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ArticleACS sustainable chemistry & engineering2025

Efficient Degradation of Consumer-Grade PLA by Commercial Savinase: Optimized Conditions and Molecular Dynamics Insights.

Marija Nenadović, Marijana Ponjavić, Brana Pantelic, Maciej Guzik, Tomasz M Majka, Georgia Sourkouni, Aleksandra Maršavelski, Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic

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Article in ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Marija NenadovićInstitute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, Belgrade 11000, Serbia.
Marijana PonjavićInstitute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, Belgrade 11000, Serbia.
Brana PantelicInstitute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, Belgrade 11000, Serbia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1135-1474
Maciej GuzikJerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, Krakow 30-239, Poland.
Tomasz M MajkaDepartment of Chemistry and Technology of Polymers, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, Krakow 31-155, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7913-0750
Georgia SourkouniClausthal Centre for Materials Technology (CZM), Clausthal University of Technology, Leibnizstraße 9, Clausthal-Zellerfeld 38678, Germany.
Aleksandra MaršavelskiFaculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, Zagreb 10000, Croatia.
Jasmina Nikodinovic-RunicInstitute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, Belgrade 11000, Serbia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Poly-(lactic acid) (PLA) is the most widely produced biopolymer globally, with 920,000 tons reaching the market in 2024. Although it is a biobased polymer and biodegradable, it currently poses a threat by generating a considerable waste stream in the environment unless its end-of-life options are further developed. Biorecycling of PLA is a promising solution and is critical for PLA to be a truly sustainable alternative to conventional plastics, further enabling the (bio)-plastics circular economy. This work investigates the repurposing of commercial Savinase 12T preparation, already produced on a large scale for the detergent industry, for the degradation of consumer-grade PLA. Savinase-degraded postconsumer PLA single-use cups at a rate of 166 mg·day

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biocatalysisbiodegradationbioplasticsenzymatic degradationpoly(lactic acid)polylactideSavinase

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