Bottlenecks in biobased approaches to plastic degradation.
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 38830860.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/s41467-024-49146-8 and PMC identifier 11148140.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Plastic waste is an environmental challenge, but also presents a biotechnological opportunity as a unique carbon substrate. With modern biotechnological tools, it is possible to enable both recycling and upcycling. To realize a plastics bioeconomy, significant intrinsic barriers must be overcome using a combination of enzyme, strain, and process engineering. This article highlights advances, challenges, and opportunities for a variety of common plastics.
Medical subject headings
- Biodegradation, Environmental
- Plastics
- Recycling