Results 1 to 10 of about 58,630 (182)
Microbial cell factories for bio-based biodegradable plastics production [PDF]
iScience, 2022 Summary: The misuse of petroleum-based plastics has resulted in serious environmental pollution and resource wastage. Biodegradable plastics can be used as green substitutes for traditional plastics.
Xiao Han +4 more
doaj +2 more sources
Bridging Three Gaps in Biodegradable Plastics: Misconceptions and Truths About Biodegradation [PDF]
Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021 In the wake of plastic pollution increasing around the world, biodegradable plastics are one of the fastest-growing segments within the global plastics market. The biodegradation of these plastics depends on diverse factors including, but not limited to,
Shinhyeong Choe +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Differences in the Plastispheres of Biodegradable and Non-biodegradable Plastics: A Mini Review [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 There has been a steady rise in the production and disposal of biodegradable plastics. Unlike the microorganisms present in the biofilms on non-biodegradable plastic surfaces (the “plastisphere”), the plastisphere of biodegradable plastic has not been ...
Chu Peng +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Microbial decomposition of biodegradable plastics on the deep-sea floor [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsMicrobes can decompose biodegradable plastics on land, rivers and seashore. However, it is unclear whether deep-sea microbes can degrade biodegradable plastics in the extreme environmental conditions of the seafloor.
Taku Omura +19 more
doaj +2 more sources
Biodegradable Nanoplastics: An Overlooked Polluting Terra Incognita Towards Global Plastic Risk Assessment? [PDF]
NanomaterialsTo mitigate environmental plastic accumulation and close the loop on plastic, the development of biodegradable plastics has presented a promising prospect for overcoming the global plastic pollution issue.
Xiaowei Wu +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2022 Plastic usage is increasing the number of pollutants in the environment. Plastic particles and other plastic-based pollutants are found in our environment and food chain, posing a threat to human health.
Taofeeq D. Moshood +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Biodegradable Mineral Plastics
Small Methods, 2023 AbstractMineral plastics are a promising class of bio‐inspired materials that offer exceptional properties, like self‐heal ability, stretchability in the hydrogel state, and high hardness, toughness, transparency, and non‐flammability in the dry state along with reversible transformation into the hydrogel by addition of water. This enables easy reshape‐
Ilesha Avasthi +5 more
openaire +3 more sources
Biodegradable plastic applications towards sustainability: A recent innovations in the green product
Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 2022 The purpose of this study is to investigate the contribution of biodegradable plastics to sustainability in a new and sustainable plastics economy, in which plastics perform their useful function without causing negative externalities.
Taofeeq D. Moshood +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Applicability of Gravity Separation to Recycling Biodegradable Plastics
Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan, 2023 Biodegradable plastics should be appropriately managed independently of general plastics during and after use. To establish an effective recycling process for biodegradable plastics, the present study investigates and evaluates the applicability of ...
Yuki Tsunazawa +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Biodegradability of Plastics [PDF]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2009 Plastic is a broad name given to different polymers with high molecular weight, which can be degraded by various processes. However, considering their abundance in the environment and their specificity in attacking plastics, biodegradation of plastics by microorganisms and enzymes seems to be the most effective process.
Tokiwa, Yutaka +3 more
openaire +2 more sources