ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2021
Assessing the Biodegradation of Vulcanised Rubber Particles by Fungi Using Genetic, Molecular and Surface Analysis.
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- Assessing Polymer Biodegradability: Standardized Methods, Critical Challenges, and Future Directions.Polymers · 2026Review
- Deep eutectic solvent-assisted bacterial devulcanization, detoxification, and degradation of waste tyre rubber.RSC advances · 2026Article
- Screening and identification of fungal species associated with early-stage deterioration of natural rubber.MycoKeys · 2026Article
- Microbial plastic degradation: enzymes, pathways, challenges, and perspectives.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2025Review
- Recent Theoretical Insights into the Oxidative Degradation of Biopolymers and Plastics by Metalloenzymes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Biodegradation of rubber in cultures of Rhodococcus rhodochrous and by its enzyme latex clearing protein.Biodegradation · 2022Article
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Abstract
Millions of tonnes of tyre waste are discarded annually and are considered one of the most difficult solid wastes to recycle. A sustainable alternative for the treatment of vulcanised rubber is the use of microorganisms that can biotransform polymers and aromatic compounds and then assimilate and mineralise some of the degradation products. However, vulcanised rubber materials present great resistance to biodegradation due to the presence of highly hydrophobic cross-linked structures that are provided by the additives they contain and the vulcanisation process itself. In this work, the biodegradation capabilities of 10 fungal strains cultivated in PDA and EM solid medium were studied over a period of 4 weeks. The growth of the strains, the mass loss of the vulcanised rubber particles and the surface structure were analysed after the incubation period. With the white rot fungi
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