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Biodegradation of polyethylene: a brief review

Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2020-05-16
scimago Q2
wos Q3
SJR0.570
CiteScore4.7
Impact factor2.7
ISSN24680834, 24680842
Organic Chemistry
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Abstract
Plastic waste management and recycling became a serious global issue as it affects living beings from all the ecosystems. Researchers investigated biodegradation of polyethylene (PE) by measuring changes in various physico-chemical and structural characteristics using techniques like as fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), etc. However, these evidences are not enough to prove the exact biodegradation of PE. In this review, we summarized microbial biodegradation of polyethylene and discussed recent developments for the candidate microbial enzymes and their possible roles in PE degradation. In addition, we conversed the advanced technologies correctly used for measuring PE degradation using isotope-labeled PE to figure out its metabolism into the end products like as 13CO2.
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Ghatge S. et al. Biodegradation of polyethylene: a brief review // Applied Biological Chemistry. 2020. Vol. 63. No. 1. 27
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Ghatge S., Yang Y., Ahn J., Hur H. Biodegradation of polyethylene: a brief review // Applied Biological Chemistry. 2020. Vol. 63. No. 1. 27
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1186/s13765-020-00511-3
UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13765-020-00511-3
TI - Biodegradation of polyethylene: a brief review
T2 - Applied Biological Chemistry
AU - Ghatge, Sunil
AU - Yang, Youri
AU - Ahn, Jae-Hyung
AU - Hur, Hor-Gil
PY - 2020
DA - 2020/05/16
PB - Springer Nature
IS - 1
VL - 63
SN - 2468-0834
SN - 2468-0842
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@article{2020_Ghatge,
author = {Sunil Ghatge and Youri Yang and Jae-Hyung Ahn and Hor-Gil Hur},
title = {Biodegradation of polyethylene: a brief review},
journal = {Applied Biological Chemistry},
year = {2020},
volume = {63},
publisher = {Springer Nature},
month = {may},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s13765-020-00511-3},
number = {1},
pages = {27},
doi = {10.1186/s13765-020-00511-3}
}