ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2020
Microbial Degradation of Plastic in Aqueous Solutions Demonstrated by CO
Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- The Role of Artificial Weathering Protocols on Abiotic and Bacterial Degradation of Polyethylene.Polymers · 2025Article
- Abridgement of Microbial Esterases and Their Eminent Industrial Endeavors.Molecular biotechnology · 2025Review
- Comparison of the behaviour of pro-oxidant additive containing plastic degradation in the unmanaged natural environment and in the laboratory.Royal Society open science · 2025Article
- High hydrostatic pressure stimulates n-CCommunications biology · 2025Article
- Impact of Combined Thermo- and Photo-Oxidation on the Physicochemical Properties of Oxo-Biodegradable Low-Density Polyethylene Films.Polymers · 2025Article
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- Bacterial dynamics during the burial of starch-based bioplastic and oxo-low-density-polyethylene in compost soil.BMC microbiology · 2022Article
- Assessment of microbial activity by COEngineering in life sciences · 2022Article
- Perspectives on the Role of Enzymatic Biocatalysis for the Degradation of Plastic PET.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
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- Current Knowledge on Polyethylene Terephthalate Degradation by Genetically Modified Microorganisms.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Review
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Abstract
The environmental accumulation of plastics worldwide is a consequence of the durability of the material. Alternative polymers, marketed as biodegradable, present a potential solution to mitigate their ecological damage. However, understanding of biodegradability has been hindered by a lack of reproducible testing methods. We developed a novel method to evaluate the biodegradability of plastic samples based on the monitoring of bacterial respiration in aqueous media via the quantification of CO
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