Bacterial Degradation of Low-Density Polyethylene Preferentially Targets the Amorphous Regions of the Polymer.

LDPE biodegradation low-density polyethylene microbial degradation polymer structure

Journal

Polymers
ISSN: 2073-4360
Titre abrégé: Polymers (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101545357

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
10 Oct 2024
Historique:
received: 17 07 2024
revised: 26 09 2024
accepted: 07 10 2024
medline: 26 10 2024
pubmed: 26 10 2024
entrez: 26 10 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) is among the most abundant synthetic plastics in the world, contributing significantly to the plastic waste accumulation problem. A variety of microorganisms, such as

Identifiants

pubmed: 39458693
pii: polym16202865
doi: 10.3390/polym16202865
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Subventions

Organisme : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
ID : RGPIN-2023-04787
Organisme : Rural Development Administration Collaborative Research program with the National Institute for Agricultural Sciences
ID : No grant number

Auteurs

Trinh Nguyen (T)

Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6, Canada.

Jan Merna (J)

Department of Polymers, University of Chemistry and Technology, 160 00 Prague, Czech Republic.

Everett Kysor (E)

LexMar Global Inc., Haverhill, MA 01835, USA.

Olaf Kohlmann (O)

LexMar Global Inc., Haverhill, MA 01835, USA.

David Bernard Levin (DB)

Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6, Canada.

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