Life to Plastic Waste

(2020) Ina Vollmer et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

An engineered PET depolymerase to break down and recycle plastic bottles

(2020) V. Tournier et al.   NATURE

Closing the recycling circle

(2020) Laura DeFrancesco   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Seafloor microplastic hotspots controlled by deep-sea circulation

(2020) Ian A. Kane et al.   SCIENCE

Non-Hydrolyzable Plastics – An Interdisciplinary Look at Plastic Bio-Oxidation

(2020) Hedda Inderthal et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Microbial Degradation and Valorization of Plastic Wastes

(2020) Jiakang Ru et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Thermophilic whole‐cell degradation of polyethylene terephthalate using engineered Clostridium thermocellum

(2020) Fei Yan et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Biocatalytic Degradation Efficiency of Postconsumer Polyethylene Terephthalate Packaging Determined by Their Polymer Microstructures

(2019) Ren Wei et al.   Advanced Science

Marine Microbial Assemblages on Microplastics: Diversity, Adaptation, and Role in Degradation

(2019) Sonja Oberbeckmann et al.   Annual Review of Marine Science

Using a marine microalga as a chassis for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) degradation

(2019) Daniel Moog et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Conformational fitting of a flexible oligomeric substrate does not explain the enzymatic PET degradation

(2019) Ren Wei et al.   Nature Communications

Biotechnological upcycling of plastic waste and other non-conventional feedstocks in a circular economy

(2019) Lars Mathias Blank et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

The path forward for lignocellulose biorefineries: Bottlenecks, solutions, and perspective on commercialization

(2018) Anuj Kumar Chandel et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on biota: a review

(2018) Sadasivam Anbumani et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Plastic waste associated with disease on coral reefs

(2018) Joleah B. Lamb et al.   SCIENCE

Biodegradable Plastic Blends Create New Possibilities for End-of-Life Management of Plastics but They Are Not a Panacea for Plastic Pollution

(2018) Tanja Narancic et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics as a vector of hydrophobic contaminants: Importance of hydrophobic additives

(2017) Jung-Hwan Kwon et al.   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Microplastic as a Vector for Chemicals in the Aquatic Environment: Critical Review and Model-Supported Reinterpretation of Empirical Studies

(2016) Albert A. Koelmans et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic exposure studies should be environmentally realistic

(2016) Robin Lenz et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Feeding on plastic

(2016) Uwe T. Bornscheuer   SCIENCE

A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate)

(2016) Shosuke Yoshida et al.   SCIENCE

Bioremediation at a global scale: from the test tube to planet Earth

(2016) Víctor de Lorenzo et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Biodegradation and Mineralization of Polystyrene by Plastic-Eating Mealworms: Part 1. Chemical and Physical Characterization and Isotopic Tests

(2015) Yu Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Biodegradation and Mineralization of Polystyrene by Plastic-Eating Mealworms: Part 2. Role of Gut Microorganisms

(2015) Yu Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Conversion of post consumer polyethylene to the biodegradable polymer polyhydroxyalkanoate

(2014) Maciej W. Guzik et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Branched polyethylene mimicry by metathesis copolymerization of fatty acid-based α,ω-dienes

(2013) Thomas Lebarbé et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Photoassisted Fenton Degradation of Polystyrene

(2010) Hui-Min Feng et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

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