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Biodegradation of bioplastics in natural environments.
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This review highlights the recent findings attributed to the biodegradability of bioplastics in various environments, environmental conditions, degree of biodegradation, including the identified bioplastic-degrading microorganisms from different microbial communities.About:
This article is published in Waste Management.The article was published on 2017-01-01. It has received 618 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Bioplastic.read more
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Plastics in life cycle perspective: Insights from the ELCA literature
Malte Johannes Endler,André Wolf +1 more
TL;DR: The main purpose of as discussed by the authors is to provide an introduction to the methodological approach and current insights of the ELCA literature related to plastic from the point of view of a non-technician.
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Bioconversion of Plastic Waste Based on Mass Full Carbon Backbone Polymeric Materials to Value-Added Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)
Brian H. Johnston,Grazyna Adamus,Anabel Itohowo Ekere,Marek Kowalczuk,Fideline Laure Tchuenbou-Magaia,Iza Radecka +5 more
TL;DR: The importance of methods, including oxidative degradation and microbial-based processes, that are currently being used in the fields of microbiology and biotechnology to limit the environmental burden of waste plastics are showcased.
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Enzymes' Power for Plastics Degradation.
V. Tournier,Sophie Duquesne,Frédérique Guillamot,Henri Cramail,Daniel Taton,Alain Marty,Isabelle André +6 more
TL;DR: A comprehensive review on the recent advances in enzyme-based biocatalysis and in the design of related bio-atalytic processes to recycle or upcycle commodity plastics, including polyesters, polyamides, polyurethanes, and polyolefins, is provided in this paper .
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Feasibility study of a co-culture system for PET-degrading bacteria to increase biodegradation performance
TL;DR: Although the studies demonstrate the great potential of biodegradation as a solution for the plastic waste crisis, the direct application of microbes may not be suitable for industrial use when compared to alternative biodegradative methods.
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TL;DR: The aim of this review is to emphasise the importance of measure as well as possible, the last stage of the biodegradation, in order to certify the integration of new materials into the biogeochemical cycles.