Bacteria belonging to the phylumActinobacteriaand generaThermobifidia,Thermomonosporaand Saccharomonosporahave given some promising results with their plastic-degrading enzymes. There are many more bacteria that can degrade plastic but the enzymes present in them are slow for industrial use. There is ...
Bacteria possess the ability to degrade plastic bags and this is facilitated by the pre - treatment with acid.KEY WORDS; Plastics, percentage biodegradation, landfill, anaerobic and aeorobic.E. E. Mak-Mensah٭D. Ahiakpah
Previously, the only species found to break down PET were rare fungi. Now, scientists in Japan have discovered bacteria that can biodegrade this hardy plastic. "The bacterium is the first strain having a potential to degrade PET completely intocarbon dioxideand water," said study co-author Kohei...
Enter “Plasticure-BGU.” This invention would degrade the plastic and, as a bi-product of this process, will produce electricity by utilizing the energy released from PET’s bonds. According to the research team, “we chose to tackle the problem from a biological standpoint, using engineered ...
To reduce plastic’s environmental impact we must find ways to do more with the plastic that’s already out there. Conventional methods of recycling cause it to degrade, so eventually new plastic has to be made from virgin materials.
the process of isolating the bacteria, which could degrade PET completely into water and carbon dioxide, takes six weeks. The time period for degradation is probably longer because polyethylene terephthalate is the most complex form of plastic due to its molecular adversity and crystalline structure,...
Microorganisms, particularly bacteria, exhibit dual ecological interactions with microplastics: they can colonize the plastic surfaces to form biofilms as discussed earlier and, in some cases, actively degrade these materials. They have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in breaking down various types of ...
Plastic-eating bugs can only consume PET and PUR. Other plastics, such as HDPE, could prove more difficult to biodegrade using bacteria, due to their chemical structure. Currently, bacteria can degrade limited types of plastic, such as PET and PUR, into constituent monomers (terephthalic acid an...
These bacteria have highly plastic cell envelopes which can produce vesicles. Our studies provide evidence that tunnelling bacteria can remove total cell wall material, including lignin, and show a relationship between their motility and the unique tunnels they produce....
The bioremediation of polluted groundwater and toxic waste sites requires that bacteria come into close physical contact with pollutants. This can be accomplished by chemotaxis. Five motile strains of bacteria that use five different pathways to degrade toluene were tested for their ability to detect...