ArticleEnvironmental monitoring and assessment2021
Synergistic effect of UV, thermal, and chemical treatment on biological degradation of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) by Thermomyces lanuginosus.
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- Polyethylene biodegradation by cultivable fungi: review and prospects.Biodegradation · 2025Review
- Microbial diversity analysis of municipal solid waste landfills soils of Delhi (NCR) and plastic dump sites of Uttar Pradesh region of India and their function prediction for plastic degrading enzymes.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2025Article
- Synergistic bioremediation: Fungal-bacterial partnership degrades LDPE microplastics twice as fast.Current research in microbial sciences · 2025Article
- Biodeterioration of polyethylene by Bacillus cereus and Rhodococcus equi isolated from soil.International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology · 2024Article
- Myco-remediation of plastic pollution: current knowledge and future prospects.Biodegradation · 2024Review
- Mycodegradation of low-density polyethylene by Cladosporium sphaerospermum, isolated from platisphere.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Global perspectives on the biodegradation of LDPE in agricultural systems.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Review
- Effect of Cellulose-Based Bioplastics on Current LDPE Recycling.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
The present analysis deals with the ability of Thermomyces lanuginosus to degrade pre-treated low-density polyethylene (LDPE). The synergistic effect of UV irradiation, heat, and acid pre-treatments on the biodegradability of the polymer was thoroughly assessed. Oxidative structural modifications such as the appearance of carboxylate and carbonyl groups in LDPE chains were recorded post the UV and heat treatments. Furthermore, the nitric acid treatment incorporated NO
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