ReviewSaudi journal of biological sciences2023
Call for biotechnological approach to degrade plastic in the era of COVID-19 pandemic.
Review in Saudi journal of biological sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Assessment of Four Artificial Methods for Aging Plastic Mulch Films According to Efficiency, Rate, and Similarity to Natural Field-Aged Plastics.Journal of polymers and the environment · 2025Article
- Biotechnological Approaches for Metal Recovery from Electronic Wastes.Current microbiology · 2024Review
- A Review of Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Characterization, Production, and Application from Waste.Microorganisms · 2024Review
- Harnessing photosynthetic microorganisms for enhanced bioremediation of microplastics: A comprehensive review.Environmental science and ecotechnology · 2024Review
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Plastic pollution is a global issue and has become a major concern since Coronavirus disease (COVID)-19. In developing nations, landfilling and illegal waste disposal are typical ways to dispose of COVID-19-infected material. These technologies worsen plastic pollution and other human and animal health problems. Plastic degrades in light and heat, generating hazardous primary and secondary micro-plastic. Certain bacteria can degrade artificial polymers using genes, enzymes, and metabolic pathways. Microorganisms including bacteria degrade petrochemical plastics slowly. High molecular weight, strong chemical bonds, and excessive hydrophobicity reduce plastic biodegradation. There is not enough study on genes, enzymes, and bacteria-plastic interactions. Synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, and bioinformatics methods have been created to biodegrade synthetic polymers. This review will focus on how microorganisms' degrading capacity can be increased using recent biotechnological techniques.
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