Advances in microbial degradation of plastics / 生物工程学报
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology
; (12): 2688-2702, 2021.
Article
in Zh
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-887834
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ABSTRACT
Plastics are widely used in daily life. Due to poor management and disposal, about 80% of plastic wastes were buried in landfills and eventually became land and ocean waste, causing serious environmental pollution. Recycling plastics is a desirable approach, but not applicable for most of the plastic waste. Microbial degradation offers an environmentally friendly way to degrade the plastic wastes, and this review summarizes the potential microbes, enzymes, and the underpinning mechanisms for degrading six most commonly used plastics including polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, polystyrene and polyurethane. The challenges and future perspectives on microbial degradation of plastics were proposed.
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Database:
WPRIM
Main subject:
Plastics
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Polyurethanes
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Biodegradation, Environmental
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Recycling
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article