ArticleBiodegradation2022
Biodegradation of rubber in cultures of Rhodococcus rhodochrous and by its enzyme latex clearing protein.
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- Deep eutectic solvent-assisted bacterial devulcanization, detoxification, and degradation of waste tyre rubber.RSC advances · 2026Article
- Enzymatic and environmental degradation of natural rubber-PHBV polymer blends.Biodegradation · 2026Article
- Screening and identification of fungal species associated with early-stage deterioration of natural rubber.MycoKeys · 2026Article
- New insights on poly(Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Investigation of potential rubber-degrading bacteria and genes involved.Archives of microbiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
The biodegradation of rubber materials is considered as a sustainable recycling alternative, highlighting the use of microorganisms and enzymes in oxidative processes of natural rubber. Currently, the main challenge is the treatment of rubber materials such as waste tyres, where the mixture of rubber polymers with different additives and the cross-linked structure obtained due to the vulcanisation process positions them as highly persistent materials. This study characterises the degradation of different rubber-containing substrates in in vivo and in vitro processes using the bacterium Rhodococcus rhodochrous and the oxygenase latex clearing protein (Lcp) from the same strain. For the first time, the degradation of polyisoprene particles in liquid cultures of R. rhodochrous was analysed, obtaining up to 19.32% mass loss of the polymer when using it as the only carbon source. Scanning electron microscopy analysis demonstrated surface alteration of pure polyisoprene and vulcanised rubber particles after 2 weeks of incubation. The enzyme Lcp
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