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,
Jaewook Myung, Shinhyeong Choe
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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
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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.
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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 ...
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Colonization of Non-biodegradable and Biodegradable Plastics by Marine Microorganisms [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 Plastics are ubiquitous in the oceans and constitute suitable matrices for bacterial attachment and growth. Understanding biofouling mechanisms is a key issue to assessing the ecological impacts and fate of plastics in marine environment. In this study, we investigated the different steps of plastic colonization of polyolefin-based plastics, on the ...
Ghiglione Jean-François +2 more
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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
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Replacing Traditional Plastics with Biodegradable Plastics: Impact on Carbon Emissions
EngineeringIn recent years, a great deal of attention has been focused on the environmental impact of plastics, including the carbon emissions related to plastics, which has promoted the application of biodegradable plastics.
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End of Life of Biodegradable Plastics: Composting versus Re/Upcycling [PDF]
ChemSusChem, 2021 Micaela Vannini +2 more
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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
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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.
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