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Role of the intestinal microbiome in low-density polyethylene degradation by caterpillar larvae of the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella

Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2020
Recently, a few insects, including the caterpillar larva of the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella, have been identified as avid ‘plastivores’. These caterpillars are able to ingest and metabolize polyethylene at unprecedented rates.
Bryan J. Cassone, Harald C Grove, Oluwadara Elebute, Sachi M. P. Villanueva, Christophe M. R. LeMoine   +4 more
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FRICTION AND WEAR OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS REINFORCED BY CARBON NANOTUBES [PDF]

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Tribology, 2017
The present work studies friction coefficient and wear of polymeric materials such as high density polyethylene (HDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE) and polystyrene (PS). The polymers are filled by carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in concentration up to 1.0 wt.
H. S. Eatemad, A. M. Samy, M. I. Khashaba, Y. A. Ali   +3 more
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Identification and characterization of low density polyethylene-degrading bacteria isolated from soils of waste disposal sites

Environmental Engineering Research, 2020
The current study focused on an environment friendly method for degradation of Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) using bacteria. A total of 36 bacterial strains were isolated from waste disposal sites in which six strains showed potential biodegradation ...
Lalina Maroof, I. Khan, H. Yoo, Suji Kim, Hong-Tae Park, B. Ahmad, Sadiq Azam   +6 more
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Microbial Consortiums of Putative Degraders of Low-Density Polyethylene-Associated Compounds in the Ocean

bioRxiv, 2021
Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) is one of the most used plastics worldwide, and a large portion of it ends up in the ocean. Very little is known about its fate in the ocean and whether it can be biodegraded by microorganisms.
Maria Pinto, Zihao Zhao, K. Klun, E. Libowitzky, G. Herndl   +4 more
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Review: Control Schemes for Low Density Polyethylene Reactor

Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2017
Low density polyethylene (LDPE) is one of the most common produced polymers in the world. LDPE is commonly produced using fee radical polymerisation process in high pressure environment.
D. Muhammad, N. Aziz
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The plastisphere in marine ecosystem hosts potential specific microbial degraders including Alcanivorax borkumensis as a key player for the low-density polyethylene degradation.

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2019
Most plastics are released to the environment in landfills and around 32% end up in the sea, inducing large ecological and health impacts. The plastics constitute a physical substrate and potential carbon source for microorganisms.
A. Delacuvellerie, Valentine Cyriaque, S. Gobert, Samira Benali, R. Wattiez   +4 more
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Thermal Experimental Dielectric Characterization of Cost-Fewer Low-Density Polyethylene Nanocomposites

Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2014
Polymer properties can be experimentally tailored by adding small amounts of different fillers, but they are expensive with respect to the classical polymer materials. This paper has been studied the enhancement and controlling of electric and dielectric
Osama Gouda, Ahmed Thabet Mohamed
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Stadying mechanical properties for polyethylene composites rein for by fish shell particles [PDF]

Engineering and Technology Journal, 2011
In this research we use both High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), and Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)were used as matrix to the composite material and fish shell particles were used as a reinforced filler, Plunger injection molding method were used to ...
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Biodegradation of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) sheet by microalga, Uronema africanum Borge

Scientific Reports, 2021
Plastic (polyethylene) pollution is a severe cause of deterioration of a healthy environment. For example, ingestion of plastics in the animal gut, clogging of water canals and retarded solid waste management.
Elumalai Sanniyasi, R. Gopal, D. Gunasekar, Preethy P. Raj   +3 more
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Degradation of low-density polyethylene by a novel strain of bacteria isolated from the plastisphere of marine ecosystems [PDF]

Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Low-density polyethylene is one of the dominant recalcitrant plastic pollutants in the ocean, thus causing complicated problems. Biodegradation is an efficient, environmentally friendly, and sustainable option to overcome these
F.A. Febria, A. Syafrita, A. Putra, H. Hidayat, C. Febrion   +4 more
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