scholarly journals Plastic Degradation and Its Environmental Implications with Special Reference to Poly(ethylene terephthalate)

Polymers ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayden Webb ◽  
Jaimys Arnott ◽  
Russell Crawford ◽  
Elena Ivanova
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
Ethylene Terephthalate ◽  
Environmental Implications ◽  
Poly Ethylene Terephthalate ◽  
Plastic Degradation ◽  
Poly Ethylene

scholarly journals A marine bacterial community that degrades poly(ethylene terephthalate) and polyethylene

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rongrong Gao ◽  
Chaomin Sun
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Ethylene Terephthalate ◽  
Degradation Process ◽  
Marine Debris ◽  
Poly Ethylene Terephthalate ◽  
Pollution Problem ◽  
Plastic Wastes ◽  
Pure Cultures ◽  
Plastic Degradation ◽  
Poly Ethylene

AbstractPlastic wastes have become the most common form of marine debris and present a growing global pollution problem. Recently, microorganisms-mediated degradation has become a most promising way to accomplish the eventual bioremediation of plastic wastes due to their prominent degradation potentials. Here, a marine bacterial community which could efficiently colonize and degrade both poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and polyethylene (PE) was discovered through a screening with hundreds of plastic waste associated samples. Using absolute quantitative 16S rRNA sequencing and cultivation methods, we obtained the abundances and pure cultures of three bacteria mediating plastic degradation. We further reconstituted a tailored bacterial community containing above three bacteria and demonstrated its efficient degradation of PET and PE through various techniques. The released products from PET and PE degraded by the reconstituted bacterial community were determined by the liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Finally, the plastic degradation process and potential mechanisms mediated by the reconstituted bacterial community were elucidated through transcriptomic methods. Overall, this study establishes a stable and effective marine bacterial community for PET and PE degradation and sheds light on the degradation pathways and associated mechanistic processes, which paves a way to develop a microbial inoculant against plastic wastes.

Nanostructured ZnO and CuI Thin Films on Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) Tapes for UV-Shielding Applications

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 03007-1-03007-8
Author(s):  
N. P. Klochko ◽  
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K. S. Klepikova ◽  
D. O. Zhadan ◽  
V. R. Kopach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Ethylene Terephthalate ◽  
Uv Shielding ◽  
Poly Ethylene Terephthalate ◽  
Poly Ethylene

Dynamic rheology of branched poly(ethylene terephthalate)

2000 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruxandra F Rosu ◽  
Robert A Shanks ◽  
Sati N Bhattacharya
Keyword(s):  
Ethylene Terephthalate ◽  
Dynamic Rheology ◽  
Poly Ethylene Terephthalate ◽  
Poly Ethylene
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