ReviewMicrobial biotechnology2017
Microbial enzymes for the recycling of recalcitrant petroleum-based plastics: how far are we?
Review in Microbial biotechnology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 206 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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206 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Systematic optimization and characterization of bacterial depolymerization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) plastics.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Role of dienelactone hydrolases in PET biodegradation by flavobacteriaApplied and environmental microbiology · 2026Article
- YeastInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Fiber to fragment: a review of microplastics from textile industry effluents, their detection, ecological impact, and sustainable microbial biodegradation strategies.Archives of microbiology · 2026Review
- Cross-species gene redesign leveraging ortholog information and generative modeling.Nature communications · 2026Article
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Abstract
Petroleum-based plastics have replaced many natural materials in their former applications. With their excellent properties, they have found widespread uses in almost every area of human life. However, the high recalcitrance of many synthetic plastics results in their long persistence in the environment, and the growing amount of plastic waste ending up in landfills and in the oceans has become a global concern. In recent years, a number of microbial enzymes capable of modifying or degrading recalcitrant synthetic polymers have been identified. They are emerging as candidates for the development of biocatalytic plastic recycling processes, by which valuable raw materials can be recovered in an environmentally sustainable way. This review is focused on microbial biocatalysts involved in the degradation of the synthetic plastics polyethylene, polystyrene, polyurethane and polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Recent progress in the application of polyester hydrolases for the recovery of PET building blocks and challenges for the application of these enzymes in alternative plastic waste recycling processes will be discussed.
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