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Scientific Reports, 2023 Plastic pollution, especially by nanoplastics (NPs), has become an emerging topic due to the widespread existence and accumulation in the environment.
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Effects of different aligner materials and attachments on orthodontic behavior
Journal of Dental Sciences, 2021 Background/purpose: The orthodontic aligner becomes popular worldwide in orthodontic therapy as an esthetic alternative to fixed labial braces. This study evaluated orthodontic tooth movement behavior using different aligner materials and attachment ...
Chung-Te Ho +4 more
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Effect of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Sodium Hydroxide on the Self-Cleaning and Antibacterial Properties of Polyethylene Terephthalate [PDF]
Tekstilec, 2017 In this study, the synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles was carried out, together with the hydrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate, using sodium hydroxide to increase surface activity and enhance nanoparticle adsorption.
Mohammad Mirjalili +2 more
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Recent Advances in Biological Recycling of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Plastic Wastes
Bioengineering, 2022 Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the most commonly used polyester plastics worldwide but is extremely difficult to be hydrolyzed in a natural environment.
Y. Soong, M. Sobkowicz, D. Xie
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An archaeal lid-containing feruloyl esterase degrades polyethylene terephthalate
Communications Chemistry, 2023 Microbial enzymes are capable of degrading certain synthetic polymers, with most polyethylene terephthalate (PET) degrading enzymes known to derive from bacteria or fungi.
Pablo Pérez-García +18 more
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Química Nova, 2009 In this work it is proposed a simple and versatile undergraduate chemical experiment in polymer and environmental technology based on the process of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) hydrolysis.
Marcelo G. Rosmaninho +5 more
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Study of Raw and Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate by Meaning of TGA and Computer Simulation
Advances in Polymer Technology, 2020 The pyrolysis method of both raw and recycled polyethylene terephthalate was studied using the nonisothermal thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) at different five heating rates (10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 K/min) for each element.
Bouzid Latifa +2 more
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Nature Catalysis, 2023 The identification or design of biocatalysts to mitigate the accumulation of plastics, including sub-micro- and nano-sized polyethylene terephthalate (nPET), is becoming a global challenge. Here we computationally incorporated two hydrolytic active sites
A. Robles-Martín +15 more
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Proceedings, 2020 The plastic and metal pollution accumulating in the marine environment has given many researchers motivation to investigate and provide solutions to this problem. [...]
Thandiwe Crystal Totito +5 more
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Pulmonary toxicology assessment of polyethylene terephthalate nanoplastic particles in vitro.
Environment International, 2022 Nanoplastics are more likely to be suspended in air and pose a risk of respiratory exposure. However, the early health effects of low-dose nanoplastics on the respiratory system, which are expected to reflect the risk of atmospheric nanoplastics, need to
Huajing Zhang +3 more
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