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Bacteria-driven phthalic acid ester biodegradation: Current status and emerging opportunities
Environment International, 2021 The extensive use of phthalic acid esters (PAEs) has led to their widespread distribution across various environments. As PAEs pose significant threats to human health, it is urgent to develop efficient strategies to eliminate them from environments ...
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 IntroductionMicroplastic pollution has become a global issue, eliciting attention not just from the scientific community but also both from the public and governmental bodies.
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Biodegradation of polyethylene and polystyrene: From microbial deterioration to enzyme discovery.
Biotechnology Advances, 2022 The global production of plastics has continuously been soaring over the last decades due to their extensive use in our daily life and in industries. Although synthetic plastics offer great advantages from packaging to construction and electronics, their
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Recent advances and trends of trichloroethylene biodegradation: A critical review
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a ubiquitous chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbon (CAH) in the environment, which is a Group 1 carcinogen with negative impacts on human health and ecosystems.
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Biodegradation of Polymers: Stages, Measurement, Standards and Prospects
Macromol, 2023 Nowadays, sustainable and biodegradable bioplastics are gaining significant attention due to resource depletion and plastic pollution. An increasing number of environmentally friendly plastics are being introduced to the market with the aim of addressing
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Wood discoloration patterns depending on the light source
Heritage Science, 2022 The wood photodegradation, including discolouration caused by exposure to UV and solar radiation, has been intensively studied, while the effect of artificial lighting on wood has been little investigated.
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Journal of Asian Earth Sciences: X, 2022 The biodegradation of dibenzothiophene (DBT) and alkyl dibenzothiophenes (DBTs) were studied in crude oils from the Linpan oilfield, Bohai Bay basin, eastern China.
Shengbao Shi +3 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Traditional plastics, such as polyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyurethane (PUR), and other plastic polymers, are difficult to degrade and are gradually accumulated in ...
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Bioresource Technology, 2023 Versatility and desirable attributes of synthetic plastics have greatly contributed towards their wide applications. However, vast accumulation of plastic wastes in environment as a result of their highly recalcitrant nature has given rise to plastic ...
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Biodegradation of plastic polymers by fungi: a brief review
Bioresources and Bioprocessing, 2022 Plastic polymers are non-degradable solid wastes that have become a great threat to the whole world and degradation of these plastics would take a few decades.
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