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Biotechnology of Plastic Waste Degradation, Recycling, and Valorization: Current Advances and Future Perspectives.
- Source :
- ChemSusChem; 10/5/2021, Vol. 14 Issue 19, p4103-4114, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Although fossil‐based plastic products have many attractive characteristics, their production has led to severe environmental burdens that require immediate solutions. Despite these plastics being non‐natural chemical compounds, they can be degraded and metabolized by some microorganisms, which suggests the potential application of biotechnologies based on the mechanism of plastic biodegradation. In this context, microbe‐based strategies for the degradation, recycling, and valorization of plastic waste offer a feasible approach for alleviating environmental challenges created by the accumulation of plastic waste. This Minireview highlights recent advances in the biotechnology‐based biodegradation of both traditional polymers and bio‐based plastics, focusing on the mechanisms of biodegradation. From an application perspective, this Minireview also summarizes recent progress in the recycling and valorization of plastic waste, which are feasible solutions for tackling the plastic waste dilemma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PLASTIC scrap
PLASTICS
WASTE recycling
PLASTIC recycling
BIOTECHNOLOGY
BIODEGRADATION
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18645631
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 19
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- ChemSusChem
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 152818647
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202100752