Here we review microplastics degradation through enzymes from the microorganism's perspective. We present the enzymes that have been isolated from microorganisms for specific microplastics; the mechanisms of microplastics degradation by various enzymes; and the types of microplastics for which degradation ...
Moreover, natural degradation and mechanical abrasion of these wastes can lead to the generation of MPs which cause a serious health risk to living beings. It is a major threat to aquatic lives and gets into foods subsequently jeopardizing global food safety. Moreover, the presence of plastic ...
The growing worldwide production of synthetic plastics leads to increased amounts of plastic pollution. Even though microbial degradation of plastics is known to be a very slow process, this capacity has been found in many bacteria, including invertebrate symbionts, and microscopic fungi. Research in...
Microplastics are dangerous hazards resulting from the degradation of plastic polymers. It has very small size that helps it to alter the biology of cell proteins and gene expressions, retard brain development, cause unusual feeding behavior, slow cell growth, inflammations, slow cell metabolism, ...
Fig. 2: Biodegradation of Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-9 mol%-(R)−3-hydroxyhexanoate] (PHBH) injection-molded and melt-pressed film samples placed at the deep-sea floor and models of microbial degradation. a Injection-molded samples were placed in the sea at different depths (2–5500...
(polylactic acid, PLA) was included to compare the effects of a presumably biodegradable polymer with those more recalcitrant to degradation. To evaluate the potential for these plastics to influence sediment communities in the short-term, microplastics of these four polymers were added to individual ...
Algal bioreactors for bioremediation of refractory compounds Refractory materials are extensively dispersed in nature and often employed in industrial operations. The term “refractory compounds” is a relative term since it relies on the process of degradation that is being employed [57]. It is freque...
Impact: Protects the enzyme from degradation and increases thermal tolerance. c. Example: Engineering glycosylation sites inA. oryzaelipase resulted in a 50% increase in thermal stability [63]. Effect of organic solvents on lipase stability
bioleaching, biodeterioration, bio-fragmentation, and biotransformation to convert the toxic compounds to non-toxic compounds has been discussed. During the degradation process factors like temperature, pH, initial concentration, O2concentration, N2addition, soluble salts, pollutants both chemical and physical...
Show abstract Biotechnological methods to remove microplastics: a review 2023, Environmental Chemistry Letters Role of biofilms in the degradation of microplastics in aquatic environments 2022, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology View all citing articles on ScopusView full text ...